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Mayor H'Angus the Monkey finally loses his Hartlepool habitat
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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Edited | New Jerusalem Nov 16, 2012 12:18pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | The Guardian |
| Media | Newspaper - Guardian |
| News Date | Friday, November 16, 2012 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The mayoral career of Stuart Drummond, who was catapulted to fame in 2002 after winning in Hartlepool as an independent candidate dressed in a monkey suit, is drawing to a close after voters in the town backed a referendum to scrap the post.
While Bristol declared its first elected mayor on Friday, up in the north-east of England, Hartlepool announced it was getting rid of the post that Drummond has held for three terms.
Friday's result flies in the face of David Cameron's push for directly elected individuals, within councils and over policing. It means that the town hall will switch to a leader and committee-style system, with one or more committees made up of elected councillors.
The referendum was triggered by a motion tabled by the 21-strong Labour council group demanding a poll on how the town hall is run.
A total of 7,366 people voted for a system of one or more committees made up of elected councillors, while 5,177 voted to retain a mayor who is elected by voters. The turnout was just 18%.
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