What is the role of the Mayor?
The Mayor is responsible for a wide range of issues in London
that affect everyone of us on a daily basis. This year also brings in a new
responsibility of having control over the Police. The Mayor and the London
committee are responsible for:
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Transport
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Health
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Culture
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Housing
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Fire
and Emergency Planning
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Economic
development and regeneration
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Planning
and Development
Who are the candidates?
There are seven candidates in total, two of whom have been
previous elected Mayor of London. The seven are Siobhan Benita, an independent
candidate, Carlos Cortiglia for the BNP, Boris Johnson for the Conservative
Party, Jenny Jones for the Green Party, Ken Livingstone for the Labour Party,
Brian Paddick for the Liberal Democrats and finally Lawrence James Webb for the
Fresh Choice for London.
Of these seven candidates, four are seen as the front runners and it was these four that attended the recent Stonewall Mayoral Hustlings. The current Mayor Boris Johnson along with Ken Livingston, Brain Paddick and Jenny Jones each pitched their manifestos and undertook a question and answer session from the LGBT community hosted by Stonewall Chief Executive Ben Summerskill.
You can view the full Stonewall Hustings here - hopefully it well help inform your decision when it comes to the big vote on Thursday.
If you've lost your polling card, you don't actually need it, but you do need to be registered to vote at your current address and will need ID if not the polling card to be able to vote on the day. Most polling stations open at 7 and shut late in the evening. Your local council's website will have details of polling station addresses.
More details can be found on the London Elects website. http://www.londonelects.org.uk/
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