A man in a monkey suit, a man with a bin for a face. How many more times are either suited to hold public office than the present Tees Valley incumbent? I'll start with ten.
He actually became quite a good mayor as well apparently. Took a degree in economics after he won in order to understand the finances of local government and went on to win a second term.
He was once dubbed the worst behaved mascot in the entire football league so quite a turnaround!