Mayor of Newham

For civic mayors appointed before 2002, see List of mayors of Newham.

Mayor of Newham
Incumbent
Rokhsana Fiaz
since 4 May 2018
StyleNo courtesy title or style
AppointerElectorate of Newham
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderRobin Wales
Websitehttps://www.newham.gov.uk/council/mayor-newham-1

The Mayor of Newham is a directly elected mayor responsible for the executive function of Newham London Borough Council in east London, England. The position is different from the previously existing (and largely ceremonial) annually appointed mayors of Newham, known as 'Civic Ambassador' from 2002 until the office was discontinued in 2009.[1][2] The inaugural holder of the post, created on 2 May 2002, was Robin Wales - who held the position for five terms between 2002-2018. Wales was deselected as the candidate for Labour in the 2018 election, which led to the election of Rokhsana Fiaz as mayor, after Labour held Newham in the mayoral and local council elections.

A referendum on the governance of the council was held on the 6 May 2021, in which local electors voted for the continuation of the current mayoral system as the executive of the council (described as the "Mayor and Cabinet" model) over its replacement with a councillor-led committee model of governance, which would have seen the position of mayoralty being scrapped.[3][1]

  1. ^ "Newham Council - Democracy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Newham Mayors". The Newham Story. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Notice of Referendum on Governance Arrangements". London Borough of Newham.