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.
Councillor pulled from Liverpool Mayor shortlist loses High Court case
Anna Rothery was removed her from the shortlist because there was a clear risk of political damage to the party
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Lord Mayor of Liverpool Anna Rothery will discuss Women s Oppression Today
A councillor has lost her High Court bid to force the Labour Party to include her on their Mayoral candidate short list.
Cllr Anna Rothery, a Princes Park ward councillor and current Lord Mayor of the city, was shortlisted for the nomination alongside Acting Mayor of Liverpool Wendy Simon and Ann O Byrne, a former Deputy Mayor.
The shortlist was finalised after an interview process as the party looked to replace Joe Anderson, who remains suspended following his arrest in December.