The one MP Boris Johnson has just added to his Commons majority will have little power or influence unless she is promoted to a ministerial role. And they can stamp their name on all sorts of things, as the 'Boris bikes' that were Ken Livingstone's brainchild can attest. (Image: PA)There's another 15 elected mayors with power in just one local authority - places like Bedford, Copeland, Lewisham, Mansfield, Middlesbrough and Watford. She'll be Mayor of West Yorkshire, with far more impact, cash, and headlines that will get to local voters, than anyone who spends four days a week in London doing as they're told. In 1977 local elections, after three terms of Labour government, the Tories gained 18 councils including London.

Source: Daily Mirror May 10, 2021 11:08 UTC