Mayoral elections
Residents in Salford and Liverpool are voting for their first directly elected mayor, while voters in Manchester take part in a referendum on having a mayor for their city.
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Joe Anderson voted in as Liverpool mayor
Salford's first elected mayor
Labour's Ian Stewart has become Salford's first elected mayor after a second round of voting.
Read the full storySalford gets it's first elected mayor
Ian Stewart is reading the declaration of acceptance of the office of Mayor of Salford City
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Ian Stewart voted Salford's first elected mayor
Labour's Ian Stewart has been voted Salford's first directly elected mayor.
Lib Dem blames coalition for election deposit loss
Norman Owen, the Liberal Democrat candidate in the Salford mayoral elections, has blamed the coalition government for the loss of his election deposit. Owen also lost his seat on the council to Labour.
Joe Anderson on becoming Liverpool's new mayor
Manchester City Council leader welcomes rejection of elected mayor for city
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Manchester mayoral referendum result
Joe Anderson voted in as Liverpool mayor
Voters have chosen the current council leader Joe Anderson as Liverpool's first mayor. He won the election with 54% of the vote.
Read the full storyLiverpool's new mayor responds to vote win
– Joe Anderson, Liverpool's new mayor"The people of Liverpool have spoken decisively in favour of the Labour Party.
"They have rejected the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats within this city and have given me their trust and the Labour Party their trust.
"I promise to you that we will deliver on our pledges and on our promises."
No mayor for Manchester
Voters in Manchester voted against having an elected mayor in a referendum.
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