Councils have revealed they are looking at proposals for a combined authority and a directly-elected mayor for Oxfordshire, as part of efforts to win new spending powers for the county in a devolution deal. 

The Government has said regions that elect mayors could be given millions of pounds to spend on roads, infrastructure and housing. 

So who could be Oxfordshire's first directly-elected mayor? The Oxford Mail came up with some suggestions... (scroll down to read)

Lord Drayson (pictured above): 

Oxford Mail:

As an entrepreneur who has invested millions in clean energy, a former government minister and motor racing driver, Labour peer Paul Drayson certainly has the credentials to be a good ambassador for Oxfordshire. His firm, Drayson Racing Technologies, is based in Kidlington. 

Baroness Lane Fox (pictured below): 

Oxford Mail:

Martha Lane Fox CBE, co-founder of lastminute.com and a prominent businesswoman, was born in Oxford, attending Oxford High School and studying at Magdalen College. At 40, she became the youngest woman to join the House of Lords as a crossbench peer in 2013.

Jeremy Long (pictured below): 

Oxford Mail:

Currently chairman of the Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Mr Long has experience on the world stage and is currently the European chief executive for Hong Kong headquartered international railway and property group MTR Corporation. One prominent county politician suggested he might be a natural fit for mayor.

Jeremy Clarkson (pictured below): 

Oxford Mail:

An outside choice, perhaps. But controversial broadcaster Mr Clarkson, who lives near Chipping Norton, has been touted as a potential Prime Minister before by the public and would lend the role some much-needed celebrity.