Directly elected mayor of Copeland

Mayor of Copeland
Incumbent Mike Starkie
Style	No courtesy title or style
Appointer	Electorate of Copeland
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Mike Starkie
Formation	May 2014 referendum
Deputy	Lena Hogg
Salary	£50,000
Website	http://www.copelandbc.gov.uk/section/mike-starkie-elected-mayor

The Mayor of Copeland is a directly elected mayoralty, first elected on 7 May 2015, taking on the executive function of Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England. The current mayor is Mike Starkie, an independent.

A petition to change the status of the borough from one with a leader and cabinet to one with an executive mayor was submitted in February 2014. On 22 May 2014, a referendum was held (concurrent with elections to the European Parliament), at which voters opted to change to a mayoral system.

The election was initially planned for October 2014, but this was later delayed to May 2015 to save money. The contest took place on the same day as the election of borough councillors and the UK general election.

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