. ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Lew ish am ▁Council ▁voted ▁ 2 8 – 2 4 ▁against ▁a ▁motion ▁calling ▁for ▁consult ation ▁over ▁the ▁issue . ▁ ▁In ▁Don c aster , ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁" F air ▁De al " ▁campaign ers ▁presented ▁an ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 - sign ature ▁pet ition ▁to ▁the ▁council ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁refer endum . ▁The ▁council ▁voted ▁ 3 1 – 2 7 ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁refer endum , ▁which ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁The ▁elect or ate ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁retain ing ▁the ▁mayor alty . ▁The ▁M idd les br ough ▁elect or ate ▁also ▁voted ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁mayor al ▁system . ▁ ▁Two ▁coun c ils ▁have ▁revert ed ▁to ▁leader ▁and ▁cabinet ▁execut ives . ▁The ▁elect or ate ▁of ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent ▁voted ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁elected ▁mayor ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁with ▁a ▁system ▁of ▁council ▁leader ▁and ▁cabinet . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Hart le pool ▁also ▁voted ▁to ▁sc rap ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁directly ▁elected ▁mayor ▁in ▁a ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁Refer end ums ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁North ▁T yn es ide ▁and ▁Tor bay ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁future ▁of ▁their ▁mayor alt ies .