Wayne Ronayne, has stepped down from his position as Mayor of Gosport after only being in the role for 40 days and being banned from all of the towns 36 pubs.

On the night he was elected in to office, Ronayne decided to celebrate at the local pub, The Star of the Wetherspoon chain, but a series of events led to the former Mayor and his party being asked to leave four times.

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The altercation with bar staff and the manager then culminated in the police being called and the wife telling the pub owner, 'I could have this place shut down', according to reports by the local paper, The News.

The manager of The Star pub subsequently lodged a formal complaint, as did Nelsons bar, another pub located near by which the group tried to enter after being removed from The Star.

Following the complaints Pub Watch handed councillor Ronayne a six month ban from all 36 pubs in the town, while his wife was banned for 12 months.

Ronayne then decided to step down from his role as mayor, claiming he did not want to bring the role into "disrepute".

"My decision is not based on any admission of wrongdoing or my inability to undertake the role. It is based on the now-damaging public perception of me that has been vigorously generated by certain members of our community. I do not wish to bring the position of the mayoralty into disrepute nor tarnish the good reputation of Gosport," he said.