Leigheston Metropolitan Authority

The Leigheston Metropolitan Authority (LMA) is the devolved metropolitan governance of the City of Leigheston, divided into 12 boroughs. It consists of 2 political branches: the executive Mayoralty (currently led by Monique Burrows) and the 54 member Leigheston General Assembly, which serves as a means of checks and balances on the former. Since May 2023 both branches have been controlled by the Socialist Labour Party. The LMA was established in 1984 following a state-wide reform to the way local government functions in Stanham. It derives most of its powers from the Stanham Local Government Reform Act 1983.

It is a city-wide supreme authority, with powers over transport, policing, economic development, fire and emergency planning, waste collection, planning permission among other things.

Purpose
The LMA is responsible for the administration of the Leigheston Metropolitan District, one of the administrative regions of the State of Stanham. It shares some local government powers with the 12 boroughs. It was created to provide a more structured government for the most populous region of the state, and to provide accountable oversight of many of the City's services. The Mayor proposes policy which must be approved by the General Assembly. The main function of the LGA is to pass Mayoral policy, in a similar way to how a President might interact with a Congress, and also to scrutinise executive decisions made by the Mayor that don't require the approval of the LGA.