The campaign for elected mayor is under way and the candidates debate is drawing ever closer. We sat down with Jonathan Tonge, Professor of Politics at the University of Liverpool, to discuss how important the debate will be, and what changes an elected mayor will bring to the city. The election will be held on 3rd of May 2012 and will be preceded, on the 19th of April, by a debate involving all the candidates, broadcast in full here on Bay TV. The final list of 12 candidates confirmed to stand in the election are: Joe Anderson (Labour) Richard Kemp (Lib Dem) Liam Fogerty (Independent) Tony Caldeira (Conservative) John Coyne (Green Party) Steve Radford (Liberal) Tony Mulhearn (Trade Unionist & Socialist Coalition) Adam Heatherington (UKIP) Paul Rimmer (English Democrats) Mike Whitby (BNP) Peter Tireney (National Front) Jeff Berman (Independant) Watch the full video at baytvliverpool.com
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