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Six candidates are standing to be Salford mayor at the elections on May 6.
The role of a directly-elected city mayor was created in 2012 following a referendum which was triggered by a petition of 10,500 Salford residents.
All of the council's executive powers rest with the mayor who can appoint councillors to make decisions on his behalf in education, children's social services, adult social services, health,
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May 6 in what is expected to be one of the most important elections since devolution in 1999. The regional list in Scotland's biggest city could play a pivotal role in deciding the outcome of the election with several parties in contention to pick up seats.
Alex Salmond has launched a new political party in the area.The Alba party will be hoping to secure at least one MSP from the area, however the Scottish Tories are expected to pick up the most seats.The larger geographical seats across Scotland have a range of issues so it is something the candidates will need to be clued up on throughout the campaign.Here's all you need to know about the North East Scotland regional list:At the 2016 election the Scottish Conservatives managed to secure four of
STV but it is now the turn of Channel 4 to host its debate. The debate, which will be held in Glasgow, will be chaired by Krishnan Guru-Murthy and will last around 45 minutes with a number of topics discussed from Scotland's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic to Scottish independence.
The same poll predicts that the Scottish Conservatives will return 32 MSPs, one more than in 2016. However there would still be a pro-independence majority at Holyrood, with the Scottish Greens forecast to return eight MSPs, two more than 2016.Ross said: “It is on a knife edge.
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Dua Lipa endorsing him in the upcoming London mayoral elections, saying he’s “honoured” to receive her support.Last week (April 15), Lipa encouraged fans to vote for the Labour candidate ahead of the elections, which take place on May 6.In a recorded message posted to Twitter, Lipa said: “London has a really important set of elections coming up on May 6.
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