Damien Egan resigns as mayor of Lewisham
Damien Egan has today resigned as mayor of Lewisham.
His resignation follows yesterday’s announcement that Mr Egan will run as a Labour candidate in an upcoming by-election in Kingswood, south Gloucestershire.
In a statement released today, Mr Egan – who has been mayor of Lewisham since 2018 – said: “On Friday the current MP for Kingswood, resigned.
“I have been selected to fight this by-election and therefore I have informed the chief executive of my decision to resign as the Mayor of Lewisham.
“I want to thank everyone in Lewisham for their support over the last 14 years from when I was first elected as a Lewisham councillor to now as Mayor.
“It has been an honour and a privilege to be the Mayor of Lewisham and I am proud of what we have achieved by working together: turning around hildren’s Services, improving local schools, an ambitious council house building programme, and our work to support independent high street businesses.”
The by-election in Kingswood was triggered last Friday following the resignation of Conservative MP Chris Skidmore – who stood down in protest over the Government’s decision to grant new oil and gas licenses in the North Sea.
Mr Egan won the most recent Lewisham mayoral election in 2022 for Labour, with 58 per cent of the vote.
The date of a by-election to elect a new Mayor in Lewisham will be announced in due course.
Pictured top: Damien Egan resigned as Lewisham mayor this morning (Picture: Lewisham council)
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