[g jones]

Mayors are different. All the power is put in one person. He chooses whoever he likes. It is a model that many here are considering and I would say this, it encourages voters to think locally when voting.

Of course elect a bad one and it's the reverse. It also damages the ward based councillor whose say is next to nothing and results in a democratic deficit.

The current system means your councillor has more power to change things as part of a team. Under the Mayors system descent can result in the sack.