Birmingham Mail - Campaigns - Elected Mayor

The elected Mayor's debate - petition form

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 07:55:00 GMT

THE Birmingham Mail is campaigning for a referendum giving Birmingham people the chance to decide whether they want an elected mayor.

David Cameron: I want Birmingham mayor

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:05:00 GMT

AN ELECTED mayor could be running Birmingham in just over three years’ time if the Conservatives win the next General Election, it has emerged.

Tory pledge for city mayor vote

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:02:00 GMT

BRUMMIES will decide the issue of elected mayors if the Conservatives win the next general election.

Ray of light in Brmingham Mail campaign for elected mayor

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM council leaders could be forced to hold a referendum on whether the city should be run by a directly elected mayor if just 14,000 people sign a petition under a new government plan.

Step closer to vote on elected mayor

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:59:00 GMT

THE prospect of an elected mayor for Birmingham moved a step closer today after new plans to cut the size of a petition needed to force a referendum by 60 per cent.

Mayor campaign: Thousands support but not enough

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

A CAMPAIGN to allow the people of Birmingham to decide whether or not the city is run by an elected mayor has failed to raise enough interest, it was revealed today.

Birmingham 'needs a strong leader'- Cabinet Minister Hazel Blears

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT

GREAT cities such as Birmingham need "visible and accountable leadership", the Secretary of State for Local Government has warned.

Last chance to have your say

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

CAMPAIGNERS will take to the city centre streets this Saturday in a last push to secure a referendum for the people of Birmingham on how the city is run. With the deadline to hand in the petition on elected mayors approaching, Neil Elkes takes a look back at the campaign.

Poll campaigners take to the streets

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

CAMPAIGNERS battling for a referendum on elected mayors are taking to the city centre streets next weekend as the petition nears it anniversary deadline.

Nick Clegg: Brummies should decide over elected Mayor

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT

THE people of Birmingham should be the ones to decide whether the city has an elected mayor, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said today.

Probe into fears Birmingham Council is blocking mayor campaign

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:06:00 GMT

MINISTERS have launched an inquiry into fears that Birmingham Council is trying to undermine the campaign for a referendum on whether the city needs an elected mayor.

Give us the right to vote on how we are governed

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:25:00 GMT

CHRIS Game, a political analyst from the University of Birmingham, gives his perspective on the Birmingham Mail's campaign for a referendum on an elected mayor.

Six months in and the fight continues for Mayor petition

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 08:19:00 GMT

THOUSANDS of readers have now backed the Birmingham Mail's petition calling for a referendum on an elected mayor in the city.

Your chance to sign up at the big derby

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:38:00 GMT

DERBY day football fans will be urged to sign up for their right to decide how Birmingham is run on Sunday.

Top Tory backing poll call

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:26:00 GMT

MICHAEL Heseltine has backed the Birmingham Mail's campaign to let the people of the city choose on whether they get an elected mayor.

Thousands sign up on day of action

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 13:53:00 GMT

CAMPAIGNERS for an elected mayor referendum added more than 2,000 signatures to their petition at last month's day of action.

Whitehall date for Mail editor

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 08:28:00 GMT

THE campaign for an elected mayor referendum in Birmingham is being taken to the corridors of Westminster next month.

People go with Mail campaign

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:48:00 GMT

A BBC street poll from The Politics Show revealed overwhelming support for the Birmingham Mail's campaign for a referendum on an elected mayor.

Mayor debate going head to head

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:27:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM Mail editor Steve Dyson will go toe to toe with MP John Hemming in a live TV debate on the campaign for an elected mayor referendum.

Action stations in mayor poll battle

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:05:00 GMT

HUNDREDS of Brummies backed the campaign for a people's poll on an elected mayor by signing petitions in a city-wide day of action.