Mayor of Copeland

Mayor of Copeland
Incumbent
Mike Starkie
Style No courtesy title or style
Appointer Electorate of Copeland
Term length Four years
Inaugural holder Mike Starkie
Formation May 2014 referendum
Deputy Lena Hogg
Salary £50,000 [1]
Website http://www.copelandbc.gov.uk/section/mike-starkie-elected-mayor

The Mayor of Copeland is a directly elected mayoralty, first elected on 7 May 2015, taking on the executive function of Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England. The current mayor is Mike Starkie, an independent.

Referendum

A petition to change the status of the borough from one with a leader and cabinet to one with an executive mayor was submitted in February 2014. On 22 May 2014, a referendum was held (concurrent with elections to the European Parliament), at which voters opted to change to a mayoral system.[2]

Mayor of Copeland Referendum
22 May 2014
Choice Votes %
Referendum passed Elected Mayor 12,671 69.8
Cabinet System 5,489 30.2
Total votes 18,160 100.00

2015 election

The election was initially planned for October 2014, but this was later delayed to May 2015 to save money.[3] The contest took place on the same day as the election of borough councillors and the UK general election.

Copeland mayoral election 7 May 2015 [4]
Party Candidate 1st Round % 2nd Round Total  First Round Votes  Transfer Votes 
Independent Mike Starkie 9,836 30.5% 5,397 15,233
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Labour Steve Gibbons 12,867 39.9% 1,662 14,529
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Conservative Chris Whiteside 9,509 29.5%
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Turnout 32,212
Independent win

References

  1. ↑ "Copeland mayor to get £20k pay rise - NW Evening Mail". Nwemail.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  2. ↑ "Mayoral referendum" (PDF). Copeland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  3. ↑ "News & Star | News | Copeland mayor election put back to May next year". Newsandstar.co.uk. 2014-06-21. Archived from the original on 2015-05-19. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  4. ↑ "Copeland chooses Mike Starkie as first elected mayor - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
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