Appointer Electorate of Copeland Inaugural holder Mike Starkie Deputy Lena Hogg | Term length Four years Formation May 2014 referendum | |
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The directly elected mayor of Copeland is a mayoralty, first elected on 7 May 2015, taking on the executive function of Copeland Borough Council in Cumbria, England. The current mayor is Mike Starkie, an independent.
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Referendum
A petition to change the status of the borough from one with a leader and cabinet to one with an executive mayor was submitted in February 2014. On 22 May 2014, a referendum was held (concurrent with elections to the European Parliament), at which voters opted to change to a mayoral system.
2015 election
The election was initially planned for October 2014, but this was later delayed to May 2015 to save money. The contest took place on the same day as the election of borough councillors and the UK general election.
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Directly elected mayor of Copeland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA