Notice of Motion proposing a delay in the Mayor election to 2027

Proposed · This went to the meeting on Wed 24 Sep 2025. What was decided is in that meeting's minutes.

Councillor Taylor, seconded by Councillor Denis, submitted a Notice of Motion proposing that the administration work with West Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council to seek to delay the Mayoral election to the 2027 electoral cycle. p2p5

The motion asks the Leader to approach West Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council to open negotiations on a change to the devolution implementation schedule, and to work with them to approach the minister for local government to request a revised timetable or withdrawal from the priority programme. p9p10p11

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• p2MOTION WORDING The following Notice of Motion has been submitted by Councillor Taylor, and seconded by Councillor Denis.
• p5It now appears that there will be distinct disadvantages as the process for Sussex is too hurried for the government to get the necessary statutory instruments properly in place. We should not have to implement a new mayoral authority under a poor and unrepresentative system. We therefore propose that the administration should work with West Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council to seek to delay the Mayoral election to the 2027 electoral cycle. Advantages of delaying the Mayor election to 2027 are:
• p9This council therefore requests the Leader:
• p10to approach West Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council to open negotiations on a change to the schedule for implementing devolution in order to better reflect the preferences of residents in electing a Mayor; and
• p11to work together with West Sussex County Council and Brighton and Hove City Council with a view to approaching the minister for local government to request to revise the timetable and/or withdraw from the priority programme and undertake the Devolution process according to a more appropriate timetable.