# Mayor of Lewisham

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

Mayor of Lewisham referendum 18 October 2001 :
| Choice | Votes | % |
| Elected Mayor | 16,822 | 51.4 |
| Cabinet System | 15,914 | 48.6 |
| Required majority | 50 | 50 |
| Total votes | 32,736 | 100.00 |
| Source: House of Commons Library and The Guardian |||

## 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

Lewisham Mayoral Election 2 May 2002 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Labour | Steve Bullock | 13,473 | 35.5% | 4,509 | 17,982 | 59.4% | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Derek Stone | 8,004 | 21.1% | 4,276 | 12,280 | 40.6% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alexander Feakes | 7,276 | 19.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Green | Sinna Mani | 5,517 | 14.5% | | | | ​​ |
| | Local Education Action by Parents | Marie-Louise Irvine | 3,710 | 9.8% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win | Labour win |

### 2006 election

Lewisham Mayoral Election 4 May 2006 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Labour | Steve Bullock | 22,155 | 37.7% | 2,974 | 25,129 | 57.1% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maines | 12,398 | 21.1% | 6,491 | 18,889 | 42.9% | ​​ |
| | Conservative | James Cleverly | 10,790 | 18.4% | | | | ​​ |
| | Green | Michael Keogh | 7,168 | 12.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | John Hamilton | 4,823 | 8.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Lewisham Peoples' Alliance | Sinna Mani | 1,366 | 2.3% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 2010 election

Lewisham Mayoral Election 5 May 2010 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Labour | Steve Bullock | 47,861 | 44.5% | 4,670 | 52,531 | 59.0% | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Christopher Maines | 26,445 | 24.6% | 10,001 | 36,446 | 41.0% | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Simon Nundy | 16,276 | 15.1% | | | | ​​ |
| | Green | Dean Walton | 6,560 | 6.1% | | | | ​​ |
| | People Before Profit | John Hamilton | 5,964 | 5.5% | | | | ​​ |
| | BNP | Tess Culnane | 2,904 | 2.7% | | | | ​​ |
| | English Democrat | Graham Dare | 1,559 | 1.4% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 2014 election

Lewisham Mayoral Election 22 May 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Labour | Steve Bullock | 36,659 | 50.77% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Simon Nundy | 8,041 | 11.14% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Duwayne Brooks | 7,234 | 10.02% | | | | ​​ |
| | Green | Mike Keogh | 7,224 | 10.00% | | | | ​​ |
| | People Before Profit | John Hamilton | 6,014 | 8.33% | | | | ​​ |
| | UKIP | Peter Lello | 5,684 | 7.87% | | | | ​​ |
| | TUSC | Chris Flood | 1,354 | 1.88% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 2018 election

Lewisham Mayoral Election 3 May 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Labour Co-op | Damien Egan | 39,951 | 54.3% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Ross Archer | 9,790 | 13.3% | | | | ​​ |
| | Green | John Coughlin | 7,649 | 10.4% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Maines | 6,065 | 8.2% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Duwayne Brooks | 5,480 | 7.4% | | | | ​​ |
| | People Before Profit | John Hamilton | 4,193 | 5.7% | | | | ​​ |
| | Democrats and Veterans | Will Donnelly | 445 | 0.6% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold | Labour hold |

### 2022 election

Lewisham Mayoral Election 5 May 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | 1st round | 1st round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 2nd round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | 1st round votesTransfer votes, 2nd round |
| | Labour Co-op | Damien Egan | 39,966 | 58.05% | | | | ​​ |
| | Green | Nick Humberstone | 10,987 | 15.96% | | | | ​​ |
| | Conservative | Caroline Louise Attfield | 7,980 | 11.59% | | | | ​​ |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Maines | 6,736 | 9.78% | | | | ​​ |
| | TUSC | Andy Beadle | 1,620 | 2.35% | | | | ​​ |
| | CPA | Maureen Maud Martin | 1,009 | 1.47% | | | | ​​ |
| | Independent | Roger NM Mighton | 549 | 0.80% | | | | ​​ |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold |

### 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%.
Lewisham mayoral election, 7 March 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Labour Co-op | Brenda Dacres | 21,576 | 51.8 | 6.2 |
| | Green | Michael Herron | 6,835 | 16.4 | 0.5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Chris Maines | 4,896 | 11.8 | 2.0 |
| | Conservative | Siama Qadar | 3,784 | 9.1 | 2.5 |
| | Workers Party | John Hamilton | 2,378 | 5.7 | New |
| | CPA | Maureen Martin | 1,233 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| | Independent | Nick Long | 917 | 2.2 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,741 | 35.4 | 6.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 41,619 | 20.7 | 14.3 |
| | Labour Co-op hold | Labour Co-op hold | Swing | 3.4 | |