Calls for delay to mayoral vote

Copeland residents have voted in favour of having a directly elected mayor but there are already calls for the election to be delayed.

By MJ Correspondent | 28 May 2014

Residents in Copeland have voted in favour of having a directly elected mayor but there are already calls for the election to be delayed.

Some 70% of voters, or 18,160 people, backed the change in a local referendum on a turnout of 34%, meaning an election has been scheduled for 16 October.

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