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Claire Hamilton Labour's mayor in Liverpool Steve Rotheram has been comfortably re-elected.
BBC political reporter in Liverpool
This is one of the safest mayoralties for Labour. Steve
Rotheram’s expected to very comfortably win a third term.
He’s promising a “London-style transport network”, new train
stations in St Helens and Daresbury and also bringing a film studios to
Liverpool with the regeneration of Liverpool’s iconic Littlewoods building.
But turn out tells us there’s a lack of appetite and
engagement among the electorate – just 23.7% of people voted – suggesting
people across the city region don’t know enough about, or don’t care about it
to participate.
Turn out in St Helens, one of the six councils which make up
the Liverpool City Region, is just 19%.
What interests me is who comes second. In 2021 it was the
Conservatives – this year both the Greens and the Liberal Democrats think
they’ve nudged the Tories into fourth.
But Steve Rotheram’s majority is likely
to be huge. In Knowsley it could be up to 70% of the vote.
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