ably ▁in ▁Hart le pool , ▁where ▁the ▁election ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁Stuart ▁Dr um mond , ▁who ▁played ▁Hart le pool ▁United ' s ▁mas cot ; ▁and ▁in ▁M idd les br ough , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁former ▁police ▁officer ▁Ray ▁Mall on , ▁who ▁left ▁the ▁local ▁police ▁force ▁to ▁stand ▁for ▁election . ▁ ▁Although ▁Wales ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ation , ▁only ▁one ▁Wel sh ▁authority , ▁Cer ed ig ion , ▁has ▁held ▁a ▁refer endum ▁on ▁such ▁a ▁proposal . ▁The ▁refer endum , ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁proposal ▁being ▁rejected ▁by ▁over ▁ 7 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁vot ers . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁changes ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁the ▁D CL G ▁white ▁paper ▁Str ong ▁and ▁Pro s per ous ▁Commun ities ▁proposed ▁that ▁in ▁future ▁the ▁requirement ▁for ▁a ▁refer endum ▁to ▁appro ve ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁an ▁elected ▁mayor ▁for ▁a ▁council ▁area ▁be ▁dropped ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁a ▁simple ▁resolution ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁following ▁community ▁consult ation . ▁It ▁also ▁proposed ▁the ▁direct ▁election ▁of ▁council ▁cabin ets ▁where ▁requested , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁" may or ▁and ▁council ▁manager " ▁system ▁in ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent ▁be ▁reform ed ▁into ▁a ▁conventional ▁" may or ▁and ▁cabinet " ▁system , ▁it ▁having ▁been ▁the ▁only ▁English ▁council ▁to ▁adopt ▁that ▁system . ▁The ▁" may or ▁and ▁council ▁manager " ▁option