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UK’s first black female mayor is elected Liverpool has elected a new mayor to its city council after a tumultuous year in which its former mayor was arrested on bribery allegations. Joanne Anderson (Lab) has become the first black woman to lead any UK city after being elected at a nailbiting vote count in which no candidate secured a majority share in the first round. The former trade unionist was elected after voting went to a tense second round, with no candidate securing the more than 50% vote share needed in the first round. This meant a second count was required, where second choice v...

Dan Whelan Joanne Anderson has been elected to lead the city council, beating off competition from independent candidate Stephen Yip to replace Joe Anderson who resigned from the post after his arrest last December. Joanne Anderson, who is no relation to the former mayor, claimed victory with 46,493 votes compared to Yip’s 32,079. “I am so proud and honoured to be the first black woman directly elected as mayor in the UK, and our city’s first-ever female leader.” Anderson said. “Liverpool has always been a city of firsts, one that does things differently and that charters its own pa...

Local elections 2021: Mayoral candidates release surprise joint statement ahead of Liverpool vote Three candidates vying for votes in tomorrow's crucial election are calling for a 'radical change' Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Liverpool and Merseyside will be going to the polls in a vital election - get the inside track with our politics newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notic...

As a city, Liverpool has had quite the year. From becoming the epicentre of the devastating second wave of Covid-19, to holding the first city-wide mass testing operation for the virus, it has been a turbulent time. Politically there have been plenty of headlines too, with an arrested mayor and council officers and an inspection report that has led to government commissioners being sent to oversee 'dysfunctional' departments of the city council. This week promises to be another that will live long in the memory as Liverpool goes to the polls for the most unpredictable city elections in mor...

Five big factors that could decide who Liverpool's new leader is Key issues that could swing the Liverpool Mayoral vote this Thursday Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now On Thursday, the people of Liverpool will go to the polls to elect a new mayor to lead the city. Whoever is announced as the winner of the vote at Friday's count will be only the second city mayor Liverpool has ever had. The post was created in 2012 and has been held until now by Labour's Joe Anderson. He was due to be the party's candidate for this year's covid-delayed elections but has been replaced follo...