England and Wales mayoral referendums
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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|date=June 2023}}
Change to elected mayor?
"Yes" majority shown in green, "No" majority shown in red.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Local authority ! width="160" |Date !Yes votes !Yes vote % !No votes !No vote % !Turnout % |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed
|7 June 2001 |3,617 |26 |10,212 |bgcolor=pink|74 |64 |
| Cheltenham
|28 June 2001 |8,083 |33 |16,602 |bgcolor=pink|67 |32 |
| Gloucester
|28 June 2001 |7,731 |32 |16,317 |bgcolor=pink|68 |31 |
| Watford
|12 July 2001 |7,636 | style="background:lightgreen;"|52 |7,140 |48 |25 |
| Doncaster
|20 September 2001 |35,453 | style="background:lightgreen;"|65 |19,398 |35 |25 |
| Kirklees
|4 October 2001 |10,169 |27 |27,977 |bgcolor=pink|73 |13 |
| Sunderland
|11 October 2001 |9,375 |43 |12,209 |bgcolor=pink|57 |10 |
| Brighton & Hove
|18 October 2001 |22,724 |38 |37,214 |bgcolor=pink|62 |32 |
| Hartlepool
|18 October 2001 |10,667 | style="background:lightgreen;"|51 |10,294 |49 |34 |
| Lewisham
|18 October 2001 |16,822 | style="background:lightgreen;"|51 |15,914 |49 |18 |
| Middlesbrough
|18 October 2001 |29,067 | style="background:lightgreen;"|84 |5,422 |16 |34 |
| North Tyneside
|18 October 2001 |30,262 | style="background:lightgreen;"|58 |22,296 |42 |36 |
| Sedgefield
|18 October 2001 |10,628 |47 |11,869 |bgcolor=pink|53 |33 |
| Redditch
|8 November 2001 |7,250 |44 |9,198 |bgcolor=pink|56 |28 |
| Durham
|20 November 2001 |8,327 |41 |11,974 |bgcolor=pink|59 |29 |
| Harrow
|6 December 2001 |17,502 |43 |23,554 |bgcolor=pink|57 |26 |
| Plymouth
|24 January 2002 |29,559 |41 |42,811 |bgcolor=pink|59 |40 |
| Harlow
|24 January 2002 |5,296 |25 |15,490 |bgcolor=pink|75 |25 |
| Newham
|31 January 2002 |27,263 | style="background:lightgreen;"|68 |12,687 |32 |26 |
| Southwark
|31 January 2002 |6,054 |31 |13,217 |bgcolor=pink|69 |11 |
| West Devon
|31 January 2002 |3,555 |23 | 12,190 | style="background:pink;"|77 |42 |
| Shepway
|31 January 2002 |11,357 |44 |14,438 |bgcolor=pink|56 |36 |
| Bedford
|21 February 2002 |11,316 | style="background:lightgreen;"|67 |5,537 |33 |16 |
| Hackney
|2 May 2002 |24,697 | style="background:lightgreen;"|59 |10,547 |41 |32 |
| Mansfield
|2 May 2002 |8,973 | style="background:lightgreen;"|55 |7,350 |45 |21 |
| Newcastle-under-Lyme
|2 May 2002 |12,912 |44 |16,468 |bgcolor=pink|56 |31.5 |
| Oxford
|2 May 2002 |14,692 |44 |18,686 |bgcolor=pink|56 |34 |
| Stoke-on-Trent
|2 May 2002 |28,601 | style="background:lightgreen;"|58 |20,578 |42 |27 |
| Corby
|1 October 2002 |5,351 |46 |6,239 |bgcolor=pink|54 |31 |
| Ealing
|12 December 2002 |9,454 |45 |11,655 |bgcolor=pink|55 |10 |
| Ceredigion
|20 May 2004 |5,308 |27 |14,013 |bgcolor=pink|73 |36 |
| Isle of Wight
|5 May 2005 |28,786 |43.7 |37,097 |bgcolor=pink|56.3 |60.4 |
| Fenland
|14 July 2005 |5,509 |24.2 |17,296 |bgcolor=pink|75.8 |33.6 |
| Torbay
|14 July 2005 |18,074 | style="background:lightgreen;"| 55.2 |14,682 |44.8 |32.1 |
| Crewe and Nantwich
|4 May 2006 |11,808 |38.2 |18,768 |bgcolor=pink|60.8 |35.3 |
| Darlington
|27 September 2007 |7,981 |41.6 |11,226 |bgcolor=pink|58.4 |24.6 |
| Bury
|3 July 2008 |10,338 |40.1 |15,425 |bgcolor=pink|59.9 |18.3 |
| Tower Hamlets
|6 May 2010 |60,758 | style="background:lightgreen;"|60.3 |39,857 |39.7 |62.1 |
| Great Yarmouth
|5 May 2011 |10,051 |39.2 |15,595 |bgcolor=pink|60.8 |36 |
| Salford
|26 January 2012 |17,344 |style="background:lightgreen;"|56.0 |13,653 |44.0 |18.1 |
| Birmingham
|3 May 2012 |88,085 |42.2 |120,611 |bgcolor=pink|57.8 |28.35 |
| Bradford
|3 May 2012 |53,949 |44.9 |66,283 |bgcolor=pink|55.1 |35 |
| Bristol
|3 May 2012 |41,032 |style="background:lightgreen;"|53 |35,880 |47 |24 |
| Coventry
|3 May 2012 |22,619 |36.4 |39,483 |bgcolor=pink|63.6 |26.6 |
| Leeds
|3 May 2012 |62,440 |36.7 |107,910 |bgcolor=pink|63.3 |31 |
| Manchester
|3 May 2012 |42,677 |46.8 |48,593 |bgcolor=pink|53.2 |25.3 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne
|3 May 2012 |24,630 |38.1 |40,089 |bgcolor=pink|61.9 | |
| Nottingham
|3 May 2012 |20,943 |42.5 |28,320 |bgcolor=pink|57.5 |23.9 |
| Sheffield
|3 May 2012 |44,571 |35.0 |82,890 |bgcolor=pink|65.0 | |
| Wakefield
|3 May 2012 |27,610 |37.8 |45,357 |bgcolor=pink|62.2 | |
| Copeland
|22 May 2014 |12,671 |style="background:lightgreen;"|69.8 |5,489 |30.2 |33.9 |
| Bath and North East Somerset{{Cite web|title=The BANES mayoral referendum declaration|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIUgkI9rGjw}}
|10 March 2016 |8,054 |20.8 |30,557 |bgcolor=pink|79.1 |28.9 |
| Guildford
|13 October 2016 |4,948 |19.3 |20,369 |bgcolor=pink|80.6 |24.9 |
| Croydon{{Cite web|title=Governance referendum 7 October 2021 {{!}} Croydon Council|url=https://www.croydon.gov.uk/council-and-elections/voting-and-elections/governance-referendum-7-october-2021|access-date=2021-10-08|website=www.croydon.gov.uk|language=en}}
|7 October 2021 |47,165 |style="background:lightgreen;"|80.0 |11,519 |19.5 |21 |
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.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Local authority !Date !Retain votes !Retain vote % !Remove votes !Remove vote % !Turnout % |
| Stoke-on-Trent
|23 October 2008 |14,592 |41 |21,231 |style="background:pink;"|59 |19.2 |
| Doncaster
|3 May 2012 |42,196 |bgcolor=lightgreen|61.7 |25,879 |37.8 |30.7 |
| Hartlepool
|15 Nov 2012 |5,177 |41.3 |7,366 |style="background:pink;"|58.7 |18 |
| Middlesbrough
|26 September 2013 |8,674 |bgcolor=lightgreen|57.3 |6,455 |42.7 |15 |
| North Tyneside
|5 May 2016 |32,546 |bgcolor=lightgreen|57.8 |23,730 |42.2 |36.4 |
| Torbay
|5 May 2016 |9,511 |37.5 |15,846 |style="background:pink;"|62.5 |25.3 |
| Newham
|6 May 2021 |45,960 |bgcolor=lightgreen|55.8 |36,424 |44.2 |37.68 |
| Tower Hamlets
|6 May 2021 |63,029 |bgcolor=lightgreen|77.8 |17,951 |22.2 |41.79 |
| Bristol
|5 May 2022 |38,439 |41 |56,113 |style="background:pink;"|59 |28.6 |
See also
{{Directly elected mayors in the United Kingdom}}
{{Devolution in the United Kingdom}}