Sentences with phrase «elected mayoralties»

The party currently controls all five directly - elected mayoralties in London, and 21 out of 32 London boroughs, with 1,055 out of the 1,851 Councillors.

The East London borough's party branch still remains deeply divided after Lutfur Rahman, selected to fight for the directly - elected mayoralty by Labour, was dropped by the party national executive committee, after one of his rivals made allegations of extremism against him — claims that were later found to be without foundation.

Elsewhere in OurKingdom, Michael Dawson addresses that very point: only two years ago, Mancunians rejected an elected mayoralty at a referendum.

The local authority, under his directly - elected mayoralty, had been converted into a rotten borough worthy of a whole issue of Private Eye.

The East London borough's party branch still remains deeply divided after Lutfur Rahman, selected to fight for the directly - elected mayoralty by Labour, was dropped by the party national executive committee, after one of his rivals made allegations of extremism against him — claims -LSB-...]

A close battle for the directly - elected mayoralty and his council in Bedford ended up with a three - way tie.

Not exact matches

Bridging the river has always been the chief challenge for outer - borough elected officials looking to win the mayoralty, especially for those from the Bronx, he said.