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| Mayor of Lewisham | |
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| Style | No courtesy title or style |
| Appointer | Electorate of Lewisham |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Steve Bullock |
The mayor of Lewisham is a directly elected mayor responsible for the executive function of Lewisham London Borough Council in London. The role was established in 2002 following a referendum the previous year.
Damien Egan resigned the post on 10 January 2024 in order to contest the 2024 Kingswood by election.[1] In the resulting by-election, Brenda Dacres was elected as Egan's successor.[1][2]
Referendum
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Elected Mayor
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16,822 | 51.4 |
| Cabinet System | 15,914 | 48.6 |
| Required majority | 50 | |
| Total votes | 32,736 | 100.00 |
| Source: House of Commons Library[3] and The Guardian[4] | ||
Elections
Elections from 2002 to 2022 were held under the supplementary vote system. Following the enactment of the Elections Act 2022, subsequent elections are held under first-past-the-post.
2002 election
| Lewisham Mayoral Election 2 May 2002 [5][6] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | |||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
| Labour | Steve Bullock | 13,473 | 35.5% | 4,509 | 17,982 | 59.4% |
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| Conservative | Derek Stone | 8,004 | 21.1% | 4,276 | 12,280 | 40.6% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Alexander Feakes | 7,276 | 19.2% |
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| Green | Sinna Mani | 5,517 | 14.5% |
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| Local Education Action by Parents | Marie-Louise Irvine | 3,710 | 9.8% |
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| Labour win | |||||||||
2006 election
| Lewisham Mayoral Election 4 May 2006 [7] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Steve Bullock | 22,155 | 37.7% | 2,974 | 25,129 | 57.1% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maines | 12,398 | 21.1% | 6,491 | 18,889 | 42.9% |
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| Conservative | James Cleverly | 10,790 | 18.4% |
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| Green | Michael Keogh | 7,168 | 12.2% |
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| Independent | John Hamilton | 4,823 | 8.2% |
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| Lewisham Peoples' Alliance | Sinna Mani | 1,366 | 2.3% |
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| Labour hold | ||||||||
2010 election
| Lewisham Mayoral Election 5 May 2010 [8] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Steve Bullock | 47,861 | 44.5% | 4,670 | 52,531 | 59.0% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maines | 26,445 | 24.6% | 10,001 | 36,446 | 41.0% |
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| Conservative | Simon Nundy | 16,276 | 15.1% |
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| Green | Dean Walton | 6,560 | 6.1% |
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| People Before Profit | John Hamilton | 5,964 | 5.5% |
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| BNP | Tess Culnane | 2,904 | 2.7% |
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| English Democrat | Graham Dare | 1,559 | 1.4% |
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| Labour hold | ||||||||
2014 election
| Lewisham Mayoral Election 22 May 2014 [9] | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
| Labour | Steve Bullock | 36,659 | 50.77% |
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| Conservative | Simon Nundy | 8,041 | 11.14% |
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| Liberal Democrats | Duwayne Brooks | 7,234 | 10.02% |
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| Green | Mike Keogh | 7,224 | 10.00% |
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| People Before Profit | John Hamilton | 6,014 | 8.33% |
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| UKIP | Peter Lello | 5,684 | 7.87% |
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| TUSC | Chris Flood | 1,354 | 1.88% |
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| Labour hold | ||||||||