2017 Liverpool City Region mayoral election
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The inaugural Liverpool City Region mayoral election was held on 4 May 2017 to elect the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and won by Steve Rotheram.[2] Subsequent elections will be held in May 2020 and then every four years after that. The metro mayor will have control over the whole Liverpool City Region combined authority area which consists of the following local authorities:
- Halton
- Knowsley
- Liverpool
- St Helens
- Sefton
- Wirral
The mayor will work with existing city and borough leaders to take forward the mayor's strategic plan. The metro mayor will have a budget of £900 million over 30 years with powers on education & skills, planning and housing, transport, health and social care.[3]
Contents
1 Background
2 Candidates
3 Results
3.1 Overall election result
3.2 Results by local authority
3.2.1 Halton
3.2.2 Knowsley
3.2.3 Liverpool
3.2.4 Sefton
3.2.5 St Helens
3.2.6 Wirral
4 References
5 External links
Background[edit]
Combined authorities were introduced in England outside Greater London by the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 to cover areas larger than the existing local authorities but smaller than the regions. Combined authorities are created voluntarily and allow a group of local authorities to pool appropriate responsibility and receive certain delegated functions from central government in order to deliver transport and economic policy more effectively over a wider area. There are currently six such authorities, with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority established on 1 April 2011, Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and three others established in April 2014, and a sixth in April 2016. If more than three candidates stand, the outcome will be determined by the supplementary vote system (SV).[4]
Candidates[edit]
- Conservative Party
Conservative candidate Tony Caldeira is a businessman and was candidate for Mayor of Liverpool in 2012 and 2016.[5][6]
Caldeira's key policies were to:
- Improve transport networks
- Reduce planning processes
- Deliver faster economic growth
- Increase jobs and skills
- Prioritise brownfield sites over greenspace for the building of new homes and workplaces
- Get The Coppers Off The Jury
Candidate Paul Breen previously ran as an Independent in the 2007 Liverpool City Council elections for Norris Green. No manifesto has been published with Breen stating that the party's name speaks for itself.[6][7]
- Green Party of England and Wales
Tom Crone, Leader of the Green Group on Liverpool City Council and 2016 Liverpool mayoral candidate winning 11% of the vote.[8][9]
Crone's key policies were to:
- Protect greenspaces by promoting development on brownfield sites
- Invest in training and education for jobs in the low carbon industry
- Priortise a move to a low carbon economy by supporting low carbon businesses and initiatives
- Tackle air pollution
- Invest in green energy and oppose fracking
- Invest in public transport, walking and cycling to reduce reliance upon cars
- Promote a move to non-diesel private and public transport
- Make more public land available to community led housing projects
- Introduction of citizen forums
- Creation of an elected assembly to scrutinise the City Region mayor
- Commitment to gender,age and BAME balance in regional authority staffing
- Labour Party
Labour candidate Steve Rotheram has been MP for Liverpool Walton since 2010, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition since 2015, and former Lord Mayor of Liverpool.[10]
Rotheram's key policies are to:
- Improve education
- Make brownfield sites more attractive to developers
- Cut the cost of Merseytravel's Fast Tag electronic pre-payment system
- Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrat candidate Councillor Carl Cashman is leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Knowsley Council having been elected in 2016.[11] At 25 years old he is the youngest of the candidates and believes in maintaining strong ties with Europe.[6]
Cashman's key policies were to:
- Open a Liverpool City Region representative office in Brussels, Belgium.
- Make Merseytravel's Walrus card a reflection of London's Oyster card
- Remove tunnel tolls
- Protect greenspace
- Create a brownfield co-operative
- Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC)
TUSC candidate Roger Bannister is a member the UNISON public services union, is secretary of a local UNISON Branch and a member of UNISON’s National Executive Council.[12] He previous ran for mayor of Liverpool in the 2016 Liverpool mayoral elections receiving 5% of the votes.[6][13]
Bannister's key policies were to:
- Oppose austerity
- Oppose cuts in public expenditure
- Adopt policies to revive the Liverpool City Region
- Support the rail guards
- Keep Liverpool Women’s Hospital open
- Reverse approval for new driver-only Merseyrail trains
- UK Independence Party (UKIP)
UKIP candidate Paula Walters is a civil servant and chairwoman of UKIP Wirral.[14] With no previous business experience she has previously campaigned against bridge and tunnel tolls.[6]
Walters' key policies were to:
- Remove on bridge and tunnel tolls namely Runcorn Bridge, Queensway Tunnel and Kingsway Tunnel
- Ensure money is spent wisely
- Distribute money across the region fairly
- Listen to local residents
- Support small businesses
- Support young people
- Women's Equality Party
The Women's Equality Party candidate Tabitha Morton is Head of Integration at lock manufacturer Yale.[15][16]
Morton's key policies were to:
- Reduce domestic violence against women and girls
- Make sure women have a voice in important decisions
- Support women lead businesses to reduce the gender pay gap
- Set aside funds to train women in sectors where women are underrepresented
Results[edit]
Overall election result[edit]
| Liverpool City Region Mayoral Election, 2017[17] | |||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | |||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | |||||
Labour | Steve Rotheram | 171,167 | 59.3% | | |||||
Conservative | Tony Caldeira | 58,805 | 20.4% | | |||||
Liberal Democrat | Carl Cashman | 19,751 | 6.8% | | |||||
Green | Tom Crone | 14,094 | 4.9% | | |||||
UKIP | Paula Walters | 11,946 | 4.1% | | |||||
TUSC | Roger Bannister | 7,881 | 2.7% | | |||||
Women's Equality | Tabitha Morton | 4,287 | 1.5% | | |||||
| Get The Coppers Off The Jury | Paul Breen | 729 | 0.3% | | |||||
Majority | 112,362 | 38.9% | |||||||
Turnout | 286,339 | 26.1% | |||||||
Labour win | |||||||||
Results by local authority[edit]
Halton[edit]
| Liverpool City Region Mayoral Election, 2017 (Halton) | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Labour | Steve Rotheram | 11,636 | 60.6% | | ||||
Conservative | Tony Caldeira | 3,928 | 20.5% | | ||||
UKIP | Paula Walters | 1,191 | 6.2% | | ||||
Liberal Democrat | Carl Cashman | 943 | 4.9% | | ||||
Green | Tom Crone | 677 | 3.5% | | ||||
TUSC | Roger Bannister | 503 | 2.6% | | ||||
Women's Equality | Tabitha Morton | 245 | 1.3% | | ||||
| Get The Coppers Off The Jury | Paul Breen | 64 | 0.3% | | ||||
Majority | 7,708 | 40.2% | ||||||
Turnout | 19,492 | 20.5% | ||||||
Knowsley[edit]
| Liverpool City Region Mayoral Election, 2017 (Knowsley) | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Labour | Steve Rotheram | 17,861 | 69.3% | | ||||
Conservative | Tony Caldeira | 2,577 | 10.0% | | ||||
Liberal Democrat | Carl Cashman | 2,385 | 9.3% | | ||||
TUSC | Roger Bannister | 980 | 3.8% | | ||||
UKIP | Paula Walters | 888 | 3.4% | | ||||
Green | Tom Crone | 768 | 3.0% | | ||||
Women's Equality | Tabitha Morton | 256 | 1.0% | | ||||
| Get The Coppers Off The Jury | Paul Breen | 61 | 0.2% | | ||||
Majority | 15,284 | 59.3% | ||||||
Turnout | 25,973 | 22.7% | ||||||
Liverpool[edit]
| Liverpool City Region Mayoral Election, 2017 (Liverpool) | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Labour | Steve Rotheram | 63,241 | 69.6% | | ||||
Conservative | Tony Caldeira | 9,409 | 10.3% | | ||||
Liberal Democrat | Carl Cashman | 6,053 | 6.7% | | ||||
Green | Tom Crone | 5,376 | 5.9% | | ||||
TUSC | Roger Bannister | 2,729 | 3.0% | | ||||
UKIP | Paula Walters | 2,298 | 2.5% | | ||||
Women's Equality | Tabitha Morton | 1,541 | 1.7% | | ||||
| Get The Coppers Off The Jury | Paul Breen | 277 | 0.3% | | ||||
Majority | 53,832 | 59.2% | ||||||
Turnout | 91,697 | 28.6% | ||||||
Sefton[edit]
| Liverpool City Region Mayoral Election, 2017 (Sefton) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Labour | Steve Rotheram | 30,061 | 54.3% | | ||||
Conservative | Tony Caldeira | 14,574 | 26.3% | | ||||
Liberal Democrat | Carl Cashman | 4,152 | 7.5% | | ||||
Green | Tom Crone | 2,323 | 4.2% | | ||||
UKIP | Paula Walters | 2,064 | 3.7% | | ||||
TUSC | Roger Bannister | 1,248 | 2.3% | | ||||
Women's Equality | Tabitha Morton | 797 | 1.4% | | ||||
| Get The Coppers Off The Jury | Paul Breen | 138 | 0.2% | | ||||
Majority | 15,487 | 28.0% | ||||||
Turnout | 55,934 | 26.9% | ||||||
St Helens[edit]
| Liverpool City Region Mayoral Election, 2017 (St Helens) | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Labour | Steve Rotheram | 15,643 | 50.2% | | ||||
Conservative | Tony Caldeira | 8,293 | 26.6% | | ||||
Liberal Democrat | Carl Cashman | 2,299 | 7.4% | | ||||
Green | Tom Crone | 1,961 | 6.3% | | ||||
UKIP | Paula Walters | 1,683 | 5.4% | | ||||
TUSC | Roger Bannister | 786 | 2.5% | | ||||
Women's Equality | Tabitha Morton | 443 | 1.4% | | ||||
| Get The Coppers Off The Jury | Paul Breen | 83 | 0.3% | | ||||
Majority | 7,350 | 23.6% | ||||||
Turnout | 31,462 | 22.9% | ||||||
Wirral[edit]
| Liverpool City Region Mayoral Election, 2017 (Wirral) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st round | 2nd round | First round votes Transfer votes | ||||
| Total | Of round | Transfers | Total | Of round | ||||
Labour | Steve Rotheram | 32,725 | 49.4% | | ||||
Conservative | Tony Caldeira | 20,024 | 30.2% | | ||||
Liberal Democrat | Carl Cashman | 3,919 | 5.9% | | ||||
UKIP | Paula Walters | 3,822 | 5.8% | | ||||
Green | Tom Crone | 2,989 | 4.5% | | ||||
TUSC | Roger Bannister | 1,635 | 2.5% | | ||||
Women's Equality | Tabitha Morton | 1,005 | 1.5% | | ||||
| Get The Coppers Off The Jury | Paul Breen | 106 | 0.2% | | ||||
Majority | 12,701 | 19.2% | ||||||
Turnout | 66,891 | 27.8% | ||||||
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