The mayor of Lewisham is a directly elected mayor responsible for the executive function of Lewisham London Borough Council in London. The role was established in 2002 following a referendum the previous year.

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Damien Egan resigned the post on 10 January 2024 in order to contest the 2024 Kingswood by election.^[1] In the resulting by-election, Brenda Dacres was elected as Egan's successor.^[1][2]

Elections from 2002–2022 were held under the supplementary vote system. Following the enactment of the Elections Act 2022, future elections will be held under first-past-the-post.

2024

The by-election was triggered following the resignation of Damien Egan to stand in the 2024 Kingswood by-election. It was the first election run under first past the post rather than the prior use of supplementary vote. The winning candidate, Brenda Dacres, is the first black woman to serve as a directly elected mayor in the UK. The election had a low turnout of 20.73%.^[11][2]

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Lewisham mayoral election, 7 March 2024^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brenda Dacres	21,576	51.8	6.2
	Green	Michael Herron	6,835	16.4	0.5
	Liberal Democrats	Chris Maines	4,896	11.8	2.0
	Conservative	Siama Qadar	3,784	9.1	2.5
	Workers Party	John Hamilton	2,378	5.7	New
	CPA	Maureen Martin	1,233	3.0	1.5
	Independent	Nick Long	917	2.2	New
Majority			14,741	35.4	6.6
Turnout			41,619	20.7	14.3
	Labour hold		Swing	3.4

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