In 2018 the Mayor of Newham, Rokhsana Fiaz, promised a referendum on how the borough should be run. After sixteen years during which Robin Wales had held the position of Mayor practically unchallenged, many voters had questions about whether the Mayoral model was best for Newham, or whether a different way of working would be better for the borough.

Now the Mayor has  confirmed to London politics blog On London that the referendum on local governance will go ahead – and has put forward a possible date for it to be held.

According to On London:

The decision about the choice put to electors and the referendum date will be made by the full council, not the Mayor. But Fiaz, who was elected Mayor on 4 May 2018, said she will argue for holding it on 6 May, partly because it would enable her to honour her manifesto pledge that a referendum would be held “before the end of my third year as Mayor”.

The 6th May 2021 is the same date as the London Mayor and the Greater London Assembly elections. Watch this space as we wait for the date to be formally confirmed, and to find out what the question will be on the ballot paper…