Mayors in the United Kingdom
In the United Kingdom, the office of Mayor or Lord Mayor had long been a ceremonial post, with little or no duties attached to it. The most famous example is that of the Lord Mayor of London.In 2000 the incoming Labour government led by Tony Blair passed a local government reform which changed this somewhat. Several districts and counties in the UK now have directly-elected mayors with real powers and a cabinet to assist them, as opposed to the previous committee-based system, where functions were excercised by committees of the council. The changes were encouraged by the central government but required local request by petition and ratification by referendum.
In addition to this they introduced the Greater London Authority with a directly-elected Mayor of London to head it. The election for this post was run by Ken Livingstone, former leader of the Greater London Council, who was expelled from the Labour Party for standing in this election against official candidate Frank Dobson.
There are currently no elected mayors in any cities whose mayor has the right to bear the title Lord Mayor, but if this were to arise, it may be the elected mayor would inherit that title.
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| Bedford | Frank Branston | independent |
| Doncaster | Martin Winter | Labour |
| Greater London | Ken Livingstone | Labour, elected as independent |
| Hackney | Jules Pipe | Labour |
| Hartlepool | Stuart Drummond | independent |
| Lewisham | Steve Bullock | Labour |
| Mansfield | Tony Egginton | independent |
| Middlesbrough | Ray Mallon | independent |
| Newham | Robin Wales | Labour |
| North Tyneside | Linda Arkley | Conservative |
| Stoke-on-Trent | Mike Wolfe | independent |
| Watford | Dorothy Thornhill | Liberal Democrats |
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