Newham has been under Labour control since it was created in 1965 and the party has won every election for the directly-elected mayor since the system was introduced in 2002. But there have been some ...

Five London mayors have been elected in the local elections this week. The capital has two Green mayors for the first time, marking a historic win for Zack Polanski's party. Green candidates Zoe ...

Voters in Newham have had their say in the 2026 mayoral election. The elected mayor will provide leadership and direction to Newham London Borough Council and has overall responsibility for policy and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mr Farage welcomed Sir Robin Wales, the controversial former Labour mayor of Newham, who was deselected in 2018, and the former ...

Type Council mayor - The council mayor is the directly elected leader of a council. They are responsible for all of the services controlled by the council and appoint members of the cabinet who each ...