# English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026, Paragraph 13: Elections for mayors of combined authorities

Extent: E+W

In paragraph 4—
(a) in sub-paragraph (1), for “which may be given for a candidate to be the mayor” substitute “(a “mayoral vote”)”;
(b) in sub-paragraph (2), after “system” insert “unless there are three or more candidates”;
(c) after sub-paragraph (2) insert—
“(3) If there are three or more candidates to be the mayor—
(a) the elected mayor is to be returned under the supplementary vote system in accordance with paragraph 5, and
(b) a voter’s mayoral vote is accordingly a vote capable of being given to indicate the voter’s first and second preference from among the candidates.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/23/schedule/30/paragraph/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/english-devolution-and-community-empowerment-act-2026/schedule-30/paragraph-13
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