Eleven cities in Britain held referendums on May 3, 2012, on whether to change their system of local governance from council leaders appointed by the local council to directly-elected mayors.[1] The question, which was approved in two cities and defeated in nine cities, appeared on the ballot in Birmingham, Bradford, Bristol, Coventry, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nottingham, Sheffield, and Wakefield.[2][3] In the cities where the question was approved, a vote for mayor was held November 15, 2012.[4]
Election results
| Birmingham Mayoral Referendum Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 d No | 120,611 | 57.8% |
| Yes | 88,085 | 42.2% |
| Bradford Mayoral Referendum Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| d No | 66,283 | 55.1% |
| Yes | 53,949 | 44.9% |
| Bristol Mayoral Referendum Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
 a Yes | 41,032 | 53% |
| No | 35,880 | 47% |
| Coventry Mayoral Referendum Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| d No | 39,483 | 63.6% |
| Yes | 22,619 | 36.4% |
| Doncaster Mayoral Referendum Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| a Yes | 42,196 | 61.7% |
| No | 25,879 | 37.8% |
| Leeds Mayoral Referendum Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| d No | 107,910 | 63.3% |
| Yes | 62,440 | 36.7% |
| Manchester Mayoral Reform Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| d No | 48,593 | 53.2% |
| Yes | 42,677 | 46.8% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne Mayoral Referendum Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| d No | 40,089 | 61.9% |
| Yes | 24,630 | 38.1% |
| Nottingham Mayoral Referendum Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| d No | 28,320 | 57.5% |
| Yes | 20,943 | 42.5% |
| Sheffield Mayoral Referendum Question |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| d No | 44,571 | 65% |
| Yes | 82,890 | 35% |
| Wakefield Mayoral Referendum |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage |
| d No | 45,357 | 62.2% |
| Yes | 27,610 | 37.8% |
See also
External links
- ↑ BBC News, "English mayoral elections and referendums," May 4, 2012
- ↑ University of Plymouth Elections Centre, "Local Elections in England 2012 (including Mayoral referendums and Greater London Authority elections)," accessed April 2, 2021
- ↑ Wikipedia, "2012 English mayoral referendums," accessed June 6, 2019
- ↑ Left Foot Forward, "Elected Mayors: Let the referendum campaigns begin," accessed January 26, 2012
