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is appointed (except within the committee as a member of the committee). To maintain the staff's professional and political independence, the mayor (or any other member of the council) may not personally direct any member of staff. Accordingly, an elected mayor cannot really be accurately characterised as an executive mayor, as in parts of the US and certain other countries, but more as a semi-executive mayor.
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or chief operating officer who are politically neutral bureaucrats. Their powers remain unaffected by the introduction of elected mayor. Senior officers continue to be appointed by a politically representative committee of councillors, and the mayor may not attempt to influence the decision as to who
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A local-authority elected mayor has powers similar to those of the executive committee in a Leader and
Cabinet model local authority. These are described as either "exclusive" powers or "co-decision" powers and are defined in the Local Government (Functions and Responsibilities) (England) Regulations
533:
introduced new types of measures in the local government system in
England. Relevantly, the LURA introduced the new combined county authority structure, which is similar to existing combined authorities, created new powers to be devolved to combined authorities, and allowed mayors to take a different
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and a referendum was no longer required if two thirds of a council voted in favour of the change in executive model. The elected cabinet option was not taken forward. The 2007 legislation required all local authorities to review their executive arrangements again and consider the case for an elected
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proposed that in future the requirement for a referendum to approve the establishment of an elected mayor for a council area be dropped in favour of a simple resolution of the council following community consultation. It also proposed the direct election of council cabinets where requested, and that
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Co-decision powers are those the mayor shares with the council, notably the power to make the local authority's annual budget and its policy framework documents. These are: Annual
Library Plan; Best Value Performance Plan; Children's Services Plan; Community Care Plan; Community Strategy; Crime and
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An elected mayor (in a mayor and cabinet system) also has the power to appoint up to nine councillors as members of a cabinet and to delegate powers, either to them as individuals, or to the Mayor and
Cabinet committee, or to subcommittees of the Mayor and Cabinet committee. In practice, the mayor
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Councillors have complained about the perceived excessive power of directly elected mayors. There have been campaigns in four of the local authorities with directly elected mayors to hold referendums to abolish the posts. In
Lewisham, the Bring Back Democracy campaign called for a new referendum,
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Reduction Strategy; Early Years Development Plan; Education Development Plan; Local Development Framework; and the Youth Justice Plan. To amend or reject a mayor's proposals for any of these documents, the council must resolve to do so by a two-thirds majority. This is again based on
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As of
October 2021, there have been 54 referendums on the question of changing executive arrangements to a model with an elected mayor. Referendums are triggered by council resolution, local petition or central government intervention. Of these, 17 have resulted in the establishment of a new
590:, in March 2007, "Fair Deal" campaigners presented an 11,000-signature petition to the council calling for a new referendum. The council voted 31–27 in favour of a new referendum, which was held in May 2012. The electorate voted in favour of retaining the mayoralty. The
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except those defined either as co-decision powers or as "not to be the responsibility of an authority's executive". This latter is a limited list, including quasi-judicial decisions on planning and licensing, and certain ceremonial, employment and legal decisions.
286:. It is also possible for campaign groups to trigger a local referendum with a signed petition. A number of areas with elected mayors also have civic mayors or Lord mayors and these ceremonial roles conferred on acting councillors are separate from elected mayors.
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in 2012 exercised their option to have a directly elected mayor without a referendum. In
September 2011 citizens of Salford collected the required number of signatures to force a referendum, which was successful. The first mayoral election took place in May 2012.
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can also be used to remove the post of mayor and revert to the typical "leader and cabinet" executive arrangement. Such methods could not initially be used to remove the post of mayor if it was established following a
Government-mandated referendum. However, a
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mayoralty and 37 have been rejected by voters. Average "yes" vote is 45%. Typical turnout is around 30%, but has been as low as 10% and as high as 64%. The turnout is higher when the referendum coincides with another vote, such as an election.
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the 'mayor and council manager' system in Stoke-on-Trent be reformed into a conventional 'mayor and cabinet' system, it having been the only
English council to adopt that system. The 'mayor and council manager' option was later revoked by the
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in May 2016 to determine the future of their mayoralties. While North Tyneside voted to retain the system, Torbay voted in favour of returning to a leader and cabinet style of governance. Further referendums were held in May 2021 in
237:, a unique arrangement in the English local government system. The Mayor of London cannot be removed from office by a referendum following a petition, as is the case for directly elected mayors elsewhere in England.
274:, there have been a range of options for how a local council executive leadership can be constituted, and installing a directly elected mayor is one of these options. The 2000 act ended the previous
510:. The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 inserted sections into the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 for the election of mayors of combined authorities.
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title, for example "Governor", "elected leader" or "county commissioner". There are several "devolution deals" that are set to be enshrined in statute following the LURA receiving royal assent.
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Consultations took place in 12 English cities due to have referendums over the introduction of elected mayors, over what powers those mayors should have, and how they should be scrutinised.
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278:-based system, where functions were exercised by committees of the council (although this was reinstated in 2012). All of several hundred principal councils were required to review their
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Using powers in the Act, the Government intends to trigger a referendum in the largest cities outside London, inviting local people to decide whether they want to have an elected mayor.
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amended the Local Government Act 2000 to establish the right of a future referendum to abolish any local authority elected mayor established following a Government-mandated referendum.
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it is a subset, for example not having power over education, libraries and waste management. The Mayor of London has completely different powers to the "mayor and cabinet" leaders.
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citing poor turnout and a very close result in the 2001 referendum. In April 2007, Lewisham Council voted 28–24 against a motion calling for consultation over the issue.
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introduced the combined authority structure. Other subsequent Acts (see below) inserted sections into LDEDCA which created new posts of mayor for combined authorities.
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There have been nine referendums on the question of removing the post of elected mayor. Four mayoral posts have been disestablished following a vote and five retained.
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In 2014 it was announced that mayors would be created as leaders of the Combined Authorities, subject to new primary legislation. In 2017 elections were held for:
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chose to abolish the post of elected mayor and revert to a leader and cabinet model from May 2023 following a 2022 consultation on its future governance.
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permitted central government to trigger referendums for elected mayors, and this was intended to happen in the largest cities during 2012. Ahead of this,
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had been a proponent of it. The 1997 Labour manifesto included a commitment to reform local government in London by introducing an elected mayor.
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support elected mayors where there is found to be "local demand in our major towns and cities". A mayor in Scotland is traditionally known as a
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expressed support for the system, saying directly elected mayors are "accountable" and can "galvanise action". On 2 May 2012, think tank the
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under the 2000 legislation. Local authorities considering the option of an elected mayor were required to put the question to a local
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Directly-elected mayors, Standard Note: SN/PC/5000, 16 July 2013, Mark Sandford, Section Parliament and Constitution Centre
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Exclusive powers are less easy to define, because they consist of all the powers that are granted to a local authority by
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followed in May 2018. The North of Tyne Authority and the North East Combined Authority are set to be merged into the new
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83:. Mayors who are directly elected to cover combined authorities or combined county authorities are informally known as
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431:, which was positively received by the government, but not by the two city councils concerned. Later Prime Minister
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one, and quite different from that of local authority mayors. The work of the Mayor of London is scrutinised by the
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323:, unitary authorities and London boroughs. Three further mayoralties were created under this legislation: in 2005 (
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79:, all of the several hundred principal local councils in England and Wales have been required to review their
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typically have an executive leader and a cabinet selected from the local council, similar to how the national
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3347:"Historic devolution deals transfer building, regeneration and skills powers to level up Suffolk and Norfolk"
3318:"Historic devolution deals transfer building, regeneration and skills powers to level up Suffolk and Norfolk"
2722:"Historic devolution deals transfer building, regeneration and skills powers to level up Suffolk and Norfolk"
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The powers of the mayor are commensurate with the kind of local authority for which they are the executive.
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voted to accept the deal, and pending a resolution, voters will elect a leader in May 2025. As of May 2024,
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remains personally accountable, so most mayors have chosen to delegate to a very limited extent—if at all.
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365:, held a referendum on such a proposal, in May 2004. Over 70% of the voters voted against the proposal.
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3376:"Historic £360 million devolution deal transfers building and skills powers to level up Cornwall"
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Local authorities in Britain remain administered by a permanent staff of chief officers led by a
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on 23 October 2008, to be replaced with a system of council leader and cabinet. In November 2012
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to decide whether or not to switch to a system that includes a directly elected mayor. Only one,
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published a short article supporting directly elected mayors in large English cities.
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Using the powers in the Localism Act 2011, on 3 May 2012, referendums were held in
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From 2000 until 2022 all directly elected mayors in England were elected using the
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Three councils have reverted to leader and cabinet executives. The electorate of
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voted to retain its elected mayoral system in a referendum held on the same day.
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2841:"A central role for local government? The example of late Victorian Britain"
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also voted to scrap the position of directly elected mayor in a referendum.
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A map of Combined Authority mayors' political affiliations in UK, May 2024
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3404:"Cornwall drops devolution plan with elected mayor over public 'concern'"
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Some of the first mayoral elections were won by independents, notably in
297:, the 2024 election was, and future mayoral elections will be, run using
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776:, were created by city council resolution without holding a referendum.
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in a referendum on 5 May 2022, to be replaced with a committee system.
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As of May 2024, there are 25 directly elected mayors in England.
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Executive arrangement reviews, petitions and local referendums in the
2592:"Bow Group – Why England's cities should say 'Yes' to elected mayors"
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There are no directly elected mayors in Northern Ireland. Offices of
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3178:"The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001"
52:. In contrast, residents of some areas, or groups of areas known as
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2872:"Voters aim to throw out mayors they say are acting like dictators"
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The Local Government Act 2000 does not apply in Scotland and the
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which involve directly-elected leaders of each county's council.
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2. There is no law-making body for any regionally devolved area.
3430:"Devolution deal with elected mayor dropped by Cornwall Council"
2951:"Councillors back referendum on mayoral system – Yorkshire Post"
2623:. Department for Communities and Local Government. November 2011
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3261:"Government announces Greater Lincolnshire devolution proposal"
3018:"Mayor H'Angus the Monkey finally loses his Hartlepool habitat"
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Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
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Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
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327:; abolished 2019), 2010 (Tower Hamlets), and 2015 (Copeland).
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2425:"Local elections 2019: the directly elected mayoral contests"
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521:, which its first election is set to take place in May 2024.
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The role should not be confused with the ancient position of
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3. Administrations of regionally devolved areas are omitted.
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3230:"Directly-elected mayors: Final day of public consultation"
2792:"Referendums to undo change to mayor and cabinet executive"
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Northern Ireland-related legislation of the UK Parliament
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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007
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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007
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is included in the legislation, only one Welsh authority,
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All devolved regional mayors currently have a seat on the
3071:"Bristol Mayor Vote: Voters Decide to Abolish Mayor Post"
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354:, who left the local police force to stand for election.
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Warwick Commission on Elected Mayors and City Leadership
3127:"Goldie says SNP 'worse than Labour' over state control"
1938:
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The system of elected mayors had been considered by the
106:, but there are currently no directly elected mayors in
3289:"Devolution deal announced for Hull and East Yorkshire"
2024:
Greater Lincolnshire Mayoral Combined County Authority
2002:
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Legislation on directly elected mayors applies both to
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in 2000 as part of a reform of the local government of
3204:"Leicester's mayor celebrates his commanding position"
2494:"Copeland chooses Mike Starkie as first elected mayor"
1982:
2660:"Salford referendum votes for directly elected mayor"
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Ministry of Justice – Devolution Directorate-General
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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electorate also voted to retain the mayoral system.
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Devolution deals have been agreed in principle with
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Eleven mayors were established during 2002, in both
2472:"Lutfur Rahman wins Tower Hamlets mayoral election"
2055:Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
1576:
653:calling metro mayors a "farce of local democracy".
221:in 2000 as part of the statutory provisions of the
54:
combined authorities or combined county authorities
2973:"Middlesbrough referendum: Elected mayor retained"
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822:Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
788:Mayoralties covering more than one local authority
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1840:
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423:published a report calling for elected mayors in
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508:Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016
506:as part of the devolution deals allowed by the
293:electoral system. Following the passing of the
25:Metro mayors in England meeting Prime Minister
4730:. The others were fully or partially approved.
4174:Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998
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2646:"Liverpool council votes to elect city mayor"
1396:Mayoralties covering a single local authority
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4771:Directly elected mayors of places in England
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350:, where it was won by former police officer
251:
4353:Office of the Advocate General for Scotland
4209:Referendums (Scotland & Wales) Act 1997
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2614:"A plain English guide to the Localism Act"
1310:York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority
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1086:South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
2818:"West Midlands: Government 'night-mayor'"
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2569:"Manchester 'should have elected mayor'"
1005:Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region
1000:Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
827:Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
708:have broadly similar functions, but for
477:
20:
4343:Cabinet Office - Devolution Secretariat
3516:Directly elected mayoralties in England
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3016:Mulholland, Hélène (16 November 2012).
2926:. Lewisham.labour.co.uk. Archived from
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2114:, with an Elected Leader and not Mayor
2094:, with an Elected Leader and not Mayor
868:East Midlands Combined County Authority
244:, elected annually by liverymen of the
142:, and the former Environment Secretary
91:. Examples of metro mayors include the
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4587:English Regional Assemblies, 1998–2010
3475:Institute for Government mayoral pages
3460:House of Commons Library Briefing Note
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1518:Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
768:Two local authority mayors, those for
531:Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
525:Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
408:
368:
63:The first such political post was the
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1046:North East Mayoral Combined Authority
954:Greater Manchester Combined Authority
757:England and Wales mayoral referendums
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519:North East Mayoral Combined Authority
311:England and Wales mayoral referendums
16:Executive leaders of local government
4608:Administrations of Northern Ireland
3374:Davison, Dehanna (2 December 2022).
3344:
3315:
3152:"Statutory Instrument 2000 No. 2853"
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2003:Proposed mayoralties and leaderships
1914:Tower Hamlets London Borough Council
639:voted to remove the post of elected
601:voted to remove the post of elected
421:Institute for Public Policy Research
4504:Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament
4117:Commissions (devolved legislatures)
2995:"City votes to eject elected mayor"
2538:"Local government reform – England"
13:
4684:Prime Minister of Northern Ireland
4526:Campaign for an English Parliament
4458:Constitution of the United Kingdom
2870:Sherman, Jill (4 September 2006).
2674:"Date set for elected city mayors"
1218:West of England Combined Authority
710:non-metropolitan district councils
149:
117:, where they sit alongside the UK
67:, created as the executive of the
14:
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4623:Legislatures of Northern Ireland
4494:Cornish Constitutional Convention
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3345:Gove, Michael (8 December 2022).
3316:Gove, Michael (8 December 2022).
2948:
2720:Gove, Michael (8 December 2022).
2450:"Tory elected as mayor of Torbay"
2377:"Why cities can thank the Tories"
2107:Leader of Suffolk County Council
2087:Leader of Norfolk County Council
1315:Mayor of York and North Yorkshire
1264:West Yorkshire Combined Authority
537:
385:Strong and Prosperous Communities
223:Greater London Authority Act 1999
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4521:Federalism in the United Kingdom
4516:Separatism in the United Kingdom
3772:Devolution in the United Kingdom
3470:Arguments against elected mayors
2847:. United Kingdom. Archived from
2816:Watson, Nick (19 October 2006).
2287:North of Tyne Combined Authority
2059:Mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire
1172:West Midlands Combined Authority
688:are only a ceremonial position.
415:2012 English mayoral referendums
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780:List of directly elected mayors
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4167:Referendum and devolution acts
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2375:Hunt, Tristram (16 May 2004).
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1562:Hackney London Borough Council
1474:Croydon London Borough Council
1126:Tees Valley Combined Authority
702:metropolitan district councils
466:, voted for a mayoral system.
225:. The position of the elected
115:Council of Nations and Regions
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4463:Reserved and excepted matters
3988:Northern Ireland (FM and dFM)
3180:. Opsi.gov.uk. Archived from
3154:. Opsi.gov.uk. Archived from
3092:Jenkins, Simon (6 May 2024).
2975:. BBC News. 27 September 2013
2361:
2028:Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire
1782:Newham London Borough Council
1738:Middlesbrough Borough Council
657:Scotland and Northern Ireland
133:
4726:1. Rejected referendums are
4300:Legislative Grand Committees
3842:Directly elected mayoralties
3465:Arguments for elected mayors
2696:"North East devolution deal"
2662:. BBC News. 27 January 2012.
2648:. BBC News. 7 February 2012.
1223:Mayor of the West of England
7:
4583:Administrations of England
4511:Devolved English parliament
3869:English mayoral referendums
3455:Directory of current mayors
3269:. Lincoln. 22 November 2023
3266:Lincolnshire County Council
2997:. BBC News. 24 October 2008
2904:. Bringbackdemocracy.org.uk
2839:Szreter, Simon (May 2002).
2750:"A County Deal for Norfolk"
2474:. BBC News. 22 October 2010
2452:. BBC News. 21 October 2005
2310:Stoke-on-Trent City Council
959:Mayor of Greater Manchester
669:instead by introducing the
513:A delayed election for the
304:
213:The first directly elected
93:mayor of Greater Manchester
60:of their local government.
10:
4787:
4593:Administrations of London
4050:Northern Ireland Executive
3232:. BBC News. 3 January 2012
3026:. London: 16 November 2012
2292:Mayor of the North of Tyne
2241:Hartlepool Borough Council
2117:2025 (inaugural election)
2097:2025 (inaugural election)
2077:2025 (inaugural election)
2050:2025 (inaugural election)
1694:Mansfield District Council
1177:Mayor of the West Midlands
873:Mayor of the East Midlands
754:
706:unitary authority councils
686:mayors in Northern Ireland
562:Removing the post of mayor
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558:is seeking consultation.
272:Local Government Act 2000
258:Local Government Act 2000
252:Local Government Act 2000
125:of devolved governments.
77:Local Government Act 2000
4679:Irish Home Rule movement
4556:Wessex Regionalist Party
4272:Northern Ireland Affairs
4045:London (Mayoral cabinet)
4038:Devolved administrations
3847:Greater London Authority
3432:. BBC News. 4 April 2023
3297:. Hull. 22 November 2023
2878:. London. Archived from
2590:Godwin-Pearson, Graham.
2356:
2218:Copeland Borough Council
2171:Former mayoralties are:
2073:East Riding of Yorkshire
1131:Mayor of the Tees Valley
1091:Mayor of South Yorkshire
918:Greater London Authority
908:Greater London Authority
671:Single Transferable Vote
69:Greater London Authority
4358:Northern Ireland Office
4071:of the legislatures and
3978:Directly elected mayors
2518:. BBC News. 21 May 2004
2516:"Voters' 'No' to mayor"
2315:Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent
2046:North East Lincolnshire
1958:Watford Borough Council
1831:Mayor of North Tyneside
1430:Bedford Borough Council
1269:Mayor of West Yorkshire
1051:Mayor of the North East
698:London borough councils
4672:Northern Ireland, 1974
4667:Irish Free State, 1922
4602:Greater London Council
4538:Campaign for the North
4193:Northern Ireland Acts
4075:and the devolved areas
4069:Organisations and laws
3073:. BBC News. 6 May 2022
3050:North Tyneside Council
2953:. Yorkshiretoday.co.uk
2496:. BBC News. 8 May 2015
2264:Liverpool City Council
2103:Suffolk County Council
2083:Norfolk County Council
1919:Mayor of Tower Hamlets
1826:North Tyneside Council
1743:Mayor of Middlesbrough
1606:Leicester City Council
675:Scottish Conservatives
673:electoral system. The
611:Liverpool City Council
556:Suffolk County Council
552:Norfolk County Council
483:
452:Liverpool City Council
448:Leicester City Council
419:In February 2006, the
280:executive arrangements
262:Executive arrangements
81:executive arrangements
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29:and Housing Secretary
4699:Sunningdale Agreement
4597:London County Council
4468:West Lothian question
4436:Good Friday Agreement
4093:Kilbrandon Commission
4073:governments of the UK
4007:Devolved legislatures
3572:Liverpool City Region
2160:Cancelled April 2023
722:secondary legislation
665:has chosen to reform
515:Sheffield City Region
488:Liverpool City Region
481:
379:In October 2006, the
56:, directly elect the
24:
4566:Full fiscal autonomy
4427:Agreements/Treaties
3837:Combined authorities
3549:Combined authorities
3158:on 28 September 2009
3046:"Mayoral referendum"
2930:on 28 September 2007
2902:"Parallels H-Sphere"
2845:History & Policy
2676:. Communities.gov.uk
2274:Metropolitan borough
2195:Bristol City Council
1880:Metropolitan borough
1870:Salford City Council
1836:Metropolitan borough
1528:Metropolitan borough
242:Lord Mayor of London
4330:Territorial Offices
4146:Scottish Parliament
4055:Scottish Government
4029:Scottish Parliament
3826:Regional level (in
3803:Scottish devolution
2851:on 17 December 2013
2246:Mayor of Hartlepool
2124:Cancelled proposals
663:Scottish Parliament
409:City council mayors
369:Legislative changes
299:first past the post
4431:Anglo-Irish Treaty
4134:Holtham Commission
4129:Richard Commission
4098:Holtham Commission
3891:North East England
3567:Greater Manchester
2924:"The Labour Party"
2796:legislation.gov.uk
2297:Combined authority
2269:Mayor of Liverpool
2167:Former mayoralties
2150:Mayor of Cornwall
2069:Kingston-upon-Hull
2065:Combined Authority
2042:North Lincolnshire
1699:Mayor of Mansfield
1611:Mayor of Leicester
1523:Mayor of Doncaster
1320:Combined authority
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816:Population (2020)
751:Referendum results
492:Greater Manchester
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295:Elections Act 2022
291:Supplementary Vote
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3294:Hull City Council
3184:on 1 October 2007
2403:"Mayor of London"
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2205:Unitary authority
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460:10 English cities
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344:Hartlepool United
268:England and Wales
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