[a] Members in both years [b] John Foster is a former Trotskyite and NALGO activist who from November 2002 until March 2008 was Chief Executive of Wakefield Council when he received a redundancy payment of £340,000 after he clashed with the Council leader. In April 2008 Foster was appointed to his present post with an annual salary of £185,000.
Source: D. Carter, 2002; P. Latham 2003, p. 38, p. 47 note 85; R. Watts and G. Warren, ‘Lavish payoffs for “boomerang” council bosses’, The Sunday Times, 26 July 2009; http://www.nlgn.org.uk/public/about-nlgn/board-members/
4 Results of the 38 local government US-style mayoral referendums
Council
|
Date
|
Result
|
Yes
Vote
|
No
Vote
|
Turnout
%
|
Previous
Local
Election
Turnout
%
|
Yes
%
|
No
%
|
Electorate
Voting
‘Yes’
%
|
Electorate
Voting
‘No’
%
|
1.Berwick – upon - Tweed BC
|
07.06.01
|
No
|
3617
|
10212
|
63.8[a]
|
42.8
|
26.2
|
73.8
|
16.7
|
47.1
|
2.Cheltenham BC
|
28.06.01
|
No
|
8083
|
16602
|
31.0
|
32.1
|
32.7
|
67.3
|
10.2
|
20.8
|
3.Gloucester City Council
|
28.06.01
|
No
|
7731
|
16317
|
30.8
|
29.8
|
32.1
|
67.9
|
9.9
|
20.9
|
4.Watford BC
|
12.07.01
|
Yes
|
7636
|
7140
|
24.5
|
26.7
|
51.7
|
48.3
|
12.7
|
11.8
|
5.Doncaster MBC
|
20.09.01
|
Yes
|
35453
|
19398
|
25.4
|
26.2
|
64.6
|
35.4
|
16.4
|
9.0
|
6.Kirklees MC
|
04.10.01
|
No
|
10169
|
27977
|
13.0
|
31.7
|
26.7
|
73.3
|
3.5
|
9.5
|
7.Sunderland City Council
|
11.10.01
|
No
|
9593
|
12209
|
10.0
|
18.8
|
43.4
|
56.6
|
4.3
|
5.7
|
8.Hartlepool BC
|
18.10.01
|
Yes
|
10667
|
10294
|
33.9
|
26.8
|
50.9
|
49.9
|
17.3
|
16.6
|
9.Lewisham LBC
|
18.10.01
|
Yes
|
16822
|
15914
|
18.3
|
30.7
|
51.4
|
48.6
|
9.4
|
8.9
|
10.North Tyneside MBC
|
18.10.01
|
Yes
|
30262
|
22296
|
36.0
|
35.7
|
57.6
|
42.4
|
20.7
|
15.3
|
11.Sedgefield BC
|
18.10.01
|
No
|
10628
|
11869
|
33.3
|
33.6
|
47.2
|
52.8
|
15.7
|
17.6
|
12.Middlesbrough Council
|
18.10.01
|
Yes
|
29067
|
5422
|
34.3
|
36.1
|
84.3
|
15.7
|
28.9
|
5.4
|
13.Brighton and Hove City Council
|
18.10.01
|
No
|
22724
|
37214
|
31.6
|
39.1
|
37.9
|
62.1
|
12.0
|
19.6
|
14.Redditch BC
|
08.11.01
|
No
|
7250
|
9178
|
28.3
|
25.3
|
44.1
|
55.9
|
12.5
|
15.8
|
15.Durham City Council
|
20.11.01
|
No
|
8327
|
11974
|
28.5
|
33.4
|
41.0
|
59.0
|
11.9
|
16.6
|
16.Harrow LBC
|
07.12.01
|
No
|
17502
|
23554
|
26.0
|
36.7
|
42.6
|
57.4
|
11.1
|
14.9
|
17.Plymouth City Council
|
24.01.02
|
No
|
29559
|
42811
|
39.8
|
32.1
|
40.8
|
59.2
|
15.8
|
24.0
|
18.Harlow District Council
|
24.01.02
|
No
|
5296
|
15490
|
36.4
|
30.4
|
25.0
|
75.0
|
9.3
|
27.1
|
19.Newham LBC
|
31.01.02
|
Yes
|
27263
|
12687
|
25.9
|
28.4
|
68.2
|
31.8
|
17.7
|
8.2
|
20.Southwark LBC
|
31.01.02
|
No
|
6054
|
13217
|
11.2
|
33.0
|
31.4
|
68.6
|
3.5
|
7.7
|
21.Shepway District Council
|
31.01.02
|
No
|
11357
|
14438
|
36.3
|
34.4
|
44.0
|
56.0
|
16.0
|
20.3
|
22.West Devon BC
|
31.01.02
|
No
|
3555
|
12190
|
41.8
|
36.9
|
22.6
|
77.4
|
9.5
|
32.3
|
23.Bedford BC
|
21.02.02
|
Yes
|
11316
|
5537
|
15.5
|
36.0
|
67.1
|
32.9
|
10.4
|
5.1
|
24.Mansfield DC
|
02.05.02
|
Yes
|
8973
|
7350
|
21.0
|
23.4
|
55.0
|
45.0
|
11.5
|
9.5
|
25.Stoke-on-Trent City Council
|
02.05.02
|
Yes
|
28601
|
20578
|
26.8[d]
|
24.8
|
58.2
|
41.8
|
15.6
|
11.2
|
26.Hackney LBC
|
02.05.02
|
Yes
|
24697
|
10547
|
31.9[d]
|
34.8
|
70.1
|
29.9
|
18.8
|
8.0[b]
|
27.Oxford City Council
|
02.05.02
|
No
|
14692
|
18686
|
33.8[d]
|
31.1
|
58.2
|
41.8
|
14.4
|
18.3
|
28.Newcastle-under-Lyme DC
|
02.05.02
|
No
|
12912
|
16468
|
31.5[d]
|
27.6
|
43.9
|
56.1
|
13.7
|
17.4
|
29.Corby DC
|
01.10.02
|
No
|
5351
|
6239
|
30.9
|
32.9
|
46.0
|
53.6
|
13.6
|
15.8
|
30.Ealing LBC
|
11.12. 02
|
No
|
9454
|
11655
|
9.8
|
31.4
|
44.8
|
55.2
|
4.4
|
5.3
|
31.Ceredigion County Council[c]
|
20.05.04
|
No
|
5308
|
14013
|
36.3
|
53.3
|
27.5
|
72.5
|
9.9
|
26.2
|
32.Isle of Wight Council
|
05.05.05
|
No
|
28786
|
37097
|
62.4[a]
|
na
|
43.7
|
56.3
|
26.9
|
34.7
|
33.TorbayCouncil
|
14.07.05
|
Yes
|
18074
|
14682
|
32.1
|
28.9
|
55.2
|
44.8
|
17.7
|
14.4
|
34.Fenland DC
|
15.07.05
|
No
|
5509
|
17296
|
33.6
|
na
|
24.2
|
75.8
|
8.1
|
25.5
|
35.Darlington BC
|
27.09.07
|
No
|
7981
|
11226
|
24.7
|
40.9
|
41.6
|
58.4
|
10.3
|
14.4
|
36.Bury MBC
|
03.07.08
|
No
|
10,338
|
15,425
|
18.3
|
38.2
|
40.1
|
59.9
|
7.3
|
10.9
|
37.Stoke-on-Trent City Council
|
23.10.08
|
No
|
14,592
|
21,231
|
19.2
|
30.9
|
40.7
|
59.3
|
7.8
|
11.4
|
38.Tower Hamlets LBC
|
06.05.10
|
Yes
|
60,758
|
39,857
|
62.1[a][d]
|
40.0
|
60.4
|
39.6
|
35.8
|
23.5
|
Total voting ‘Yes’ and ‘No’
|
|
|
594,148
|
655,058
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total voting ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ (%)
|
|
|
47.6
|
52.4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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