Salford set for directly elected mayor

Salford City Council is to have a directly elected mayor after residents voted in favour of switching democractic structures yesterday.

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By Heather Jameson | 27 January 2012

Salford City Council is set to have a directly elected mayor after residents voted in favour of switching democractic structures yesterday.

Eleven cities are set to go to the polls on 3 May to decide if they want to move to the mayoral model, but Salford has beaten them to the vote in a referendum triggered by a petition.

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