Birmingham Post - Tag - referendum

Supporters of EU can win British referendum, insists Worcestershire MP Luff

Birmingham Post — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:28:00 GMT

Supporters of the European Union can win a referendum on British membership, a pro-EU Conservative MP has insisted.

Birmingham mayor hopeful Sion Simon on the referendum - and his next move

Birmingham Post — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT

Sion Simon quit the House of Commons to campaign for an elected mayor of Birmingham before voters rejected the idea. He blames the government for the referendum result

Post Comment: Casualties of the mayor fiasco

Birmingham Post — Fri, 18 May 2012 07:00:00 GMT

A number of political careers appear to have been damaged by the attempt to create a mayor for Birmingham, which was rejected overwhelmingly by voters in a referendum earlier this month.

Neil Elkes: A victory for apathy at the polls again

Birmingham Post — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:02:00 GMT

The mayoral vote may have stunned many but what was perhaps most shocking was the pathetic voter turnout in both the council election and referendum.

Gisela Stuart: Power must be handed to regions

Birmingham Post — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:41:00 GMT

Birmingham has rejected a mayor but government must still devolve power, writes MP Gisela Stuart

Birmingham could still have elected mayor despite No vote in referendum

Birmingham Post — Fri, 11 May 2012 06:00:00 GMT

Birmingham could still have a directly elected mayor, either to run the city or as a “metro mayor” with responsibility for the wider region, Ministers have insisted.

Liam Byrne warned Heseltine of expected No vote in Mayor Referendum

Birmingham Post — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Labour MP Liam Byrne, who hoped to become Birmingham’s first directly-elected mayor, made a late dash to Tory grandee Michael Heseltine to warn that David Cameron’s dream of creating mayors in Britain’s big cities was about to collapse, he has revealed.

Opinion poll points to No vote in Birmingham mayor referendum

Birmingham Post — Tue, 01 May 2012 07:25:00 GMT

A poll of West Midlands voters has suggested that Birmingham could be heading for a ‘no’ vote in Thursday's elected mayor referendum.

Elected city mayors should push for regional power, says Centre For Cities

Birmingham Post — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:17:00 GMT

Cities which elect mayors this year should push for “metro mayors” covering multiple local authorities in 2016, according to a leading think tank.

Mayoral referendum: Wrongly-worded council leaflet could see legal challenge to result

Birmingham Post — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:57:00 GMT

An election lawyer has claimed that the mayoral referendum in Birmingham could be open to legal challenge after three important words were missing from official information leaflets.