Liverpool to get to move straight to electing a Directly Elected Mayor on May 3rd
So it seems Liverpool will be going straight to an election of a Mayor without the referendum as previously thought, after the Labour party group in the city backed the move formally. What are the implications for Liverpool? Will it bring any major change in governance and will there be any innovative thought about how [...]
Strong local partnerships will not benefit from an elected mayor-The Guardian Local Goverment Network Blog
Lorna Gibbons has written a blog for the Guardian Local Government Network Blog. It seems to be saying that directly Elected Mayors are the wrong choice and that we should be backing the LEP’s which are in her opinion gaining power and visibility in the regions. I disagree that it has to be an either [...]
David Ottewell: Would a ‘Boris of the north’ solve the democratic crisis? – Manchester Evening News
Excerpt from MEN Blog which was interesting and relevant to our debate in Birmingham too. Most telling for us in Birmingham is our need to get the powers decided with input from Brummies, this in my opinion will release us from our current stagnation and apathy. David Ottewell writes “Local democracy is in crisis. The [...]
City leader throws his hat in ring over poll for mayors-Yorkshire Post
“THE leader of Wakefield Council has become the first council boss in the region to declare he would stand as an elected mayor. Peter Box revealed there appeared to be little support for the Government’s proposal to introduce elected mayors to run Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield and Wakefield, but it would be up to “the people [...]
Central Bedfordshire to be given chance to elect a mayor-Bedfordshire local news
Voters will have to opportunity to trigger a referendum that could see a directly elected mayor represent their council area. Central Bedfordshire Council posted an order last week giving residents a year starting on April 1 to get 9,989 people (five per cent of the electorate) to back a vote on the area having an [...]
Salford votes Yes in Referendum for a directly elected Mayor – This is Lancashire
Not only are people in other Cities and towns taking the opportunity to campaign for a Yes in the upcoming government legislated referenda but others elsewhere are sparking the change through the existing legislation. Excerpt from This is Lancashire “PEOPLE in Little Hulton, Walkden and Worsley will soon have a directly elected mayor. Results of [...]
Salford votes ‘Yes’ for directly elected mayor in referendum-Manchester Evening News
“Salford is to get a Boris Johnson-style elected mayor after voting ‘Yes’ in a referendum on Thursday. But there were question marks over the legitimacy of the decision after it emerged fewer than one in five people bothered to vote. The ‘yes’ campaign emerged as winners by 17,344 to 13,653 votes when the results were [...]
Mayor for Birmingham and other Cities election date formally announced-News round up
Greg Clark is one of the MP’s arriving at the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce this morning to discuss and debate the issue of cities who are voting in this year’s Directly Elected Mayor referendum. The Chamber is expected to announce it’s wide support of the idea and to start to engage it’s members and government [...]
Elected mayor for Liverpool as early as May?-Liverpool Confidential
LIVERPOOL could be governed by an elected mayor as early as May – if a proposal being discussed by senior city politicians wins backing in the coming weeks.Currently Liverpool’s voters have been told by David Cameron they will be taking part in a Government-imposed referendum in May to decide if an elected mayor should be [...]
Business groups to back mayor as Government announces ‘Super Thursday’ election date-The Chamberlain Files
Birmingham is on course for a ‘Super Thursday’ election in November when voters will choose a city mayor and a West Midlands police commissioner on the same day, Local Government Minister Greg Clark is expected to confirm next week. The double election will happen if Brummies agree to back a mayor in a referendum to [...]
