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Mayor of Lewisham

Directly elected mayor of Lewisham

Field	Value
post	Mayor
body	Lewisham
insignia	Coat of arms of the London Borough of Lewisham.svg
insigniacaption	Arms of Lewisham London Borough Council
incumbent	Brenda Dacres
incumbentsince	8 March 2024
style	No courtesy title or style
appointer	Electorate of Lewisham
termlength	Four years
inaugural	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. In the resulting by-election, Brenda Dacres was elected as Egan's successor.

Referendum

18 October 2001

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

2006 election

2010 election

2014 election

2018 election

2022 election

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 second black woman to serve as a directly elected mayor in the UK. The election had a low turnout of 20.73%.

References

"Resignation of Damien Egan, Mayor of Lewisham".
(9 May 2002). "Local Elections in England: 2 May 2002". House of Commons Library.
"Mayoral referendum results {{!}} Society {{!}} SocietyGuardian.co.uk".
"Mayor of Lewisham results 2002". Lewisham Borough Council.
(3 May 2002). "Mayor election results". The Guardian.
(10 May 2006). "Local elections 2006". House of Commons Library.
(10 May 2006). "Local elections 2010". House of Commons Library.
(23 May 2010). "Election results for 22 May 2014". Lewisham Borough Council.
(3 May 2018). "Lewisham Mayoral Election 2018 - Thursday, 3rd May, 2018". Lewisham Borough Council.
(5 May 2022). "Lewisham Mayoral Election 2022 - Thursday, 5th May, 2022". Lewisham Borough Council.
"Mayoral by-election".

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