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Official Green Party candidate image of Gary Cargill, who is running for role of LCR Metro Mayor in the 2021 May 6 elections A RUNCORN actor is in the running to become the new metro mayor for the Liverpool City Region. Gary Cargill, who played newspaper editor John Smith in the 2018 film Peterloo and appeared in shows such as Hollyoaks and cop drama Safe House, is standing as the Green Party candidate in the May 6 elections. Son of longstanding Halton Labour councillors Ellen and Dave Cargill, he will also be running as a Green candidate in the borough’s council elections in the Mersey and Weston ward.
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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.