Mayor of Liverpool live election results as they happen
The race to be the new leader of Liverpool is a tight one - follow the live results as we get them
05:00, 7 MAY 2021
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Dan Whelan
As the region continues to count votes, some Greater Manchester boroughs have already declared, resulting in Oldham Council leader Sean Fielding losing his seat and the Liberal Democrats gaining in Stockport, where no single party has had overall control.
Fielding out
Oldham’s leader was usurped in Failsworth West by Failsworth Independent Party candidate Mark Wilkinson by a margin of fewer than 200 votes and, while Labour still holds a majority in Oldham, the party will now have to choose a new leader from its ranks.
Said Fielding: “While tonight is obviously disappointing, the electorate of Failsworth West has spoken.”
Dan Whelan
Joanne Anderson has been elected to lead the city council, beating off competition from independent candidate Stephen Yip to replace Joe Anderson who resigned from the post after his arrest last December.
Joanne Anderson, who is no relation to the former mayor, claimed victory with 46,493 votes compared to Yip’s 32,079.
“I am so proud and honoured to be the first black woman directly elected as mayor in the UK, and our city’s first-ever female leader.” Anderson said.
“Liverpool has always been a city of firsts, one that does things differently and that charters its own path. Today, we made history.”
Last modified on Sat 8 May 2021 00.12 EDT
Liverpool has made history by choosing the UKâs first directly elected black female mayor and the first woman to lead the city.
The election of Joanne Anderson was one of the few good news stories for Labour on Friday. Anderson, 50, beat Stephen Yip, an independent, while the Conservative candidate, Katie Burgess, lost her deposit. Anderson won 59% of the total votes (46,493 to Yipâs 32,079), although the race went to second preferences for the first time in its history.
In her victory speech, the 6ft-tall leftwing socialist apologised to the people of the city for the political scandal that had erupted last December when the former mayor, Joe Anderson (no relation), was arrested over corruption claims, leading to a damning emergency inspection of the council. He has denied any wrongdoing, but stood aside from the mayoral race.
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