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Kingdom">cities</a> to determine whether to introduce <a href="/wiki/Directly_elected_mayors_in_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Directly elected mayors in the United Kingdom">directly elected mayors</a> to provide political leadership, replacing their current <a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Leader of the Council">council leaders</a>, who are elected by the local council.<sup id="cite_ref-DCLG_press_release_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DCLG_press_release-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">Parliamentary approval</a> was granted for referendums to be held in <a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/City_of_Bradford" title="City of Bradford">Bradford</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Coventry" title="Coventry">Coventry</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/City_of_Leeds" title="City of Leeds">Leeds</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Nottingham" title="Nottingham">Nottingham</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Sheffield" title="Sheffield">Sheffield</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/City_of_Wakefield" title="City of Wakefield">Wakefield</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The government had also intended to hold referendums on whether to introduce directly elected mayors in <a href="/wiki/Leicester" title="Leicester">Leicester</a> and <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>, however before the government could order these referendums, the two city councils had already decided to adopt a mayoral system themselves. <a href="/wiki/Leicester_City_Council" title="Leicester City Council">Leicester City Council</a> voted to introduce a mayor in 2010 without holding a referendum, and an <a href="/wiki/2011_Leicester_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2011 Leicester mayoral election">election was held in 2011</a> for the position.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Meanwhile, despite legislation being passed for a referendum in <a href="/wiki/Liverpool" title="Liverpool">Liverpool</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the City Council voted to bypass the referendum and to instead hold a <a href="/wiki/2012_Liverpool_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Liverpool mayoral election">mayoral election</a> on the same day as other <a href="/wiki/2012_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2012 United Kingdom local elections">local elections in May</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Liverpoolbypass_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Liverpoolbypass-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In addition, <a href="/wiki/Doncaster" title="Doncaster">Doncaster Borough Council</a> decided to hold a referendum on the same day, to determine whether to retain their elected mayoral system, having been one of the earliest authorities to adopt one, in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 26 January 2012 electors in <a href="/wiki/City_of_Salford" title="City of Salford">Salford</a> voted in favour of an elected mayor by 17,344 votes to 13,653.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There was an inaugural <a href="/wiki/2012_Salford_mayoral_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 Salford mayoral election">2012 Salford mayoral election</a> on the same day as <a href="/wiki/2012_United_Kingdom_local_elections" title="2012 United Kingdom local elections">2012 United Kingdom local elections</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Directly elected mayorship in the United Kingdom was first established by <a href="/wiki/Tony_Blair" title="Tony Blair">Tony Blair</a>'s <a href="/wiki/First_Blair_ministry" title="First Blair ministry">Labour Government</a> with the creation of the <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_London" title="Mayor of London">Mayor of London</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_2000" title="Local Government Act 2000">Local Government Act 2000</a> then provided all councils in England and Wales with a range of options as to how to operate its executive functions, including the option of a directly elected mayor. The Act also provided that a petition of more than 5% of the electorate of a council area could force that council to hold a referendum on whether to introduce a directly elected mayor. </p><p>As of January 2011, there had been 40 of these referendums with a further one planned in Salford for 26 January 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of these 40, only 13 had voted in favour of the introduction of a mayor, with 27 rejecting the proposal. These figures included two referendums held in <a href="/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent" title="Stoke-on-Trent">Stoke-on-Trent</a>, the first in 2002 that had approved the creation of a directly elected mayor, and the second in 2008 that had seen the electorate vote to abolish the position. </p><p>In 2009, the then <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> <a href="/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Most_Loyal_Opposition_(United_Kingdom)" class="mw-redirect" title="Her Majesty's Most Loyal Opposition (United Kingdom)">Opposition</a>, who were <a href="/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_United_Kingdom_general_election,_2010" class="mw-redirect" title="Opinion polling for the United Kingdom general election, 2010">well ahead in opinion polling for the following year's general election</a>, had said they would introduce elected mayors for England's 12 biggest cities, if they won power. In the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="2010 United Kingdom general election">2010 general election</a>, they did win power, albeit in a <a href="/wiki/Coalition_government" title="Coalition government">coalition government</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Prime Minister of the United Kingdom">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/David_Cameron" title="David Cameron">David Cameron</a> reaffirmed his previous commitment to hold a series of referendums on whether to introduce mayors for the biggest English cities.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Department_for_Communities_and_Local_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Department for Communities and Local Government">Department for Communities and Local Government</a> launched a consultation on 1 November 2011 to decide what powers any newly created city mayors could have at their disposal.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The list of powers the government considered devolving included power over rail and bus services, skills, apprenticeships, and money to invest in high speed broadband and other economic infrastructure.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after announcing this consultation, the government confirmed that 11 referendums would all be held on 3 May 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-DCLG_press_release_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DCLG_press_release-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Question">Question</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Question"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The question that was asked in the referendum was set by central government, and read as follows:<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dd><b>How would you like <i>[name of city]</i> to be run?</b> <ul><li>By a leader who is an elected councillor chosen by a vote of the other elected councillors. This is how the council is run now.</li></ul></dd> <dd>Or <ul><li>By a mayor who is elected by voters. This would be a change from how the council is run now.</li></ul></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview_of_results">Overview of results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Overview of results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>City</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Result</th> <th>Yes %</th> <th>No %</th> <th>Turnout % (valid ballots)<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham" title="Birmingham">Birmingham</a></td> <td>3 May</td> <td style="text-align:center; background:pink;">No</td> <td>42.0</td> <td>58.0</td> <td>27.6</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Bradford" title="City of Bradford">Bradford</a></td> <td>3 May</td> <td style="text-align:center; background:pink;">No</td> <td>44.9</td> <td>55.1</td> <td>33.5</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bristol" title="Bristol">Bristol</a></td> <td>3 May</td> <td style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;">Yes</td> <td>53.3</td> <td>46.7</td> <td>24.1</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Coventry" title="Coventry">Coventry</a></td> <td>3 May</td> <td style="text-align:center; background:pink;">No</td> <td>36.4</td> <td>63.6</td> <td>26.2</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Doncaster" title="Doncaster">Doncaster</a></td> <td>3 May</td> <td style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;">Retain</td> <td>62.0</td> <td>38.0</td> <td></td> <td>Referendum to decide on whether to retain or abolish existing directly elected mayor. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Leeds" title="City of Leeds">Leeds</a></td> <td>3 May</td> <td style="text-align:center; background:pink;">No</td> <td>36.7</td> <td>63.3</td> <td>30.3</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a></td> <td>3 May</td> <td style="text-align:center; background:pink;">No</td> <td>46.8</td> <td>53.2</td> <td>24.7</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Newcastle_upon_Tyne" title="Newcastle upon Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</a></td> <td>3 May</td> <td style="text-align:center; background:pink;">No</td> <td>38.06</td> <td>61.94</td> <td>32.0</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nottingham" title="Nottingham">Nottingham</a></td> <td>3 May</td> <td style="text-align:center; background:pink;">No</td> <td>42.5</td> <td>57.5<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>27.6</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheffield" title="Sheffield">Sheffield</a></td> <td>3 May</td> <td style="text-align:center; background:pink;">No</td> <td>35.0</td> <td>65.0<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>32.1</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/City_of_Wakefield" title="City of Wakefield">Wakefield</a></td> <td>3 May</td> <td style="text-align:center; background:pink;">No</td> <td>37.8</td> <td>62.2<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>28.6</td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Cities">Cities</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Birmingham">Birmingham</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Birmingham"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The referendum was held prior to decisions on the Mayoral responsibilities.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Amongst those campaigning for a 'yes' vote in Birmingham were <a href="/wiki/Gisela_Stuart" title="Gisela Stuart">Gisela Stuart</a>, <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> MP for <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Edgbaston_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Edgbaston (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Edgbaston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liam_Byrne" title="Liam Byrne">Liam Byrne</a>, Labour MP for <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Hodge_Hill_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Hodge Hill (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Hodge Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Albert_Bore" title="Albert Bore">Sir Albert Bore</a>, the leader of the Labour group on Birmingham City Council, and <a href="/wiki/Si%C3%B4n_Simon" title="Siôn Simon">Siôn Simon</a>, the former Labour MP for <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Erdington_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Erdington (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Erdington</a>. </p><p>Liam Byrne confirmed he would stand for his party's nomination were voters to approve plans in the referendum.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was supported by ex-Birmingham City Council leader Sir Albert Bore.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Those advocating a 'no' vote included <a href="/wiki/Roger_Godsiff" title="Roger Godsiff">Roger Godsiff</a>, Labour MP for <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Hall_Green_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Hall Green (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Hall Green</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Hemming_(politician)" title="John Hemming (politician)">John Hemming</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrat</a> MP for <a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Yardley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Birmingham Yardley (UK Parliament constituency)">Birmingham Yardley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 1em; background: #f9f9f9;"> <caption style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:.2em .4em">Birmingham Mayoral referendum 2012 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 210px">Choice </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 70px">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 50px">% </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Light_brown_x.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Referendum failed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/14px-Light_brown_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/21px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/28px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3584" data-file-height="4096" /></a></span> <b>No</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>120,611</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>57.8</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">88,085 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">42.2 </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Total votes</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>208,696</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>The post of <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="West Midlands Mayor">West Midlands Mayor</a>, chairing the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Combined_Authority" title="West Midlands Combined Authority">West Midlands Combined Authority</a>, was introduced in 2017 without a further referendum.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bradford">Bradford</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Bradford"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All three main political parties in Bradford - <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservatives</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> declared their opposition to an elected mayor for the city,<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> whilst the Conservative MP <a href="/wiki/Kris_Hopkins" title="Kris Hopkins">Kris Hopkins</a>, who was previously leader of Bradford Council, also campaigned for a 'no' vote in his <a href="/wiki/Keighley_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" class="mw-redirect" title="Keighley (UK Parliament constituency)">Keighley</a> constituency in the hope that such an outcome would help the area 'break-away' from Bradford.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/George_Galloway" title="George Galloway">George Galloway</a>, who was elected MP for <a href="/wiki/Bradford_West_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Bradford West (UK Parliament constituency)">Bradford West</a> in a <a href="/wiki/2012_Bradford_West_by-election" title="2012 Bradford West by-election">by-election</a> five weeks before the referendum, declared his support for a directly elected mayor shortly after his election, making him the sole Bradford MP in favour of the proposal.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 1em; background: #f9f9f9;"> <caption style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:.2em .4em">Bradford Mayoral referendum 2012 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 210px">Choice </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 70px">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 50px">% </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Light_brown_x.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Referendum failed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/14px-Light_brown_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/21px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/28px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3584" data-file-height="4096" /></a></span> <b>No</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>66,283</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>55.1</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">53,949 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">44.9 </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:right;">Required majority </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;"><b>50</b> </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Total votes</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>120,232</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00</b> </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:left;">Registered voters/turnout </td> <td style="text-align:right;">341,126 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">35 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bristol">Bristol</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Bristol"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The out-going Leader of Bristol City Council, <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Janke" title="Barbara Janke">Barbara Janke</a>, was opposed to the introduction of a directly elected mayor, as was the rest of her <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrat</a> group, whilst the city's <a href="/wiki/Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales" title="Green Party of England and Wales">Green Party</a> were also opposed. The <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservatives</a> were the only party in the city to openly support the introduction of a mayor, whilst Labour adopted a neutral approach of "let the people decide".<sup id="cite_ref-Bristol_24/7_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bristol_24/7-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The leader of Bristol City Council described the electorate as "palpably apathetic" on the issue.<sup id="cite_ref-Bristol_24/7_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bristol_24/7-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 1em; background: #f9f9f9;"> <caption style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:.2em .4em">Bristol Mayoral referendum 2012 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 210px">Choice </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 70px">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 50px">% </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Referendum passed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg/14px-Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg/21px-Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg/28px-Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="587" data-file-height="577" /></a></span> <b>Yes</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>41,032</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>53</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>No </td> <td style="text-align:right;">35,880 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">47 </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:right;">Required majority </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:right;"><b>50</b> </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Total votes</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>76,912</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coventry">Coventry</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Coventry"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> controlled Coventry Council said they believed an elected mayor is unnecessary, and were supported by the Liberal Democrats, Socialist, and the majority of Conservative councillors in a council motion formally opposing the idea of a directly elected mayor.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All of Coventry's MPs declared their opposition to the plan too, with the sole exception of <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ainsworth" title="Bob Ainsworth">Bob Ainsworth</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Defence" title="Secretary of State for Defence">Defence Secretary</a> and MP for <a href="/wiki/Coventry_North_East_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Coventry North East (UK Parliament constituency)">Coventry North East</a>, who suggested that the position would make the council more accountable to the electorate.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 1em; background: #f9f9f9;"> <caption style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:.2em .4em">Coventry Mayoral referendum 2012 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 210px">Choice </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 70px">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 50px">% </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Light_brown_x.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Referendum failed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/14px-Light_brown_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/21px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/28px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3584" data-file-height="4096" /></a></span> <b>No</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>39,483</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>63.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">22,619 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">36.4 </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Total votes</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>62,956</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00</b> </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:left;">Registered voters/turnout </td> <td style="text-align:right;">236,818 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26.6 </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2; font-size: 85%;"> <td colspan="3">Source: <sup id="cite_ref-CovCC_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CovCC-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The post of <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_Mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="West Midlands Mayor">West Midlands Mayor</a> (covering the <a href="/wiki/West_Midlands_county" class="mw-redirect" title="West Midlands county">West Midlands county</a>, including Coventry) was introduced in 2017, without a further referendum. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leeds">Leeds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Leeds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(UK)" title="Labour Party (UK)">Labour</a> leader of Leeds City Council criticised the proposals for an elected mayor as "utter madness",<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> whilst the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> and <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrat</a> group leaders on the City Council also both expressed their opposition to the plan, and advocated a 'no' vote.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 1em; background: #f9f9f9;"> <caption style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:.2em .4em">Leeds Mayoral referendum 2012 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 210px">Choice </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 70px">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 50px">% </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Light_brown_x.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Referendum failed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/14px-Light_brown_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/21px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/28px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3584" data-file-height="4096" /></a></span> <b>No</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>107,910</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>63.3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">62,440 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">36.7 </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Total votes</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>174,442</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00</b> </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2; font-size: 85%;"> <td colspan="3">Source: <sup id="cite_ref-LeedsCC_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LeedsCC-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Manchester">Manchester</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Manchester"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The non-political Chief Executive of <a href="/wiki/Manchester_City_Council" title="Manchester City Council">Manchester City Council</a>, Sir <a href="/wiki/Howard_Bernstein" title="Howard Bernstein">Howard Bernstein</a>, responded to the government's consultation of elected mayors by stating that such a position was not suitable for Manchester.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some analysts and local business leaders have stated their opposition to a mayoral system of local governance in Manchester and have stated the progress Manchester has made over the past 20 years that shows the current system is adequate.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Amongst the local political parties, the leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Manchester City Council publicly declared his support for the proposals,<sup id="cite_ref-MEN04Apr_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MEN04Apr-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> whilst the <i>Manchester Evening News</i> reported that many Labour politicians were "quietly opposed to change".<sup id="cite_ref-MEN04Apr_43-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MEN04Apr-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Manchester narrowly voted against a mayor; the result was however much closer than many local politicians and media predicted, and far closer than the other ten cities which also held mayoral referendums. </p><p>A poll of almost 1000 Mancunians by the <a href="/wiki/Manchester_Evening_News" title="Manchester Evening News">MEN</a> in April 2012 found a majority preferred the current system of a council leader and their cabinet rather than a mayoral system of local government. The poll found however that a majority would favour a mayor for the wider <a href="/wiki/Greater_Manchester" title="Greater Manchester">Greater Manchester</a> region, which includes 10 metropolitan boroughs, over a system of individual mayors for towns and cities.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 3 November 2014 it was announced that a directly elected <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Greater_Manchester" title="Mayor of Greater Manchester">Mayor for the Greater Manchester</a> region would be introduced with the first Mayoral elections to be held in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 1em; background: #f9f9f9;"> <caption style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:.2em .4em">Manchester Mayoral referendum 2012 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 210px">Choice </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 70px">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 50px">% </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Light_brown_x.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Referendum failed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/14px-Light_brown_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/21px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/28px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3584" data-file-height="4096" /></a></span> <b>No</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>48,593</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>53.2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">42,677 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">46.8 </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Total votes</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>91,270</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00</b> </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2; font-size: 85%;"> <td colspan="3">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/362/elections_and_voting/4658/previous_election_results/8">[1]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Newcastle_upon_Tyne">Newcastle upon Tyne</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Newcastle upon Tyne"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A campaign group advocating a 'yes' vote in the Newcastle referendum was led by Brian Moore, former Chairman of the Newcastle Conservative Party.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The idea was backed by Newcastle First, a local political party,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Conservative Member of Parliament for Hexham.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The local Labour and Liberal Democrat groups had previously expressed their opposition to an elected mayor<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but both of their group leaders declared their intentions to stand if the position was created.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 1em; background: #f9f9f9;"> <caption style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:.2em .4em">Newcastle upon Tyne Mayoral referendum 2012 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 210px">Choice </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 70px">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 50px">% </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Light_brown_x.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Referendum failed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/14px-Light_brown_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/21px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/28px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3584" data-file-height="4096" /></a></span> <b>No</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>40,089</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>61.9</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">24,630 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">38.1 </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Total votes</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>64,719</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00</b> </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2; font-size: 85%;"> <td colspan="3">Source: <sup id="cite_ref-NewcCC_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewcCC-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nottingham">Nottingham</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Nottingham"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nottingham City Council has previously rejected calls to hold a referendum using its own powers under the <a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Act_2000" title="Local Government Act 2000">Local Government Act 2000</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the leader of the council, Jon Collins, has also previously expressed his personal opposition to an elected mayor because of the potential of such a position leading to a dysfunctional council.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The local Liberal Democrats also expressed their opposition to the proposals, and advocated a 'no' vote.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The vote went against an elected mayor.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 1em; background: #f9f9f9;"> <caption style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:.2em .4em">Nottingham Mayoral referendum 2012 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 210px">Choice </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 70px">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 50px">% </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Light_brown_x.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Referendum failed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/14px-Light_brown_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/21px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/28px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3584" data-file-height="4096" /></a></span> <b>No</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>28,320</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>57.5</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">20,943 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">42.5 </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Total votes</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>49,439</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00</b> </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2; font-size: 85%;"> <td colspan="3">Source: <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=18379">[2]</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sheffield">Sheffield</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sheffield"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Labour and Liberal Democrat groups on Sheffield City Council both expressed opposition to the idea of an elected mayor,<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> whilst the regional director of the <a href="/wiki/Confederation_of_British_Industry" title="Confederation of British Industry">Confederation of British Industry</a>, Andrew Palmer, also expressed doubt over the plan.<sup id="cite_ref-Sheffieldarticle_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheffieldarticle-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The trade union <a href="/wiki/Unison" title="Unison">Unison</a> also actively campaigned for a 'no' vote in the referendum.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Support for the proposal was given by the local Conservative party, who claimed a directly elected mayor would be more accountable to the electorate,<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as other local business owners who claimed a directly elected mayor would hold a "stronger mandate to take decisions".<sup id="cite_ref-Sheffieldarticle_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sheffieldarticle-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 1em; background: #f9f9f9;"> <caption style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:.2em .4em">Sheffield Mayoral referendum 2012 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 210px">Choice </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 70px">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 50px">% </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Light_brown_x.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Referendum failed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/14px-Light_brown_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/21px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/28px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3584" data-file-height="4096" /></a></span> <b>No</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>82,890</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>65.0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">44,571 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">35.0 </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Total votes</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>127,461</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00</b> </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2; font-size: 85%;"> <td colspan="3">Source: <sup id="cite_ref-ShefCC_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ShefCC-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wakefield">Wakefield</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2012_English_mayoral_referendums&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Wakefield"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although critical of the post, Wakefield Council leader Peter Box suggested he would put his name forward if the referendum was passed.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Amongst the local political parties, the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservative</a> group leader on Wakefield Council declared his party's support for the status quo, whilst the local <a href="/wiki/UK_Independence_Party" title="UK Independence Party">UK Independence Party</a> expressed support for the mayoral position.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="margin-right: 1em; background: #f9f9f9;"> <caption style="background-color:#f2f2f2;margin-bottom:-1px;border:1px solid #aaa;padding:.2em .4em">Wakefield Mayoral referendum 2012 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 210px">Choice </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 70px">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 50px">% </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Light_brown_x.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Referendum failed" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/14px-Light_brown_x.svg.png" decoding="async" width="14" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/21px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Light_brown_x.svg/28px-Light_brown_x.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3584" data-file-height="4096" /></a></span> <b>No</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>45,357</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>62.2</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Yes </td> <td style="text-align:right;">27,610 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">37.8 </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>Total votes</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>73,547</b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.00</b> </td></tr> <tr class="tfoot" style="background:#f2f2f2; 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href="/wiki/Directly_elected_mayors_in_England_and_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Directly elected mayors in England and Wales">Directly elected mayoralties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority" title="Greater London Authority">Greater London Authority</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Referendums_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Referendums in the United Kingdom">Referendums</a><sup>1</sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/England_and_Wales_mayoral_referendums" title="England and Wales mayoral referendums">English mayoral referendums</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Greater_London_Authority_referendum" title="1998 Greater London Authority referendum">1998</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2012</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_East_England" title="North East England">North East England</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/2004_North_East_England_devolution_referendum" title="2004 North East England devolution referendum">2004</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland" title="Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1998_Northern_Ireland_Good_Friday_Agreement_referendum" title="1998 Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum">1998</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1979_Scottish_devolution_referendum" title="1979 Scottish devolution referendum">1979</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Scottish_devolution_referendum" title="1997 Scottish devolution referendum">1997</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales" title="Wales">Wales</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/1979_Welsh_devolution_referendum" title="1979 Welsh devolution referendum">1979</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Welsh_devolution_referendum" title="1997 Welsh devolution referendum">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Welsh_devolution_referendum" title="2011 Welsh devolution referendum">2011</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Heads of devolved<br />governments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chairs_of_combined_authorities" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairs of combined authorities">Metro mayors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directly_elected_mayors_in_England_and_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="Directly elected mayors in England and Wales">Directly elected mayors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_London" title="Mayor of London">London (Mayor)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_and_deputy_First_Minister" class="mw-redirect" title="First Minister and deputy First Minister">Northern Ireland (FM and dFM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Scotland" title="First Minister of Scotland">Scotland (FM)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Minister_of_Wales" title="First Minister of Wales">Wales (FM)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Devolved legislatures<sup>2</sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/London_Assembly" title="London Assembly">London Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly" title="Northern Ireland Assembly">Northern Ireland Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senedd" title="Senedd">Senedd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Devolved administrations<sup>3</sup></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deputy_Mayor_of_London" title="Deputy Mayor of London">London (Mayoral cabinet)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Executive" title="Northern Ireland Executive">Northern Ireland Executive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Government" title="Scottish Government">Scottish Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Government" title="Welsh Government">Welsh Government</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organisations and laws<br />of the legislatures and<br />governments of the UK<br />and the devolved areas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commissions (<a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Parliament of the United Kingdom">UK Parliament</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Commission_on_the_Constitution_(United_Kingdom)" title="Royal Commission on the Constitution (United Kingdom)">Kilbrandon Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Commission_on_Funding_and_Finance_for_Wales" title="Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales">Holtham Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Devolution_in_Wales" title="Commission on Devolution in Wales">Silk Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commission_on_the_consequences_of_devolution_for_the_House_of_Commons" title="Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons">McKay Commission</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commissions (devolved legislatures)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Senedd" title="Senedd">Senedd</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ivor_Richard,_Baron_Richard#Richard_Commission" class="mw-redirect" title="Ivor Richard, Baron Richard">Richard Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Commission_on_Funding_and_Finance_for_Wales" title="Independent Commission on Funding and Finance for Wales">Holtham Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Justice_in_Wales" title="Commission on Justice in Wales">Thomas Commission</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Parliament" title="Scottish Parliament">Scottish Parliament</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Commission_on_Scottish_Devolution" title="Commission on Scottish Devolution">Calman Commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smith_Commission" title="Smith Commission">Smith Commission</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Referendum and devolution acts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority_(Referendum)_Act_1998" title="Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998">Greater London Authority (Referendum) Act 1998</a></li> <li>Greater London Authority Acts <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority_Act_1999" title="Greater London Authority Act 1999">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Authority_Act_2007" title="Greater London Authority Act 2007">2007</a></li></ul></li> <li>Northern Ireland Acts <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Act_1998" title="Northern Ireland Act 1998">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_(St_Andrews_Agreement)_Act_2006" title="Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006">2006</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Referendums_(Scotland_%26_Wales)_Act_1997" class="mw-redirect" title="Referendums (Scotland & Wales) Act 1997">Referendums (Scotland & Wales) Act 1997</a></li> <li>Wales Acts <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Wales_Act_1998" title="Government of Wales Act 1998">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Wales_Act_2006" title="Government of Wales Act 2006">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_Act_2014" title="Wales Act 2014">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_Act_2017" title="Wales Act 2017">2017</a></li></ul></li> <li>Scotland Acts <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_1998" title="Scotland Act 1998">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_2012" title="Scotland Act 2012">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_2016" title="Scotland Act 2016">2016</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Select_committees_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Select committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom">Select committees</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Affairs_Select_Committee" title="Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee">Northern Ireland Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Affairs_Select_Committee" title="Scottish Affairs Select Committee">Scottish Affairs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Affairs_Select_Committee" title="Welsh Affairs Select Committee">Welsh Affairs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Grand_committee" title="Grand committee">Grand committees</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Grand_Committees" class="mw-redirect" title="Legislative Grand Committees">Legislative Grand Committees</a> (2015–2021)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Grand_Committee" title="Northern Ireland Grand Committee">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Grand_Committee" title="Scottish Grand Committee">Scottish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Grand_Committee" title="Welsh Grand Committee">Welsh</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Departments_of_the_United_Kingdom_Government" class="mw-redirect" title="Departments of the United Kingdom Government">Departments</a> and <a href="/wiki/Territorial_Offices" class="mw-redirect" title="Territorial Offices">Territorial Offices</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)">MOJ</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cabinet_Office" title="Cabinet Office">Cabinet Office - Devolution Secretariat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice_(United_Kingdom)" title="Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)">Ministry of Justice – Devolution Directorate-General</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Advocate_General_for_Scotland" title="Advocate General for Scotland">Office of the Advocate General for Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Office" title="Northern Ireland Office">Northern Ireland Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Office" title="Scotland Office">Scotland Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_Office" title="Wales Office">Wales Office</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Elections in the United Kingdom">Elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/London_mayoral_elections" title="London mayoral elections">London</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Northern_Ireland" title="Elections in Northern Ireland">Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Scotland" title="Elections in Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Wales" title="Elections in Wales">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Agreements/Treaties <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anglo-Irish_Treaty" title="Anglo-Irish Treaty">Anglo-Irish Treaty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Good_Friday_Agreement" title="Good Friday Agreement">Good Friday Agreement</a></li></ul></li> <li>Budget <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Barnett_formula" title="Barnett formula">Barnett formula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Block_grant" title="Block grant">Block grant</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Constitution of the United Kingdom">Constitution of the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserved_and_excepted_matters" class="mw-redirect" title="Reserved and excepted matters">Reserved and excepted matters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Lothian_question" title="West Lothian question">West Lothian question</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Proposals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cornwall" title="Cornwall">Cornwall</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cornish_Assembly" title="Cornish Assembly">Cornish Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cornish_Constitutional_Convention" title="Cornish Constitutional Convention">Cornish Constitutional Convention</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mebyon_Kernow" title="Mebyon Kernow">Mebyon Kernow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Revived_Cornish_Stannary_Parliament" title="Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament">Revived Cornish Stannary Parliament</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devolved_English_parliament" title="Devolved English parliament">Devolved English parliament</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Separatism_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Separatism in the United Kingdom">Separatism in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federalism_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Federalism in the United Kingdom">Federalism in the United Kingdom</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Campaign_for_an_English_Parliament" title="Campaign for an English Parliament">Campaign for an English Parliament</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_England" title="Northern England">Northern England</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Campaign_for_the_North" title="Campaign for the North">Campaign for the North</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yorkshire_Party" title="Yorkshire Party">Yorkshire Party</a></li></ul></li> <li>Other parts of <a href="/wiki/Southern_England" title="Southern England">Southern England</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wessex_Regionalist_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Wessex Regionalist Party">Wessex Regionalist Party</a></li></ul></li> <li>Scotland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Full_fiscal_autonomy_for_Scotland" class="mw-redirect" title="Full fiscal autonomy for Scotland">Full fiscal autonomy</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Historical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Administrations of England <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Regional_assembly_(England)" title="Regional assembly (England)">English Regional Assemblies, 1998–2010</a></li></ul></li> <li>Administrations of London <ul><li><a href="/wiki/London_County_Council" title="London County Council">London County Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greater_London_Council" title="Greater London Council">Greater London Council</a></li></ul></li> <li>Administrations of Northern Ireland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Executive_Committee_of_the_Privy_Council_of_Northern_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland">1922–72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Executive_(1974)" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Ireland Executive (1974)">1974</a></li></ul></li> <li>Legislatures of Northern Ireland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parliament_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Parliament of Northern Ireland">1922–72</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly_(1973)" title="Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)">1973–74</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Assembly_(1982)" title="Northern Ireland Assembly (1982)">1982–86</a></li></ul></li> <li>Northern Ireland-related legislation of the UK Parliament <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland_Bill_1886" title="Government of Ireland Bill 1886">Ireland, 1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland_Bill_1893" title="Government of Ireland Bill 1893">Ireland, 1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland_Act_1914" title="Government of Ireland Act 1914">Ireland, 1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Ireland_Act_1920" title="Government of Ireland Act 1920">Ireland, 1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Free_State_(Consequential_Provisions)_Act_1922" title="Irish Free State (Consequential Provisions) Act 1922">Irish Free State, 1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Ireland_Act_1974" title="Northern Ireland Act 1974">Northern Ireland, 1974</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irish_Home_Rule_movement" title="Irish Home Rule movement">Irish Home Rule movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Northern_Ireland" title="Prime Minister of Northern Ireland">Prime Minister of Northern Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scotland_Act_1978" title="Scotland Act 1978">Scotland Act 1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Office" title="Scottish Office">Scottish Office</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sunningdale_Agreement" title="Sunningdale Agreement">Sunningdale Agreement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wales_Act_1978" title="Wales Act 1978">Wales Act 1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Welsh_Office" title="Welsh Office">Welsh Office</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>1. 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