2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁delayed ▁election ▁for ▁the ▁She ff ield ▁City ▁Region ▁followed ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁Rem oving ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁mayor ▁Executive ▁arrangement ▁reviews , ▁pet itions ▁and ▁local ▁refer end ums ▁in ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁mayor ▁and ▁revert ▁to ▁the ▁typical ▁" le ader ▁and ▁cabinet " ▁executive ▁arrangement . ▁Such ▁methods ▁could ▁not ▁initially ▁be ▁used ▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁mayor ▁if ▁it ▁was ▁established ▁following ▁a ▁Government - m and ated ▁refer endum . ▁However , ▁a ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁am end ment ▁to ▁the ▁C ities ▁and ▁Local ▁Government ▁De volution ▁Act ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁modified ▁the ▁Local ▁Government ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁establish ▁the ▁right ▁of ▁a ▁future ▁refer endum ▁to ▁abol ish ▁any ▁local ▁authority ▁elected ▁mayor ▁established ▁following ▁a ▁Government - m and ated ▁refer endum . ▁ ▁Coun c ill ors ▁have ▁compla ined ▁about ▁the ▁perce ived ▁excess ive ▁power ▁of ▁directly ▁elected ▁may ors . ▁There ▁have ▁been ▁campaign s ▁in ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁authorities ▁with ▁directly ▁elected ▁may ors ▁to ▁hold ▁refer end ums ▁to ▁abol ish ▁the ▁posts . ▁In ▁Lew ish am , ▁the ▁Br ing ▁Back ▁Dem ocracy ▁campaign ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁refer endum , ▁cit ing ▁poor ▁turn out ▁and ▁a ▁very ▁close ▁result ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁refer endum