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The Lord Mayor of Birmingham is an honorary title without
executive power that is generally awarded to a senior councillor
by his colleagues. By contrast, a directly-elected mayor is a council leader with a democratic mandate and considerable executive power. |
| Localism Bill |
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In September 2010, the Coalition Government announced a new
Localism Bill that provides for directly-elected Mayors for
the 12 largest cities in England, including Birmingham.
The creation of a directly-elected mayor must be approved by a local referendum. A mayoral referendum will be held in Birmingham in May 2012. The Yes Campaign launched their website, yestobirminghammayor.com, in October 2011 (News Headlines 16/10/11). If the city votes in favour of a directly-elected executive mayor, the first election for the office of Mayor of Birmingham will be held in May 2013 (News Archive 19/09/10). |
| Shadow Mayors |
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The Localism Bill originally planned to appoint the current Leaders of the 12
largest councils in England, including Birmingham, as Shadow
Mayors in May 2012. Under this plan, Mike Whitby, the current Conservative Leader of Birmingham City Council, could have become the Shadow Mayor of Birmingham in May 2012 even if Labour had won council elections held in the same month (News Archive 12/12/10). However, the Coalition decided against the appointment of Shadow Mayors in June 2011 (News Headlines 21/06/11). |
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