England and Wales mayoral referendums

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Map showing referendum results by authority.

As of October 2021, there have been 54 referendums on the question of changing executive arrangements to a model with a directly elected mayor. Of these, 17 have resulted in the establishment of a new mayoralty and 37 have been rejected by voters. Referendums are triggered by council resolution, local petition or central government intervention.[ citation needed ]

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Referendums on establishment of mayor

"Yes" majority shown in green, "No" majority shown in red.

Local authorityDateYes votesYes vote %No votesNo vote %Turnout %
Berwick-upon-Tweed 7 June 20013,6172610,2127464
Cheltenham 28 June 20018,0833316,6026732
Gloucester 28 June 20017,7313216,3176831
Watford 12 July 20017,636527,1404825
Doncaster 20 September 200135,4536519,3983525
Kirklees 4 October 200110,1692727,9777313
Sunderland 11 October 20019,3754312,2095710
Brighton & Hove 18 October 200122,7243837,2146232
Hartlepool 18 October 200110,6675110,2944934
Lewisham 18 October 200116,8225115,9144918
Middlesbrough 18 October 200129,067845,4221634
North Tyneside 18 October 200130,2625822,2964236
Sedgefield 18 October 200110,6284711,8695333
Redditch 8 November 20017,250449,1985628
Durham 20 November 20018,3274111,9745929
Harrow 6 December 200117,5024323,5545726
Plymouth 24 January 200229,5594142,8115940
Harlow 24 January 20025,2962515,4907525
Newham 31 January 200227,2636812,6873226
Southwark 31 January 20026,0543113,2176911
West Devon 31 January 20023,5552312,1907742
Shepway 31 January 200211,3574414,4385636
Bedford 21 February 200211,316675,5373316
Hackney 2 May 200224,6975910,5474132
Mansfield 2 May 20028,973557,3504521
Newcastle-under-Lyme 2 May 200212,9124416,4685631.5
Oxford 2 May 200214,6924418,6865634
Stoke-on-Trent 2 May 200228,6015820,5784227
Corby 1 October 20025,351466,2395431
Ealing 12 December 20029,4544511,6555510
Ceredigion 20 May 20045,3082714,0137336
Isle of Wight 5 May 200528,78643.737,09756.360.4
Fenland 14 July 20055,50924.217,29675.833.6
Torbay 14 July 200518,07455.214,68244.832.1
Crewe and Nantwich 4 May 200611,80838.218,76860.835.3
Darlington 27 September 20077,98141.611,22658.424.6
Bury 3 July 200810,33840.115,42559.918.3
Tower Hamlets 6 May 201060,75860.339,85739.762.1
Great Yarmouth 5 May 201110,05139.215,59560.836
Salford 26 January 201217,34456.013,65344.018.1
Birmingham 3 May 201288,08542.2120,61157.828.35
Bradford 3 May 201253,94944.966,28355.135
Bristol 3 May 201241,0325335,8804724
Coventry 3 May 201222,61936.439,48363.626.6
Leeds 3 May 201262,44036.7107,91063.331
Manchester 3 May 201242,67746.848,59353.225.3
Newcastle upon Tyne 3 May 201224,63038.140,08961.9
Nottingham 3 May 201220,94342.528,32057.523.9
Sheffield 3 May 201244,57135.082,89065.0
Wakefield 3 May 201227,61037.845,35762.2
Copeland 22 May 201412,67169.85,48930.233.9
Bath and North East Somerset [1] 10 March 20168,05420.830,55779.128.9
Guildford 13 October 20164,94819.320,36980.624.9
Croydon [2] 7 October 202147,16580.011,51919.521
Plymouth [3] 17 July 202518,04447.619,84052.419.11

Referendums on removal of mayor

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.

"Retain" majority shown in green, "Remove" majority shown in red.

Local authorityDateRetain votesRetain vote %Remove votesRemove vote %Turnout %
Stoke-on-Trent 23 October 200814,5924121,2315919.2
Doncaster 3 May 201242,19661.725,87937.830.7
Hartlepool 15 Nov 20125,17741.37,36658.718
Middlesbrough 26 September 20138,67457.36,45542.715
North Tyneside 5 May 201632,54657.823,73042.236.4
Torbay 5 May 20169,51137.515,84662.525.3
Newham 6 May 202145,96055.836,42444.237.68
Tower Hamlets 6 May 202163,02977.817,95122.241.79
Bristol 5 May 202238,4394156,1135928.6

See also

References

  1. "The BANES mayoral referendum declaration".
  2. "Governance referendum 7 October 2021 | Croydon Council". www.croydon.gov.uk. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  3. Davis, Miles (18 July 2025). "Plymouth rejects directly-elected mayor". BBC News. Archived from the original on 18 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.