London Mayor Matt Brown won't seek a second term

After just one term in office, Mayor Matt Brown won't run for re-election, he said in a statement released Friday morning.

"I am proud of what has been accomplished so far this term and the incredible strides this council has made toward its vision for London," Brown's statement said.

"It is easy to be critical, I hope Londoners will instead choose to move our city forward."

Brown was elected mayor in 2014 after just one term as a city councillor.

He ran on an election platform of bringing integrity back to the mayor's office after the often turbulent leadership of Joe Fontana.

Brown also vowed to get rapid transit to the city, pushed forward a strategic plan and advocated for reducing poverty.

But his term was marred by an affair with Coun. Maureen Cassidy.

In a Friday morning statement, Brown says he's proud of the work on the strategic plan and the London plan, the money secured for bus rapid transit, and the transformation of Dundas Street into the flexible DundasPlace.

"We have seen unprecedented investment in our downtown core, with Fanshawe College building two downtown campuses. We're seeing public and private investment in London like never before, attracting big retailers like IKEA."

More to come