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The key battles to watch out for in Liverpool s crunch local elections
City preparing for the most dramatic elections in a decade - here are some of the key areas to look out for
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Liverpool is preparing for its most dramatic local elections in a decade (Image: Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo)
On Thursday May 6, people in Liverpool will be asked to take part in a number of crucial elections that could have major implications for how the city is run.
Liverpool and its troubled council have been in the news for all the wrong reasons lately, following the arrest of senior figures - including Mayor Joe Anderson - and a damning government inspection report into council practices.
Why your second choice vote could swing Liverpool s knife-edge mayoral election
Voting system combined with city s political crisis could mean second preference votes are the deciding factor, writes political editor Liam Thorp
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We are just weeks away from finding out who the new Mayor of Liverpool will be.
A remarkable turn of events over the past few months means that the city is facing a knife-edge election which could easily go a number of different ways.
While he denies wrongdoing, he has stepped aside from his position and will not be standing as the Labour Party candidate in the May 6 vote as he remains suspended by the party.
Seven candidates set to face off in Liverpool mayoral election
The nomination deadline has now passed
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The seven candidates in the running to become mayor of Liverpool have been finalised.
The deadline for nominations in May’s elections passed yesterday afternoon, with candidate lists now published for mayoral and council elections in Liverpool.
Labour, who currently hold the mayoralty, will face candidates from five other political parties as well as independent candidate Stephen Yip.
Next month’s poll will occur after an extended period of political turmoil in the city. The arrest of former mayor Joe Anderson in December and an ensuing government investigation has culminated in a series of damning revelations about how parts of the council have operated in the past.
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