Goldie Lookin Chain - Fresh Prince of Cwmbran
Updated: 2011-07-31 20:27:00
They have gone and done it again!
The English Democrats party is forcing Salford to hold a referendum on an elected Mayor for the city after they handed in a 10,000 name petition. Under the Local Government Act introduced by Labour, if 5% of the electorate petition the council and the signatures are correctly matched to names on the city's electoral roll, a vote on the issue will be triggered automatically. Last September at their party conference, the English Democrats launched a bid to increase the number of directly elected mayors across England, and Salford has become the first city to receive a referendum as a result ...