Age of regional mayors when first elected, 2000 to present

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A table from the Institute for government of the age of regional mayors when first elected, 2000 to present, where the youngest mayor to take office was 30, the oldest 61, and the average age to be first elected as mayor is 48.
Source: Institute for Government analysis of publicly available sources Notes: Regional mayor includes the Mayor of Greater London and combined (county) authority mayors. Ken Livingstone was elected for his first mayoral term as an independent and his second as Labour party candidate. Dan Norris was elected as a Labour mayor but was suspended from the party in April 2025. Jamie Driscoll was elected as a Labour mayor but resigned from the party in July 2023. Get the data Embed Download image
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