Petition · past parliament
Hold a local referendum to scrap the West Midlands Combined Authority and Mayor
Closed
66 signatures
What the petition asks
Devolution of powers to the WMCA with a £28.2bn deficit in the tax revenues to pay for them will result in huge cuts to public services including NHS cuts of £1bn for care of the chronically sick and further NHS cuts equivalent to 3 hospitals.
WMCA is transfer of power to the European Commission.
WMCA is transfer of power to the European Commission.
Details of proposed spending cuts http://www.icaew.com/en/about-icaew/newsroom/press-releases/2015-press-releases/regions-2015/reforming-super-council-to-rival-greater-manchester
Regionalisation is the end process in the transfer of power and sovereignty from National Government to the unelected European Commission as set out in their Europe 2020 strategy http://portal.cor.europa.eu/europe2020/SiteCollectionDocuments/Europe%202020%20Handbook%20for%20Local%20and%20Regional%20Authorities.pdf
Regionalisation is the end process in the transfer of power and sovereignty from National Government to the unelected European Commission as set out in their Europe 2020 strategy http://portal.cor.europa.eu/europe2020/SiteCollectionDocuments/Europe%202020%20Handbook%20for%20Local%20and%20Regional%20Authorities.pdf
Timeline
| 28 Aug 2015 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 28 Feb 2016 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
66
Status
Closed
Opened
28 Aug 2015
Closed
28 Feb 2016
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.