Ken Livingstone
Livingstone was again re-elected in the 1997 general election, in which Labour was returned to power under the leadership of Tony Blair. Among Labour's proposals was the establishment of a Greater London Authority which was to be a strategic body: unlike the GLC the Greater London Authority would not provide any services to Londoners directly.  The new Greater London Authority would be headed by a directly-elected mayor, who would be watched over by a 25-member Assembly.