Thread by @Andrewwood17

What happens to Mayor John Biggs if he wins/loses the Mayoral referendum 6th May?
By law within 28 days of referendum result need a special meeting on next step
Interesting to compare the Newham v Tower Council notes about what they say happens next if Mayoral model loses vote
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Newham says "If a referendum is held and votes for a change of governance arrangements, within 28 days of the poll date, the Council must pass a second resolution to implement the change in a Special Council Meeting held for this purpose."
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But Tower Hamlets says something a little different
"If a referendum is held ...the Council must pass a second resolution to implement the change in a Special Council
Meeting held for this purpose and if necessary transitional arrangements agreed"
What does transitional mean?
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If Leader and Cabinet wins I assume Labour Cllrs elect a new leader & John Biggs is not eligible to stand as not a Cllr
You cannot have transitional arrangements for a year if model of governance has been rejected?
So this may become a referendum on John Biggs
That is a mistake
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I want to avoid personalities in referendum debate
It should be about what is the right model for next 10 yrs (can only change referendum result every 10 years) not on who is the right leader
And my doubts are mainly about the model, I do not think it works, less an issue
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with John himself
But if the referendum vote May 21 is for Leader and Cabinet I cannot see how John stays as Mayor until May 2022 given that we have everything we need to make Leader and Cabinet work (Labour Cllrs elect one of their own to lead) after referendum
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Still do not know which way Labour / John Biggs will campaign now either?
Yesterday I thought would campaign for Leader and Cabinet, now not so sure in part because of above
I also do not know which way I would vote as I think both poor choices with different pro's and con's
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