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Liverpool Mayor
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Liverpool selected to host Special Olympics
Liverpool has been chosen to host the Special Olympics GB Summer Games in 2021.
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Mayor Anderson re-elected by city’s voters
Joe Anderson has won another mandate from the public as he remains Liverpool Mayor for a second term.
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Tributes paid after death of Tony Benn
The death of veteran politician, diarist and peace campaigner Tony Benn has generated tributes from across Merseyside.
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Mayor backed in JMU Journalism poll
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson won the backing of nearly half of voters in an exclusive JMU Journalism street poll.
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Mayor hits out over ‘lies and smears’
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson denies claims in a story about him in the Sun even before it was due to be published.
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Local concern on bedroom tax
A Liverpool benefits advice charity has warned those facing the bedroom tax to speak to their housing association.
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Students back cuts petition
A campaign against government spending cuts has gained an overwhelming number of signatures so far.
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Neil Young signs up for new festival
Legendary artist Neil Young has been announced as the first big-name act for the new Liverpool International Music Festival.
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Smoke-free scheme for city play areas
A smoke-free scheme for Liverpool’s play areas has been launched to help prevent youngsters taking up the habit.
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Kennedy wins Merseyside PCC vote
Labour’s Jane Kennedy has won the election to be the first Police and Crime Commissioner on Merseyside after a very low turn-out.
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Will people bother to vote for the PCC?
JMU Journalism Politics Editor David Williamson blogs about the election that nobody seems to be talking about.
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Liverpool Mayor election 2012
Photos taken at the elections for the first-ever Liverpool Mayor, held on 4th May, 2012.
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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.