They will also look at wider issues such as how the council works with other local service providers. A directly elected mayor will be elected by all the voters in the council's area, not by local councillors. A directly elected mayor will have a range of policies to implement while in office with the help of her or his cabinet or the council manager. The directly elected mayor will lead the whole council. She or he will become well-known and therefore more directly accountable to local people.
Many councils have a ceremonial mayor who normally chairs council meetings.
The directly elected mayor will lead the council and can be in charge of local services. The elected mayor may carry out ceremonial functions or the council may decide to keep the traditional mayor as well. If they do, she or he will normally get a new title. The directly elected mayor will hold the formal title of 'mayor'. The differences are in the way the executive is chosen.