On May 1st, voters in Hull and East Yorkshire will elect their first mayor for the Combined County Authority. The mayor's role is to chair the authority, providing vision and leadership, and make decisions on public transport, infrastructure, economic development, and regeneration. The position comes with significant power, including the ability to lobby the government for funding and secure investment for the region. The combined authority will receive £13.4m a year from the government for 30 years, and the result of the election is expected to be announced on May 2nd at East Riding Leisure Centre Haltemprice.

The Privileges and Procedures Committee (P&P) in Jersey is proposing automatic voter registration for all eligible voters, which could increase participation in elections. The current system requires filling out a paper form and sending it to their parish, but this change would simplify the process. If approved, the proposal would also remove public access to the electoral register.

Twelve candidates are standing for the Doncaster Mayoral election on May 1. They include Frank Calladine, a local businessman who prioritizes housing for residents and veterans, Nick Fletcher, a former MP who wants to stop the "spiral of decline" in the town center, Alexander Jones, self-employed and focused on improving infrastructure and housing, Ros Jones, the incumbent Mayor re-elected three times, Andrew Walmsley, a design engineer and advocate for stronger local powers and fairer funding.

A consultation has begun to reduce the number of councillors in North Yorkshire Council from 90 to 89. The proposal includes 85 single-councillor divisions and two two-councillor wards. Most existing division boundaries will change, with a new Brompton and Scorton division created and revised divisions in North Richmondshire, Richmond, and Malton and Norton.