▁was ▁later ▁rev oked ▁by ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁and ▁Public ▁In vol vement ▁in ▁Health ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁a ▁refer endum ▁was ▁no ▁longer ▁required ▁if ▁two ▁third s ▁of ▁a ▁council ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁the ▁change ▁in ▁executive ▁model . ▁The ▁elected ▁cabinet ▁option ▁was ▁not ▁taken ▁forward . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁legisl ation ▁required ▁all ▁local ▁authorities ▁to ▁review ▁their ▁executive ▁arrang ements ▁again ▁and ▁consider ▁the ▁case ▁for ▁an ▁elected ▁mayor . ▁ ▁May ors ▁for ▁the ▁cities ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Public ▁Policy ▁Research ▁published ▁a ▁report ▁calling ▁for ▁elected ▁may ors ▁in ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁Manchester , ▁which ▁was ▁posit ively ▁received ▁by ▁the ▁government , ▁but ▁not ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁city ▁coun c ils ▁concerned . ▁British ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁David ▁Camer on ▁expressed ▁support ▁for ▁the ▁system , ▁saying ▁directly ▁elected ▁may ors ▁are ▁" account able " ▁and ▁can ▁" gal van ise ▁action ". ▁On ▁ 2 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁think ▁tank ▁the ▁Bow ▁Group ▁published ▁a ▁short ▁article ▁supporting ▁directly ▁elected ▁may ors ▁in ▁large ▁English ▁cities . ▁ ▁The ▁Local ism ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁permitted ▁central ▁government ▁to ▁trigger ▁refer end ums ▁for ▁elected ▁may ors , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁happen ▁in ▁the ▁largest ▁cities ▁during ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁A head ▁of ▁this , ▁Le ic ester ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1