Liverpool and Salford elect Labour mayors
Author: Kaye Wiggins, LGC |
Labour Party candidates have won mayoral elections in both Liverpool and Salford.
In Liverpool, Joe Anderson won with 58,458 votes, beating second-place Liam Fogarty, an independent candidate who gained 8,292 votes. The Liberal Democrat candidate Richard Kemp came third with 6,238 votes. The turnout in the election was 30.8%.
Mr Anderson’s 59.3% of the vote meant he won it on the first ballot.
In Salford, Mr Stewart beat the Conservative candidate Karen Garrido after second-preference votes were counted. Mr Stewart, the former Labour MP for Eccles, won 23,459 votes compared to Ms Garrido’s 10,071.
Liverpool
In a speech after his victory, Mr Anderson pledged new houses, schools and jobs in the city.
“The people of Liverpool have spoken decisively in favour of the Labour party,” he said.
“They have rejected the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats in this city, and have given me their trust, and the Labour party their trust.
“The future of this city is a bright one,” he said.
Mr Anderson was the leader of Liverpool City Council, and it was his decision that the city would not hold a referendum on whether there should be an elected mayor. He will hold the post for four years.
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