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The May Elections on
Merseyside 2016
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THE Elections on Merseyside have been
very interesting this year, with local elections and the Police and Crime
Commissioner elections taking place on the 5 May 2016; but in Liverpool the
Mayoral Election also took place. Overall the results of the elections have not
changed the makeup of the Councils and Labour still has overall control on
Merseyside. Merseyside will be heading to the polling stations again soon, on 23
June 2016, for the European Union Referendum, it was interesting to see UKIP
being pushed out. Is that a sign that Merseyside might vote to stay in the
European Union? The full results from all the wards on Merseyside can be seen
via this
link.
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We attended Liverpool's Mayoral Elections as we feel this has huge implications
on the rest of Merseyside. The result is that Labour's Joe Anderson was
re-elected for a 2nd term in Office as the Mayor of Liverpool. He has now not
only made history books as the first elected Mayor of the City, but also the
first to be re-elected. Our full interview with Jo Anderson can be seen on
Facebook
Page and also the results being announced
and some of the action can be seen on VAMPHire.com's YouTube
Account As Liverpool is one of only a
handful of cities to have a Mayor, TV coverage was extremely interesting to
follow, following the results of the disclosure that he had won. For all of us
on Merseyside, now the idea of the Mayor of Liverpool, in the eyes of many has
proved successful, many have warmed to the idea of a Metro Mayor being elected
next. The Metro Mayor idea is the next step in the Government's plans on
devolution and could see us all, on Merseyside, voting for a Metro Mayor.
Interestingly, this is something the re-elected Joe Anderson thinks will:-
"make a
real difference" to the people of the region. We would love to know your views
on this, as the area moves yet another step closer to a motion for a Metro Mayor
being made? We also attended the count in Liverpool for the final and full
decoration of the results for Merseyside's Police Commissioner. Just like the
Mayoral elections, history was set as Labour's Jane Kennedy was again re-elected
as Merseyside's Police Commissioner (PCC). Not only is she the 1st to be
elected into that Office, but also she is the first to be re-elected. But some
think the PCC election might have been pointless, as even the candidates all
agreed, the coverage and information about what the PCC does has been extremely
poor. Again what do you think about the PCC election information? To see our
interview with Jane Kennedy please visit our Facebook
Page and to watch the declaration and also
acceptance speech by Jane, please see VAMPHire.com's YouTube
Page
now. We will also have more interviews from the in Liverpool elections uploaded
over the next few days on our
YouTube Channel.
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Halton Borough Council interestingly, even though it is in Merseyside is not
under Merseyside's Police and Crime Commissioner's area, so the vote they voted
for the Cheshire Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC). Elected for Cheshire
PCC was
Labour's David Keane. Also, it is worth noting the both Warrington and Runcorn,
even though they fall under the Liverpool City Region are not part of
Merseyside, for that reason we have not included their results on our Election
Summary for Merseyside page. We suggest for those results you visit their
respective local government websites.
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We will be bringing you a report about the referendum soon. With that in mind,
as the EU vote comes ever closer, we would love to know your views, both for and
against. This Referendum is one of the most important votes the UK has faced in
our Country's history. Should we get it wrong, unlike the elections, we will
have to live with the consequences for generation, after generations to come. So
have your say and let us know your views on this very hot topic. Send them to:-
News24@SouthportReporter.Com and let us know what you really
think! Click on
here to
see our photographic coverage and results from the PCC as well as the
Liverpool's Mayoral Elections.
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Editorial note:-
"It was amazing to see so many young people
doing the counting. I asked and found out many of them were from local colleges
and Universities. One of them said that it had improved their ''understanding of
the UK's democratic voting system'' and was a ''fantastic insight into our
electoral system.'' Plus, she also added that:- ''It also helps us earn extra
cash as well.'' No matter what age, the people who did the count in Liverpool
over a full night and a full day, all did an outstanding job. Some of them had
also been working in the Polling Stations as well! Without these people we would
not have a count and they will be doing this all over again on 23 June 2016."
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Click on
here to
see our photographic coverage and results from the PCC as well as the
Liverpool's Mayoral Elections. |
