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Government rejects bid to bring forward Hampshire mayor election
The government has rejected calls to bring forward the Hampshire and Solent mayoral election from May 2028 to May 2027.
The government has rejected calls to bring forward the Hampshire and Solent mayoral election from May 2028 to May 2027. The Hampshire and Solent Combined County Authority (HSCCA) had asked ministers to hold the vote a year earlier, arguing that residents should have an earlier say over the leadership of an authority gaining new powers and funding. HSCCA chairman Nick Adams-King said the decision was disappointing. The election was originally scheduled for May 2026 before being postponed by two years amid plans to reorganise Hampshire's councils, which have since been shelved. A standalone mayoral election in 2028 is expected to cost between £6 million and £7 million. Candidates from the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and Reform UK had previously supported holding the vote earlier.
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