▁directly ▁elected ▁may ors ▁are ▁in ▁place ▁in ▁Wales . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁system ▁of ▁elected ▁may ors ▁had ▁been ▁considered ▁by ▁the ▁Major ▁min istry , ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁Environment ▁Secretary ▁Michael ▁H es elt ine ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁it . ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Labour ▁manif esto ▁included ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁reform ▁local ▁government ▁in ▁London ▁by ▁introdu cing ▁an ▁elected ▁mayor . ▁ ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁directly ▁elected ▁mayor ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁stat ut ory ▁prov isions ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁Author ity ▁Act ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁elected ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁is ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁regional ▁one , ▁and ▁quite ▁different ▁from ▁that ▁of ▁local ▁authority ▁may ors . ▁The ▁work ▁of ▁the ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁is ▁scr ut in ised ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁Assembly , ▁a ▁unique ▁arrangement ▁in ▁the ▁English ▁local ▁government ▁system . ▁The ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁cannot ▁be ▁removed ▁from ▁office ▁by ▁a ▁refer endum ▁following ▁a ▁pet ition , ▁as ▁is ▁the ▁case ▁for ▁directly ▁elected ▁may ors ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁England . ▁ ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁ ▁Else where ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales , ▁since ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁options ▁for ▁how ▁a ▁local ▁council ▁executive ▁leadership ▁can ▁be ▁constit uted , ▁and ▁installing ▁a ▁directly