Mayor of London

The Mayor of London is an elected politician in London. The role, created in 2000, was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom. The Mayor of London is also referred to as the London Mayor, a form which helps to avoid confusion with the Lord Mayor of London, the ancient and now mainly ceremonial role in the City of London. The Mayor of London is mayor of Greater London, which has a population of over 7.5 million while the City of London is only a small part of the modern city centre and has a population of less than 10,000.

The first elected Mayor of London is Ken Livingstone, who was re-elected in 2004. Boris Johnson was elected mayor in 2008. Johnson announced that he will not run for re-election in 2016. Sadiq Khan was elected mayor in 2016.

Role
The Mayor is responsible for budgeting and strategic planning of some governmental functions across the whole of the London region. The plans of the mayor are looked at by the London Assembly and actioned by the Greater London Authority. Responsibilities include transport, the police, fire and emergency services, cultural strategy and economic development.

Salary

The mayor of London's salary is one that ranks along that of a government cabinet minister's. The current salary is £137,579 per year.

 List of mayors of London 
This provides a list of people who have held the office of Mayor of London,
+List of London mayors since 2000NumberNameTime in OfficePartyPhoto1Ken Livingstone2000-2008Labour Party (UK)
Independent (2000-2004)100px2Boris Johnson2008-2016Conservative Party (UK)100px3Sadiq Khan (Incumbent)2016- PresentLabour Party (UK)100px

Other websites
 Mayor of London website
 Mayor of London's Cultural Strategy Group
 Page about the process of nomination 
 Page about Ken Livingstone's relationship with Labour

References



Category:Directly elected British mayors