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Voters in West Yorkshire have elected their first Regional Mayor in the 2021 elections.
The newly-established West Yorkshire Mayor will be responsible for the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire, and will chair and lead the West Yorkshire Combined Authority.
Voters in Leeds, Wakefield, Kirklees, Calderdale and Bradford took to the polls to cast their ballots on Thursday, May 6.
Prior to the election, the Labour Party had control of all
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Neil Findlay said Sarwar’s campaign was simply a “rehash” of the 2016 election and urged Labour to recognise the right of the Scottish people to self-determination.Sarwar has been credited for the Holyrood election campaign he fought after taking over the leadership of Scottish Labour ten weeks ago.He rejected calls for indyref2 and made national recovery from covid his party’s top priority.However, although Labour held on to key constituencies yesterday, they could come third again for the
SNP headed towards a thumping victory at the Holyrood election.Nicola Sturgeon’s party may fall short of an outright win - 65 seats - but a pro-independence majority with the Greens is all but assured.Dozens of results were announced yesterday and counting has resumed.An SNP Government will push for indyref2 at some point during the next term, but Boris Johnson’s Government appears to be hardening its position.Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, dismissed
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Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Caithness and Sutherland and Ross is an SNP hold with Maree Todd gaining 15,889 votes.
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Scottish Election. Described as being an 'historic election', millions have visited their local polling station to secure their vote and shape the Scottish Parliament for the next five years.
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