Council of the Borough of Mayoral Election Address Book

Your guide to the election, candidates and how to vote

6 May 2021 Mayoral Election - 6 May 2021

Introduction Voting at the Mayoral Election On 6 May 2021, you, the residents and voters of Five candidates are standing for election for the Mayor of North North Tyneside will be able to vote in the election Tyneside. They will be listed alphabetically on the ballot paper. to choose the Mayor of North Tyneside. The Mayoral candidates are:

About this booklet John Christopher Appleby This booklet must be sent to you by law*. Liberal Democrat It includes: ______l Information about the election Norma Redfearn l An election address (i.e. a statement) from Labour Party each of the Mayoral candidates who wish to ______be included in this booklet Penny Remfry l Information on how to fill in your ballot paper and how the result will be calculated Green Party ______l Frequently asked questions Steven Paul Robinson Your vote is important in deciding who the future The Conservative Party Candidate Mayor of North Tyneside will be. ______

Bryn Roberts Jack James Thomson Returning Officer UK Independence Party (UKIP) ______

Each candidate was given the opportunity to provide an election *One booklet must be distributed to each registered elector. address to be included in this booklet. All candidates chose to do so This booklet has been produced in accordance with The Local and they have each paid £750 towards the printing cost of the booklet. Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) Regulations 2007. Mayoral Election - 6 May 2021

How can I vote? Applying to vote by At your polling station Post or Proxy

Before 6 May 2021 you should have received a poll card which Anyone who is registered to vote can apply to vote by post or appoint includes the name and address of your polling station. You can also someone they trust to vote on their behalf as a proxy. use the Find my Polling Station function on the election page at www.northtyneside.gov.uk to locate your polling station. You do If you wish to make a new application for a postal vote or to appoint not need to take your poll card with you in order to vote (unless you someone to vote on your behalf as a proxy, you may download a form are an anonymous voter) but it may save time if you do. You can only from www.yourvotematters.co.uk or ask the Electoral Registration vote at the polling station stated on this card. Office to send you the form. Contact details for the Electoral Registration Office can be found at the back of this booklet. On 6 May 2021 polling stations will be open between 7am and 10pm for you to cast your vote. When you arrive at the polling station you Your completed postal vote application form must be received by the will be asked for your name and address. Staff will check that you Electoral Registration Office no later than 5pm on 20 April 2021. If by are on the electoral register and will give you a ballot paper. the time you have received this booklet the postal vote application deadline has passed, there is still time to appoint someone to vote on We are working very hard to ensure polling stations are safe places your behalf as a proxy. The deadline for new applications for a proxy to vote. They will be very different this year with voter safety at the vote is 5pm on 27 April 2021. forefront of the operation. This will involve social distancing, one way systems, queuing, the use of hand sanitizer and wearing a face If you are already registered as a postal voter, your postal vote will be covering will be mandatory, unless exempt. sent to you around 21 April 2021.

If you are concerned about visiting a polling station under these When you receive your postal voting pack, please follow the circumstances you may wish to consider applying for a postal or instructions carefully, ensuring that you provide your signature and proxy vote. Details of how to do this can be found on the next page. enter your date of birth on the postal voting statement. The completed ballot paper and postal voting statement should be placed in the return envelope in your pack. You must return your postal vote so that it reaches the Electoral Registration Office by 10pm on Thursday 6 May 2021. If you miss the post, you can hand it in at the Electoral Registration Office or at any polling station in North Tyneside before 10pm on Thursday 6 May 2021. Mayoral Election - 6 May 2021 Mark an X in column 1 next to the name of the person who is your How do I complete first choice for Mayor my ballot paper? of North Tyneside. If you do not vote in In the election for the Mayor you have two votes – one for a first choice and one for a second choice. You will be given a ballot this column, your ballot paper will not be paper like this: counted. Do not mark Election of Mayor more than one X in each column. Vote ONCE (X) in Column 1 for your First Choice Vote ONCE (X) in Column 2 for your Second Choice

Column 1 Column 2 first second choice choice Mark an X in column 2 next to the name of the person who would be your second choice for Mayor Candidate 1 Address of North Tyneside. If you Party do not vote in this column, your first choice vote will Candidate 2 Address still be counted. If you Party vote twice for the same candidate, your second Candidate 3 Address vote will not be counted. Party

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Who is elected? Mayoral Election Frequently asked questions All the first choice votes are counted, and if one candidate Mayor of Why are there two votes for one Mayor? has received more than 50% of The law states the voting process for the Mayoral election must be done the votes they will be elected North Tyneside Mayor of North Tyneside. this way. It also allows you to say who would be your second choice for Mayor if your first choice is not in the top two after the first round of counting, and if there is not an outright majority winner at that stage.

How do I mark my vote? Vote ONCE (X) in column 1 for your first choice. Vote ONCE (X) in column 2 for your second choice.

What happens if I don’t make a second choice? Your first choice vote will still be counted.

What happens if I only mark an X in the second choice (column 2)? Your vote will not be counted because no one will know who your favourite candidate was.

If no candidate has more than The ballot papers for the eliminated What if I mark an X in the first choice column (column 1) for more 50% of the votes, the two candidates candidates are then checked. Any with the most first choice votes will second choice votes for the two than one candidate? remain in the election and all other remaining candidates are added to Your vote will not be counted. If you wish to vote for two candidates then candidates are eliminated. their first round totals. The candidate you must mark an X in column 1 for your first choice candidate and also with the most votes wins. an X in column 2 for your second choice candidate.

I have an enquiry about this election, who do I contact? If it is about how the election is being organised, please contact Electoral Services (contact details are shown on the back of this booklet). If it is about the voting system, you should contact your local MP.

I have forgotten to post my postal vote. Can I take it along to the polling station? Yes, you can hand it into any polling station in North Tyneside between 7am and 10pm on election day, 6 May 2021. Mayoral Election - 6 May 2021

Key dates

19 April

Deadline to register to vote in the Mayoral Election.

The Candidates 20 April

Last day to submit a new application for a postal vote - 5pm. The following pages contain the Last day for changes to an existing absent vote candidates’ addresses for those who (postal or proxy) - 5pm. wish to be included in this booklet. If you haven’t received your postal vote pack by 29 April please The content is the responsibility of email [email protected] or call (0191) 643 2270. the candidate themselves. The views We must receive your completed postal vote by 10pm on 6 May for it to be counted. expressed are theirs alone, and cannot be attributed to the Returning Officer,

27 April or North Tyneside Council. The order in which the addresses appear in this Last day to submit an application to vote by proxy. If you are a booklet has been determined by the registered voter and you wish to apply for a new application to vote by proxy (someone to vote on your behalf) you must do this drawing of lots by the Returning Officer. by 5pm on 27 April.

6 May

Polling day

Polling stations are open between 7am and 10pm for you to vote in person at your local polling station.

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“Better is possible - and I believe that North Tyneside deserves PENNY REMFRY the best, not just for the future, but for now” YOUR GREEN PARTY CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR ➔ Housing : I will build more affordable and energy efficient housing, to rent as well as to buy; support residents to retrofit “I’ve lived here for almost 50 years existing housing so it is carbon-neutral; and establish a and I’m so glad that North Tyneside is sustainable living advice centre to support residents in this. my home now. It’s a great place to live. ➔ Health & Wellbeing : I want to see more integration between health and social care at a local level; and I want to see both I love our beautiful and varied natural kept in public ownership and accountable to local residents. environment as well as the ➔ Environment : I will increase the variety and biodiversity of our fascinating reminders of the part our local environment, protecting green spaces, so that both people communities have played in the past, and wildlife can flourish. from the development of Christianity ➔ Transport : I will work to reduce the 36% of carbon produced in to the age of steam and coal and our the Borough from transport - to do this, I will work to make importance in seafaring activities. public transport cheaper and more accessible; establish more We have so much potential now to networks of footpath and cycleways across the Borough, and, if people need their own car, make it easier to go electric. make the borough an even better place. ➔ Waste & recycling : I will encourage households to reduce the

amount of rubbish created; stop all incineration of waste; and But we are facing challenging times. increase facilities to recycle, restore and re- purpose.

➔ Local democracy : I will involve residents more directly in the With over 12 months of lockdown because of the pandemic and the decisions affecting their communities; increase transparency in need to respond to the climate emergency ever more urgent, we making and implementing policy; encourage partnerships need to rebuild our economy and cut back drastically on our use of between public bodies, business, voluntary sector and residents. fossil fuels. ➔ Education, training & Jobs : I will skill up our young people to We need to build back Green – shift our energy use to electricity, tackle the challenges ahead, preparing them for Green Jobs to recycle and re-use more, nurture our natural environment and create make our homes warm and carbon neutral, maintain a healthy good jobs.” environment, decarbonise our transport systems and much more. I want to see valued jobs with good pay. A Green Party Mayor will provide strong leadership in making sure that this borough can face the future with confidence knowing that we are all working together to create a healthier, environmentally sustainable and happier place to live. Prepared by Ian Appleby on behalf of Penny Remfry and North Tyneside Borough Green Party, all at 114 Links Road, Cullercoats, NE30 3EA

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