The two posts of Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Mayor
of London are different and complementary.
The Lord Mayor supports financial and professional
services and the City of London, while the Mayor is responsible for
the strategic governance of greater London.
They both take part in the annual London Government dinner at
Mansion House hosted by the Lord Mayor, and where the Mayor is the
guest of honour and speaks; and the staff of the City of London
Corporation and Greater London Authority meet about issues of joint
interest.
Read more about the
role of the Lord Mayor of the City of London.
The Mayor of London's Role.
The Mayor of London, whose strategic jurisdiction
covers all of London, has been elected every four years since
May 2000. Along with the London Assembly of 25 members, the Mayor
is accountable for the strategic governance of greater London, that
is, transport, economic development, policing (outside the
Corporation of London area), civil defence and fire services,
planning, the environment; as well as the championing and
coordination of major London-wide events and the successful bid for
the 2012 Olympics. These services are primarily delivered by the
GLA’s four functional bodies: the Metropolitan Police Authority,
the London Development Agency, the London Fire and Emergency
Planning Authority and Transport for London. The Mayor's revenue
raising powers include public transport fares, the central London
congestion charge for road traffic and a precept collected from
London’s Council tax payers.
The current Mayor of London is Boris Johnson.
The Mayor and Greater London Assembly can be contacted at City
Hall, The Queen's Walk, London SE1 2AA. Tel 020 7983 4000. For
further information visit the GLA website.