Election Of First Leicester Mayor
EDM number 1785 in 2010-12, proposed by Keith Vaz on 09/05/2011.
Categorised under the topic of Local government.
That this House congratulates Sir Peter Soulsby on his election as the first Mayor of Leicester; welcomes that, in his acceptance speech, he promised to work with all parties and groups to create a confident and wealthy city; agrees with the Leicester Mercury that this represents a new era for Leicester; and wishes him well for his term of office.
This motion has been signed by a total of 17 MPs.
| MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Vaz | 09/05/2011 | Leicester East | Labour | Proposed |
| Liz Kendall | 09/05/2011 | Leicester West | Labour | Seconded |
| Jonathan Ashworth | 10/05/2011 | Leicester South | Labour | Proposed |
| Martin Caton | 10/05/2011 | Gower | Labour | Seconded |
| John McDonnell | 10/05/2011 | Hayes and Harlington | Labour | Seconded |
| Jeremy Corbyn | 11/05/2011 | Islington North | Labour | Seconded |
| Alan Meale | 11/05/2011 | Mansfield | Labour | Signed |
| Graham Stringer | 11/05/2011 | Blackley and Broughton | Labour | Signed |
| James Gray | 11/05/2011 | North Wiltshire | Conservative | Signed |
| Paul Flynn | 11/05/2011 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
| Alasdair McDonnell | 11/05/2011 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
| Tony Lloyd | 11/05/2011 | Manchester Central | Labour | Signed |
| John Leech | 12/05/2011 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
| Kelvin Hopkins | 13/05/2011 | Luton North | Labour | Signed |
| Jim Dobbin | 16/05/2011 | Heywood and Middleton | Labour | Signed |
| Katy Clark | 16/05/2011 | North Ayrshire and Arran | Labour | Signed |
| David Crausby | 09/06/2011 | Bolton North East | Labour | Signed |
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