PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
MORATORIUM ON REFERENDA FOR DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYORS (14 May 2002)
Motion Details
That this House calls for a moratorium on further referenda to create directly elected mayors; believes that the outcome of a number of the recent mayoral elections could undermine the good governance of the councils concerned; and considers that future referenda should not be held until the success or otherwise of this experiment can be effectively judged.
Sponsored by:
Mark Tami (Labour)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Labour
30
83%
Independent
4
11%
Speaker
1
3%
Liberal Democrat
1
3%
Sponsor List (36 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
LD
Norman Baker
Lab
Mr Harry Barnes
Lab
Mr Russell Brown
Lab
Martin Caton
Lab
Mr Michael Clapham
Lab
Mr David Clelland
Lab
Mrs Ann Cryer
Lab
John Cummings
Lab
Wayne David
Lab
Mr Ian Davidson
Lab
Mrs Janet Dean
Lab
Jim Dobbin
Lab
Jeff Ennis
Lab
Paul Farrelly
Lab
Mr David Hamilton
Lab
David Heyes
Ind
Kelvin Hopkins
Spk
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Chorley
Ind
Mr Eric Illsley
Lab
Ian C. Lucas
Lab
Mr Khalid Mahmood
Lab
Alice Mahon
Lab
Lord Mann
Ind
John McDonnell
Hayes and Harlington
Lab
Linda Perham
Lab
Alan Simpson
Lab
Mark Tami (Sponsor)
Alyn and Deeside
Lab
David Taylor
Lab
Jon Trickett
Normanton and Hemsworth
Lab
Dr Desmond Turner
Lab
Mr Bill Tynan
Lab
Dr Rudi Vis
Ind
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Lab
Lord Watson of Wyre Forest
Lab
Mrs Betty Williams
Lab
David Wright
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