As such , she is often said to have been Britain 's only Communist mayor .
Finlay Hart had held an equivalent post as provost in Clydebank and Joe Vaughan in Bethnal Green can also claim to be the first Communist mayor in Britain .
As such , she is often said to have been Britain 's only Communist mayor , although Finlay Hart had held an equivalent post as provost in Clydebank and Joe Vaughan in Bethnal Green can also claim to be the first Communist mayor in Britain .