Claire Ward
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Claire Margaret Ward is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the strategic authority mayor for the East Midlands since May 2024. Previously, she served as Member of Parliament for Watfo
Ward in 2024
Labour Party photo of Ward
Ward (right), with fellow metro mayors, Sadiq Khan and Tracy Brabin, on a visit to 10 Downing Street
Strategic authority mayor
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In England, a strategic authority mayor is a directly elected political leader who is leader of a strategic authority. The term strategic authority mayor was introduced as part of the English Devoluti
Claire Ward
…Claire Margaret Ward (born 9 May 1972) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the strategic authority mayor for the East Midlands since May 2024. Previously, she served as Member of Parliament for Watford from 1997 to 2010. Ward was a Government Whip from…
Strategic authority mayors participating in a meeting of the Mayoral Council for England, May 2025.
Ken Livingstone in 2005
Boris Johnson