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 [...]

Analysis: Who would we want for elected mayor of Liverpool?-Liverpool Echo

Liam Fogarty, former Radio Merseyside journalist who runs a Mayor for Liverpool campaign ON May 3 Liverpudlians will finally get the chance to decide if their city should have a directly-elected Mayor. It’s nice to be asked. The mayoral referendum is a reminder that our local democracy belongs to us, not to councillors or officials. [...]