Directly elected 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 | £30,000 |
| Website | http://www.copelandbc.gov.uk/section/mike-starkie-elected-mayor |
The directly elected mayor of Copeland is a 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.[1]
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 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.[2] 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 [3] | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | 1st Round | % | 2nd Round | Total | First Round Votes Transfer Votes | |
| Independent | Mike Starkie | 9,836 | 30.5% | 5,397 | 15,233 |
| |
| Labour | Steve Gibbons | 12,867 | 39.9% | 1,662 | 14,529 |
| |
| Conservative | Chris Whiteside | 9,509 | 29.5% |
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| Turnout | 32,212 | ||||||
| Independent win | |||||||
References
- ↑ "Mayoral referendum" (PDF). Copeland.gov.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
- ↑ "News & Star | News | Copeland mayor election put back to May next year". Newsandstar.co.uk. 2014-06-21. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
- ↑ "Copeland chooses Mike Starkie as first elected mayor - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
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