Mayor of Lewisham#2024
{{Short description|Directly elected mayor of Lewisham}}
{{Update|part=Lead|reason=Election held|date=March 2024}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2015}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2015}}
{{Infobox political post
| post = Mayor
| body = Lewisham
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| incumbent = Brenda Dacres
| incumbentsince = 8 March 2024
| style = No courtesy title or style
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| appointer = Electorate of Lewisham
| termlength = Four years
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| inaugural = Steve Bullock
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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.{{Cite web |title=Resignation of Damien Egan, Mayor of Lewisham |url=https://lewisham.gov.uk/articles/news/resignation-of-damien-egan-mayor-of-lewisham |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=Lewisham Council |language=en}} In the resulting by-election, Brenda Dacres was elected as Egan's successor.
{{Cite news |title=Lewisham elects Brenda Dacres as first black woman mayor |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68509180 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=BBC News |date=8 March 2024 |language=en}}
Referendum
{{Referendum
| title = Mayor of Lewisham referendum
18 October 2001
| option1 = Elected Mayor
| yes = 16,822
| yespct = 51.4
| option2 = Cabinet System
| no = 15,914
| nopct = 48.6
| majorityneeded = 50
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| turnoutpct = 18.3
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| source = House of Commons Library{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons/lib/research/rp2002/rp02-033.pdf|title=Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002|publisher=House of Commons Library|date=9 May 2002 |accessdate=18 January 2013}} and The Guardian{{Cite web |title=Mayoral referendum results {{!}} Society {{!}} SocietyGuardian.co.uk |url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/mayorquestion/table/0,,576411,00.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428232612/https://www.theguardian.com/society/mayorquestion/table/0,,576411,00.html |archive-date=2024-04-28 |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=www.theguardian.com}}
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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=
{{Election box supplementary vote begin
| title = Lewisham Mayoral Election 2 May 2002
| source= {{cite web|url=http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/MayorOfLewisham2002.pdf |archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20110928153448/http://www.lewisham.gov.uk/SiteCollectionDocuments/MayorOfLewisham2002.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 September 2011 |title=Mayor of Lewisham results 2002 |publisher=Lewisham Borough Council |accessdate=20 January 2013 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2002/may/03/localgovernment |title=Mayor election results |work=The Guardian |date=3 May 2002 |accessdate=20 May 2017}}
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Steve Bullock
| fullwidthvotes=17982 | r1votes=13473 |r1votespercent=35.5 |r2votes=4509 |totalpercent=59.4%
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Derek Stone
| fullwidthvotes=17982 | r1votes=8004| r1votespercent=21.1 |r2votes=4276 |totalpercent=40.6%
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate = Alexander Feakes
| fullwidthvotes=17982 | r1votes= 7276 | r1votespercent=19.2
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate = Sinna Mani
| fullwidthvotes=17982 | r1votes=5517 | r1votespercent=14.5
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate
| party = Local Education Action by Parents
| candidate = Marie-Louise Irvine
| fullwidthvotes=17982 | r1votes=3710 | r1votespercent=9.8
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{{Election box supplementary vote win
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=2006 election=
{{Election box supplementary vote begin
| title = Lewisham Mayoral Election 4 May 2006
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Steve Bullock
| fullwidthvotes=25129 | r1votes=22155 | r1votespercent=37.7 | r2votes=2974 |totalpercent=57.1%
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate = Christopher Maines
| fullwidthvotes=25129 | r1votes=12398 | r1votespercent=21.1 |r2votes=6491 |totalpercent=42.9%
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = James Cleverly
| fullwidthvotes=25129 | r1votes=10790 | r1votespercent=18.4
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate = Michael Keogh
| fullwidthvotes=25129 | r1votes=7168 | r1votespercent=12.2
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Independent (politician)
| candidate = John Hamilton
| fullwidthvotes=25129 | r1votes=4823 | r1votespercent=8.2
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Lewisham Peoples' Alliance
| candidate = Sinna Mani
| fullwidthvotes=25129 | r1votes=1366 | r1votespercent=2.3
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{{Election box supplementary vote hold
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=2010 election=
{{Election box supplementary vote begin
| title = Lewisham Mayoral Election 5 May 2010
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Steve Bullock
| fullwidthvotes=52531| r1votes=47861 | r1votespercent=44.5| r2votes=4670 |totalpercent=59.0%
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate = Christopher Maines
| fullwidthvotes=52531| r1votes=26445 | r1votespercent=24.6 |r2votes=10001 |totalpercent=41.0%
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Simon Nundy
| fullwidthvotes=52531| r1votes=16276 | r1votespercent=15.1
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate = Dean Walton
| fullwidthvotes=52531| r1votes=6560 | r1votespercent=6.1
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Lewisham People Before Profit
| candidate = John Hamilton
| fullwidthvotes=52531| r1votes=5964 | r1votespercent=5.5
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = British National Party
| candidate = Tess Culnane
| fullwidthvotes=52531| r1votes=2904 | r1votespercent=2.7
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = English Democrats Party
| candidate = Graham Dare
| fullwidthvotes=52531| r1votes=1559 | r1votespercent=1.4
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{{Election box supplementary vote hold
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=2014 election =
{{Election box supplementary vote begin
| title = Lewisham Mayoral Election 22 May 2014
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Labour Party (UK)
| candidate = Steve Bullock
| fullwidthvotes=36659| r1votes=36659| r1votespercent=50.77
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Simon Nundy
| fullwidthvotes=36659| r1votes= 8041 | r1votespercent=11.14
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate = Duwayne Brooks
| fullwidthvotes=36659| r1votes= 7234 | r1votespercent=10.02
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate = Mike Keogh
| fullwidthvotes=36659| r1votes= 7224 | r1votespercent=10.00
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Lewisham People Before Profit
| candidate = John Hamilton
| fullwidthvotes=36659| r1votes= 6014 | r1votespercent=8.33
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = United Kingdom Independence Party
| candidate = Peter Lello
| fullwidthvotes=36659| r1votes= 5684 | r1votespercent=7.87
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
| candidate = Chris Flood
| fullwidthvotes=36659| r1votes= 1354 | r1votespercent=1.88
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{{Election box supplementary vote hold
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=2018 election=
{{Election box supplementary vote begin
| title = Lewisham Mayoral Election 3 May 2018
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Labour and Co-operative Party
| candidate = Damien Egan
| fullwidthvotes=39951| r1votes=39951| r1votespercent=54.3
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Ross Archer
| fullwidthvotes=39951| r1votes= 9790 | r1votespercent=13.3
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate = John Coughlin
| fullwidthvotes=39951| r1votes= 7649 | r1votespercent=10.4
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate = Chris Maines
| fullwidthvotes=39951| r1votes= 6065 | r1votespercent=8.2
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Independent politician
| candidate = Duwayne Brooks
| fullwidthvotes=39951| r1votes= 5480 | r1votespercent=7.4
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Lewisham People Before Profit
| candidate = John Hamilton
| fullwidthvotes=39951| r1votes= 4193 | r1votespercent=5.7
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Democrats and Veterans
| candidate = Will Donnelly
| fullwidthvotes=39951| r1votes= 445 | r1votespercent=0.6
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{{Election box supplementary vote hold
|winner = Labour Party (UK)
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{{Election box end}}
=2022 election=
{{Election box supplementary vote begin
| title = Lewisham Mayoral Election 5 May 2022
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Labour and Co-operative Party
| candidate = Damien Egan
| fullwidthvotes=39966| r1votes=39966 | r1votespercent=58.05
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Green Party of England and Wales
| candidate = Nick Humberstone
| fullwidthvotes=39966| r1votes= 10987 | r1votespercent=15.96
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Conservative Party (UK)
| candidate = Caroline Louise Attfield
| fullwidthvotes=39966| r1votes= 7980 | r1votespercent=11.59
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
| candidate = Chris Maines
| fullwidthvotes=39966| r1votes= 6736 | r1votespercent=9.78
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition
| candidate = Andy Beadle
| fullwidthvotes=39966| r1votes= 1620 | r1votespercent=2.35
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Christian Peoples Alliance
| candidate = Maureen Maud Martin
| fullwidthvotes=39966| r1votes= 1009 | r1votespercent=1.47
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{{Election box supplementary vote candidate with party link
| party = Independent politician
| candidate = Roger NM Mighton
| fullwidthvotes=39966| r1votes= 549| r1votespercent=0.80
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{{Election box supplementary vote hold
|winner = Labour and Co-operative Party
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{{Election box end}}
= 2024 by-election=
The by-election was triggered following the resignation of Damien Egan to stand in the 2024 Kingswood by-election. It was the first election run under first past the post rather than the prior use of supplementary vote. The winning candidate, Brenda Dacres, is the first black woman to serve as a directly elected mayor in the UK. The election had a low turnout of 20.73%.
{{Election box begin
| title = Lewisham mayoral election, 7 March 2024{{Cite web |title=Mayoral by-election |url=https://lewisham.gov.uk/-/media/0-mayor-and-council/elections/mayor-lewisham-byelection-result.ashx |access-date= 2024-03-09 |website=Lewisham Council |language=en | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240309093250/https://lewisham.gov.uk/-/media/0-mayor-and-council/elections/mayor-lewisham-byelection-result.ashx | archive-date = 2024-03-09}}
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link||party=Labour and Co-operative Party|candidate=Brenda Dacres|votes=21,576|percentage=51.8|change={{decrease}}6.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Green Party of England and Wales|candidate=Michael Herron|votes=6,835|percentage=16.4|change={{increase}}0.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Liberal Democrats (UK)|candidate=Chris Maines|votes=4,896|percentage=11.8|change={{increase}}2.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Conservative Party (UK)|candidate=Siama Qadar|votes=3,784|percentage=9.1|change={{decrease}}2.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Workers Party of Britain|candidate=John Hamilton|votes=2,378|percentage=5.7|change=New}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Christian Peoples Alliance|candidate=Maureen Martin|votes=1,233|percentage=3.0|change={{increase}}1.5}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Nick Long|votes=917|percentage=2.2|change=New}}
{{Election box majority|votes=14,741|percentage=35.4|change={{decrease}}6.6}}{{Election box turnout|votes=41,619|percentage=20.7|change={{decrease}}14.3}}{{Election box hold with party link|winner=Labour and Co-operative Party|swing={{decrease}}3.4}}{{Election box end}}