▁While ▁North ▁T yn es ide ▁voted ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁system , ▁Tor bay ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁returning ▁to ▁a ▁leader ▁and ▁cabinet ▁style ▁of ▁govern ance . ▁ ▁Scotland ▁and ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁The ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁does ▁not ▁apply ▁in ▁Scotland ▁and ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁has ▁chosen ▁to ▁reform ▁local ▁government ▁instead ▁by ▁introdu cing ▁the ▁Single ▁Transfer able ▁V ote ▁elect oral ▁system . ▁The ▁Scottish ▁Conserv atives ▁support ▁elected ▁may ors ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁" local ▁demand ▁in ▁our ▁major ▁towns ▁and ▁cities ". ▁A ▁mayor ▁in ▁Scotland ▁is ▁tradition ally ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁prov ost . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁directly ▁elected ▁may ors ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Off ices ▁of ▁may ors ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁are ▁only ▁a ▁cer emon ial ▁position . ▁ ▁Pow ers ▁The ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁mayor ▁are ▁comm ens ur ate ▁with ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁local ▁authority ▁for ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁the ▁executive . ▁London ▁bor ough ▁coun c ils , ▁metropol itan ▁district ▁coun c ils ▁and ▁unit ary ▁authority ▁coun c ils ▁have ▁broad ly ▁similar ▁functions , ▁but ▁for ▁non - met ropol itan ▁district ▁coun c ils ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁subset , ▁for ▁example ▁not ▁having ▁power ▁over ▁education , ▁libraries ▁and ▁waste ▁management . ▁The ▁Mayor ▁of ▁London ▁has ▁completely ▁different ▁powers ▁to ▁the ▁" may or ▁and ▁cabinet " ▁leaders . ▁ ▁A ▁local - author ity ▁elected ▁mayor ▁has ▁powers ▁similar ▁to ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁executive