Deputy Mayor of London the duration of his second term. In his first term, Ken Livingstone came under fire for delegating his powers to his Chief of Staff, Simon Fletcher, rather than the deputy mayor on several occasions. After Boris Johnson became Mayor in May 2008, he appointed Richard Barnes as his statutory Deputy Mayor, with the specific responsibility for community cohesion and regeneration. However, he also gave the title of Deputy Mayor to several other people, each with a specific role: Ian Clement (Government Relations); Kit Malthouse (Policing); and Ray Lewis (Young People). Sir Simon Milton, a former councillor, served as Deputy Mayor
2012 English mayoral referendums On 26 January 2012 electors in Salford voted in favour of an elected mayor by 17,344 votes to 13,653. There was an inaugural Salford mayoral election, 2012 on the same day as United Kingdom local elections, 2012. The concept of directly elected mayors in the United Kingdom were first introduced by Tony Blair's Labour Government with the creation of the Mayor of London. The Local Government Act 2000 then provided all councils in England and Wales with a range of options as to how to operate its executive functions, including the option of a directly elected mayor. The Act also