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POLICY AND POLITICS

EXCLUSIVE: Surrey frustration over lack of devolution timetable

Surrey leaders have expressed frustration after the Government refused to commit to the first election for a directly elected mayor taking place in 2027.

By Dan Peters | 04 November 2025

Surrey leaders have expressed frustration after the Government refused to commit to the first election for a directly elected mayor taking place in 2027.

The county council's final proposal for local government reorganisation had proposed elections for a mayor to first occur in May 2027.

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