Claim: Liberal Democrat Dave Hodgson serves as Mayor of Bedford, a directly elected executive office.
Evidence: David Stuart Hodgson MBE (born 21 October 1959) is the directly elected mayor of the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England. Hodgson is the second elected mayor to represent the Liberal Democrats in the United Kingdom. Directly elected mayors in England and Wales are local government executive leaders who have been directly elected by the people who live in a local authority area.