Deputy Mayor of London

Statutory Deputy Mayor of London
Coat of arms of the Greater London Authority
since 9 May 2016
Member of
SeatCity Hall, London
AppointerMayor of London
Constituting instrumentGreater London Authority Act 1999, s 2(1)(a)
Inaugural holderNicky Gavron
Websitewww.london.gov.uk/about-us/mayor-london

A Deputy Mayor is a member of the London Mayoral cabinet, in the executive arm of the Greater London Authority. They serve as political advisors with responsibilities and powers corresponding to portfolios delegated by the Mayor. One of them must be designated as the Statutory Deputy Mayor, a member of the London Assembly who serves as the temporary Mayor during a vacancy or temporary incapacity of the Mayor.[1]

History

Colour key (for political parties):   Labour   Conservative   Green   Independent

Current or final office holders of a mayoralty are highlighted in bold.

Livingstone mayoralties

The 2000 London mayoral election was won by Ken Livingstone, who ran as an independent after being expelled from the Labour Party. He announced that he would rotate the position of deputy mayor equally between the four parties represented in the London Assembly (London Labour, London Conservatives, London Liberal Democrats and the London Green Party).[2] He offered the role to Nicky Gavron of the Labour Party for the first year.[3] Initially Labour rejected any offer for the position of Deputy Mayor unless he withdrew from confronting the government over funding for the Tube.[4] Gavron later accepted.[3]

However, in 2001, Livingstone decided not to offer the role to the Conservatives, claiming it would be disruptive,[2] so Nicky Gavron retained the post. In 2002, the Liberal Democrats were asked to nominate a candidate but declined, saying that it would be better to scrutinise the mayor from an independent position.[2][5] Gavron remained in the role, In 2003, the Greens accepted an offer to nominate a deputy mayor and selected Jenny Jones, who became London's second deputy mayor.[2]

In 2002, Gavron was originally chosen as the Labour candidate for the 2004 London mayoral election.[6] Gavron stepped aside when Livingstone was invited to rejoin the party.[7] They then ran on a joint ticket as Labour's candidates for the posts of mayor and deputy mayor.[8]

In his first term, Livingstone came under fire for delegating his powers to his chief of staff, Simon Fletcher, rather than the deputy mayor on several occasions.[9]

First Livingstone mayoralty
Portfolio Deputy Mayor Term
Statutory Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron AM 2000–2003
Jenny Jones AM 2003–2004

Nicky Gavron served as Livingstone's deputy for the duration of his second term.[10][11]

Second Livingstone Mayoralty
Portfolio Deputy Mayor Term
Statutory Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron AM 2004–2008

Johnson mayoralties

After Boris Johnson became Mayor of London in May 2008, he appointed Richard Barnes[12] as his statutory Deputy Mayor, with the specific responsibility for community cohesion and regeneration. However, he also gave the title of Deputy Mayor to several other people, each with a specific role: Ian Clement (Government Relations); Kit Malthouse (Policing); and Ray Lewis (Young People).[13]

Sir Simon Milton, a former councillor, served as Deputy Mayor of Policy and Planning and Chief of Staff to Johnson until his death in office in 2011. In May 2011, Sir Edward Lister was then appointed as his successor. Richard Barnes ceased to be Deputy Mayor on 4 May 2012, when he lost his seat in the Assembly. Victoria Borwick succeeded him in the post.[14][15]

First Johnson mayoral cabinet
Portfolio Deputy Mayor Term
Statutory Deputy Mayor
Communities, Cohesion and Regeneration		 Richard Barnes AM 2008–2012 [16]
Policing Kit Malthouse AM 2008–2012 [17]
Transport Isabel Dedring 2008–2012 [18]
Policy and Planning Simon Milton 2008–2011 [19]
Edward Lister 2011–2012 [20]
Young People Ray Lewis 2008 [21]
Government and External Relations Ian Clement 2008–2009 [22]

Borwick resigned in May 2015, following her election as Member of Parliament for Kensington, being succeeded by Roger Evans.[23]

Second Johnson mayoral cabinet
Portfolio Deputy Mayor Term
Statutory Deputy Mayor Victoria Borwick AM 2012–2015 [24]
Roger Evans AM 2015–2016 [25]
Business and Enterprise Kit Malthouse AM 2012–2015 [26]
Housing, Land and Property Richard Blakeway 2012–2016 [27]
Policing and Crime Stephen Greenhalgh 2012–2016 [28][29]
Policy and Planning Edward Lister 2012–2016 [30]
Education and Culture Munira Mirza 2012–2016 [31]
Transport Isabel Dedring 2012–2016 [32]

Khan mayoralties

The 2016 London mayoral election was won by Sadiq Khan for London Labour.[33] Following the election, he appointed Joanne McCartney Statutory Deputy Mayor, along with nine additional deputy mayors, making Khan the first mayor to use all ten available Deputy Mayor spots.

First Khan mayoralty

First Khan mayoral cabinet
Portfolio Deputy Mayor Term
Statutory Deputy Mayor
Education and Childcare		 Joanne McCartney AM 2016–2021 [34]
Policing and Crime Sophie Linden 2016–2024 [34]
Housing and Residential Development James Murray 2016–2019 [34]
Tom Copley AM 2020–2021 [35]
Fire and Resilience Fiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross AM 2018–2021 [36]
Planning, Regeneration and Skills Jules Pipe 2016–2021 [37]
Social Integration, Social Mobility,
Community Engagement		 Matthew Ryder 2016–2018 [38][39]
Deborah Weekes-Bernard 2018–2021 [40]
Business Rajesh Agrawal 2016–2021 [41]
Culture and Creative Industries Justine Simons 2016–2021 [42]
Environment and Energy Shirley Rodrigues 2016–2021 [43][44]
Transport Val Shawcross 2016–2018 [34]
Heidi Alexander 2018–2021 [45]

Second Khan mayoralty

Second Khan mayoral cabinet
Portfolio Deputy Mayor Term
Statutory Deputy Mayor
Education and Childcare		 Joanne McCartney AM 2021–2024 [46]
Policing and Crime Sophie Linden 2021–2024 [46]
Fire and Resilience Fiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross AM 2021–2024 [36]
Planning, Regeneration and Skills Jules Pipe 2021–2024 [46]
Social Integration, Social Mobility,
Community Engagement		 Deborah Weekes-Bernard 2021–2024 [40]
Business Rajesh Agrawal 2021–2023 [41]
Howard Dawber 2023–2024 [46]
Culture and Creative Industries Justine Simons 2021–2024 [46]
Environment and Energy Shirley Rodrigues 2021–2024 [46]
Transport Heidi Alexander 2021–2022 [47][48]
Seb Dance 2022–2024 [49]

Third Khan mayoralty

Third Khan mayoral cabinet
Portfolio Deputy Mayor Term
Statutory Deputy Mayor
Education and Childcare		 Joanne McCartney AM 2024–present [50]
Policing and Crime Kaya Comer-Schwartz 2024–present [51]
Housing and Residential Development Tom Copley AM 2024–present [52]
Planning, Regeneration and the Fire Service Jules Pipe 2024–present [53]
Social Integration, Social Mobility,
Community Engagement		 Deborah Weekes-Bernard 2024–present [54]
Business Howard Dawber 2024–present [55]
Culture and Creative Industries Justine Simons 2024–present [42]
Environment and Energy Mete Coban 2024–present [56]
Transport Seb Dance 2024–present [57]

References

  1. ↑ Greater London Authority Act 1999 sch 4 s 4(1)
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