In May, there will be referenda in 10 cities, alongside the local government elections, over whether they should have elected mayors.
Socialists should advocate a No vote. The elected mayoral positions remove accountability to either the labour movement or the electorate on anything but a four or five yearly basis, and give the mayors power to override councils in that period.
However the official leaflet I have received seems to be biased in favour of a mayor, posing the issue as one of voters’ rights against those of councillors’ caucuses.