This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition UK MAYORS/MAYORESS To have been born in the uk Or have lived here for 30 years
All the Cities in the UK what have a Mayor or a Mayoress
must have either been born in the uk or been living in the uk for at least 30 years.
This petition is nothing to do with race or religion
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s not clear what the petition is asking the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. We're not sure which kind of mayors you are talking about, or exactly what changes you'd like to see or how this would work.
There are different types of mayors in the UK. They are chosen in different ways, have diffferent functions, and the requirements for being eligible to be chosen as a mayor are different. The arrangements for mayors in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.
Some mayors are directly elected by voters. Others are local councillors who are elected by the other councillors in the local council. Some cities also have Lord Mayors.
You mention cities in the UK, so we think you might be interested in "metro mayors". You can find out more about "metro mayors" here:
https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/key-issues/metro-mayors-and-devolution-deals/
You can find out more about who is eligible to stand for election as a "metro mayor" here:
We're also not sure exactly how you would like the requirements for eligibility to work. For example, we're not sure how this would apply to British citizens who are born outside the UK, or British citizens who have lived in the UK for less than 30 years.
You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the UK Government or Parliament to do.
We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.