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Waste Management: Elected Mayors

Volume 694: debated on Tuesday 17 July 2007

asked Her Majesty’s Government:

Who are the elected mayors in England; and whether they have direct or strategic control over litter functions under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. [HL4740]

The elected mayors of local authorities in England are as set out in the table below:

Local authority

Elected mayor

Bedford

Frank Branston

Doncaster

Martin Winter

Hackney

Jules Pipe

Hartlepool

Stuart Drummond

Lewisham

Sir Steve Bullock

Mansfield

Tony Egginton

Middlesbrough

Ray Mallon

Newham

Sir Robin Wales

North Tyneside

John Harrison

Stoke-on-Trent

Mark Meredith

Torbay

Nicholas Bye

Watford

Dorothy Thornhill

In addition, the elected Mayor of London is Ken Livingstone.

Local authority elected mayors lead the executives of their councils, and responsibility for direct and strategic control of litter functions under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 is an executive matter. The Mayor of London does not have any responsibilities for litter functions.