Mayoral race
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Anderson wins historic Mayor vote
Labour’s Joe Anderson has been named Liverpool Mayor after winning the city’s first ever directly-elected mayoral vote.
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Far right bottom two in Mayor bid
The BNP and National Front finished in the bottom two places in the Liverpool Mayor race, but a rival candidate described their votes as “very worrying”.
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Labour make gains from Lib Dems
A strong day for Labour will leave bitter tastes in the mouths of the Lib Dems in the Liverpool City Council elections.
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Mayor campaign proved so eventful
Labour’s Joe Anderson capped an eventful mayoral campaign by overwhelmingly winning the backing of Liverpool’s voters in the city’s first mayoral election.
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Covering my first election was a buzz
Patrick Arnold blogs about his experience covering the Liverpool Mayor election for JMU Journalism.
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Mayor vote 2012: Joe Anderson
JMU Journalism talks to Labour’s Joe Anderson about his mayoral bid.
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Mayor vote 2012: Steve Radford
Liberal Party leader and councillor Steve Radford aims to push the government on its promise to provide Liverpool with five business parks if elected mayor.
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Mayor vote 2012: Tony Mulhearn
Tony Mulhearn, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition mayoral candidate believes his policies set him apart from the other candidates in the mayoral race
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Mayor vote 2012: Richard Kemp
Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate Richard Kemp says his priority if elected is to find well paid employment opportunities for the city’s students.
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Mayor vote 2012: Adam Heatherington
More business opportunities is the way forward for Liverpool, according to UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate Adam Heatherington.
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Mayor vote 2012: Tony Caldeira
The Conservative Party candidate for Liverpool mayor, Tony Caldeira, has claimed that he can bring new leadership to the city.
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Mayor vote 2012: Jeff Berman
Jeff Berman, the Liverpool Independent candidate at the mayoral elections, is relishing his role in this year’s campaign.
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Mayor vote 2012: John Coyne
JMU Journalism talks to John Coyne of the Green Party about his bid to become Liverpool Mayor.
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Mayor vote 2012: Liam Fogarty
Independent mayoral candidate Liam Fogarty claims he plans to reconnect the student population of Liverpool with the city.
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Mayor debate axed over protest fears
A controversial debate set to feature all of the candidates to be Liverpool’s mayor has been scrapped over public safety fears.
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Candidates named in mayor race
The final list of candidates for the mayoral elections in May has been released, following weeks of speculation.
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Herbert quits mayor bid in ‘skeletons’ row
Two independent candidates have ended their campaigns for the Liverpool mayoral elections, including celebrity hairdresser Herbert Howe.
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City to hold mayor election in May
Liverpool will have an elected mayor in office by the summer after the city council passed an historic vote at the Town Hall.
