12 Cities in England have directly elected mayors. They were elected by the voters in their own cities.
These Mayors have more power than the traditional civic mayor, as they run the council (GLA in London). These mayors are usually higher profile than civic mayors or council leaders.
The Mayors have a cabinet, members of the Cabinet and the Mayor take decisions which are then actioned by officers, but scruitanised by elected councillors in committies and full council meeting.
This system is working and allows voters to have a direct say in through their Mayor.
At least three of the twelve cities have recently began to try to un-seat the elected mayor or to remove the office of elected mayor.
What are you views.
2006-09-13 09:41:22 · 7 answers · asked by thebigtombs 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Actually Stoke-on-Trent is not as bad as the earlier answer suggests. Stoke's problem is not the Elected Mayor system as such, but that its instigator (helped in no small part by a virulently anti-Labour local newspaper) chose the wrong system.
If the system is Elected Mayor and Cabinet (as in every other area with an Elected Mayor) it seems to work well. Stoke's Elected Mayor and Council Manager system fails because it takes power out of the hands of the elected councillors and gives to an unaccountable civil servant.
The current Elected Mayor has tried to get around this by appointing a Mayor's Advisory Panel, made up of Councillors, but again the local newspaper has done all it can to destroy this and whip up further anti-Labour sentiment.
2006-09-13 10:57:21 · answer #1 · answered by Timothy M 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Stoke on Trent - no - as it's forced even more division between the council, it's members and the community it serves. Even the guy who was the original mayor who forced the referendum to have a mayor turned his back on the mayoral system.
I feel his move speaks loads!
2006-09-13 09:50:50 · answer #2 · answered by Yagowra Shakaboom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
More jobs for the boys. They got rid of the GLC and nobody saw the difference, but out of the woodwork came uncle Ken, got elected, much to Tonies surprise, and is now costing us thousands, life would still be the same without it, the GLA that is.
2006-09-13 09:52:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think they r a waste of space. here in middlesbrough we have mallon £140000+ a yr + a chief exec doing the same job at the same pay????????are they needed definitely no!!!!!!!
total waste of time in it for what they can get!!!
by the the way neither live in the town so where is their allegiance
2006-09-13 13:09:15 · answer #4 · answered by jaketherake 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
ugh i dnt mean to ofend anyone but the uks gone right down and nothin wrks anymore
2006-09-13 09:51:55 · answer #5 · answered by jemaple 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no livinstone is an idiot they just enjoy the treamings that come with the job
2006-09-13 23:04:53 · answer #6 · answered by martin r 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i wasnt aware of these sorts of problems but based upon what you have said... no they are not working.
2006-09-13 09:52:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋