Family man who definitely does not wear ‘guy-liner’!
isn’t a country that’s working for everyone.”
On Monday morning he will be setting up a mayor’s homelessness fund, he added, starting with a £16,000 donation from his own salary.
Trafford council leader Sean Anstee was by far the closest runnerup to the former Labour MP, but still scored less than half the vote in his home borough of Trafford, where he leads the council.
He was followed by Liberal Democrat Jane Brophy on 6pc of the vote, the Green Party’s Will Patterson with just over 2pc and two independents, the English Democrats and Ukip taking the rest.
Turnout in the election was the highest in any mayoral vote across the country – at 29pc – but was still even less than would be expected for an average council election, with more than two thirds of people not bothering to turn out.
A combination of low public awareness of the role, electoral fatigue and the distraction of a snap general election are all likely to have played their part, with Mr Burnham now facing a task to cement the mayoralty in the public consciousness over the next three years. HOW much do you know about new mayor Andy Burnham – apart from his time as Leigh MP and a cabinet minister? perfectly-shaped eyebrows and boyish good looks have earned him the affectionate nickname. only a paperboy from the north west. But I can scrub up well in my Sunday best.”