This petition was rejected

The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:

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:

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:

www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/candidate-or-agent/combined-authority-mayoral-elections

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.