Colour key (for political parties): 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). He offered the role to
Nicky Gavron of the Labour Party for the first year. After some political manoeuvring, she accepted. However, in 2001, Livingstone decided not to offer the role to the Conservatives, claiming it would be disruptive, 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.
Johnson mayoralty After
Boris Johnson became Mayor of London in May 2008, he appointed
Richard Barnes 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).
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. Borwick resigned in May 2015, following her election as
Member of Parliament for
Kensington, being succeeded by
Roger Evans.
Khan mayoralty The
2016 London mayoral election was won by
Sadiq Khan for London Labour. 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. ==References==