Elected Mayor
It is widely believed that a political scandal popularly known as Donnygate, leading to the conviction of 21 Labour councillors for fraud and the jailing of one councillor and a property developer, was a major factor behind the residents of the area voting for the establishment of a directly elected mayor in 2001. The first mayor, Martin Winter, representing the Labour Party, was elected in 2002 and successfully defended his post in 2005.
In 2009 the English Democrat candidate, Peter Davies, won the election for mayor. The mayor's cabinet is made up of councillors from the minority parties on the council: 3 Conservatives, 2 Independents and 1 Liberal Democrat.
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