Local Government

Deferred Divisions – in the House of Commons at 7:37 pm on 8 February 2012.

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Votes in this debate

  • Division number 462
    A majority of MPs voted to require Manchester City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
  • Division number 463
    A majority of MPs voted to require Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
  • Division number 464
    A majority of MPs voted to require Sheffield City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
  • Division number 465
    A majority of MPs voted to require Coventry City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.
  • Division number 466
    A majority of MPs voted to require Wakefield City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.

That the draft City of Manchester (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 5 December, be approved.

The House divided:

Ayes 315, Noes 201.

Division number 462 Draft City of Manchester (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 — May 2012 Referendum on a Directly Elected Mayor

A majority of MPs voted to require Manchester City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.

Aye: 315 MPs

No: 201 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 134 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Question accordingly agreed to.

That the draft City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 5 December, be approved.

The House divided:

Ayes 317, Noes 201.

Division number 463 Draft City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 — May 2012 Referendum on a Directly Elected Mayor

A majority of MPs voted to require Newcastle-upon-Tyne City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.

Aye: 317 MPs

No: 202 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 131 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Question accordingly agreed to.

That the draft City of Sheffield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 5 December, be approved.

The House divided:

Ayes 316, Noes 201.

Division number 464 Draft City of Sheffield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 — May 2012 Referendum on a Directly Elected Mayor

A majority of MPs voted to require Sheffield City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.

Aye: 316 MPs

No: 202 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 132 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Question accordingly agreed to.

That the draft City of Coventry (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 5 December, be approved.

The House divided:

Ayes 314, Noes 201.

Division number 465 Draft City of Coventry (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 — May 2012 Referendum on a Directly Elected Mayor

A majority of MPs voted to require Coventry City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.

Aye: 314 MPs

No: 202 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 134 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Question accordingly agreed to.

That the draft City of Wakefield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 5 December, be approved.

The House divided:

Ayes 316, Noes 201.

Division number 466 Draft City of Wakefield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012 — May 2012 Referendum on a Directly Elected Mayor

A majority of MPs voted to require Wakefield City Council to hold a referendum on 3rd May 2012 on if to have a directly elected mayor.

Aye: 316 MPs

No: 202 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

No: A-Z by last name

Absent: 132 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

Question accordingly agreed to.