Dan Peters 10 July 2025

Devo Bill to reintroduce supplementary vote in blow to Reform

The supplementary vote system will be reintroduced to elect mayors in a move that is expected to reduce the chances of success for Reform UK.

Ministers hope to move back from first-past-the-post from 2027 onwards under a key measure in the 300-page English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, which is expected to be introduced into the House of Commons early this afternoon.

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Devo Bill to reintroduce supplementary vote in blow to Reform

The supplementary vote system will be reintroduced to elect mayors in a move that is expected to reduce the chances of success for Reform UK.

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