Linda Taylor on Devolution, a directly elected Mayor and male bias

The Devolution Deal proposals include the idea of a Mayor for Cornwall. Results of the 10-week public consultation found older residents were mainly against and younger people more in favour of the new role. The council's open consultation survey had 6,105 responses, with 69% of those against the deal with a mayor. The survey questionnaire, which was available online and as a hard copy to all Cornwall residents, found 25% were in favour. A separate representative survey, undertaken by independent survey experts which "guarantee a sample of public opinion" reflecting proportions of gender and age group in each demographical area, found 65% were in favour of the deal including a mayor and 16% against.