Anderson wins historic Mayor vote
May 4, 2012
Labour’s Joe Anderson has been named Liverpool Mayor after winning the city’s first ever directly-elected mayoral vote.
Mayoral race
Far right bottom two in Mayor bid
May 4, 2012
The BNP and National Front finished in the bottom two places in the Liverpool Mayor race, but a rival candidate described their votes as...
Labour make gains from Lib Dems
May 4, 2012
A strong day for Labour will leave bitter tastes in the mouths of the Lib Dems in the Liverpool City Council elections.
Mayor campaign proved so eventful
May 4, 2012
Labour's Joe Anderson capped an eventful mayoral campaign by overwhelmingly winning the backing of Liverpool's voters in the city's first...
Covering my first election was a buzz
May 4, 2012
Patrick Arnold blogs about his experience covering the Liverpool Mayor election for JMU Journalism.
Mayor vote 2012: Joe Anderson
April 30, 2012
JMU Journalism talks to Labour's Joe Anderson about his mayoral bid.
Mayor vote 2012: Steve Radford
April 30, 2012
Liberal Party leader and councillor Steve Radford aims to push the government on its promise to provide Liverpool with five business parks...
Mayor vote 2012: Tony Mulhearn
April 30, 2012
Tony Mulhearn, the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition mayoral candidate believes his policies set him apart from the other candidates...
Mayor vote 2012: Richard Kemp
April 30, 2012
Liberal Democrat mayoral candidate Richard Kemp says his priority if elected is to find well paid employment opportunities for the city’s...
Mayor vote 2012: Adam Heatherington
April 30, 2012
More business opportunities is the way forward for Liverpool, according to UK Independence Party (UKIP) candidate Adam Heatherington.
Mayor vote 2012: Tony Caldeira
April 30, 2012
The Conservative Party candidate for Liverpool mayor, Tony Caldeira, has claimed that he can bring new leadership to the city.
Mayor vote 2012: Jeff Berman
April 30, 2012
Jeff Berman, the Liverpool Independent candidate at the mayoral elections, is relishing his role in this year’s campaign.
Mayor vote 2012: John Coyne
April 30, 2012
JMU Journalism talks to John Coyne of the Green Party about his bid to become Liverpool Mayor.
Mayor vote 2012: Liam Fogarty
April 30, 2012
Independent mayoral candidate Liam Fogarty claims he plans to reconnect the student population of Liverpool with the city.
Mayor debate axed over protest fears
April 18, 2012
A controversial debate set to feature all of the candidates to be Liverpool's mayor has been scrapped over public safety fears.
Candidates named in mayor race
April 4, 2012
The final list of candidates for the mayoral elections in May has been released, following weeks of speculation.
Herbert quits mayor bid in ‘skeletons’ row
April 2, 2012
Two independent candidates have ended their campaigns for the Liverpool mayoral elections, including celebrity hairdresser Herbert Howe.
City to hold mayor election in May
February 8, 2012
Liverpool will have an elected mayor in office by the summer after the city council passed an historic vote at the Town Hall.