Referendums

There are a number of different Referendums that can take place.

UK-wide, national and regional referendums

The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA) establishes a fixed legal framework for the conduct of any referendum held across the UK, or a referendum held in Scotland, Wales, England or Northern Ireland. It also applies to regional referendums within England. No referendums have yet been held under this legislation. However a recent Act of Parliament has enabled the holding of referendums on regional assemblies in England.

Visit the Office of Public Sector Information website using the link in the external links section at the bottom of this page to read the act in full.

Mayoral referendums

The Local Government Act 2000 set out a major change in the way local authorities in England and Wales are run. Most local authorities, except some of the smaller district councils in the area of a county council, operate 'executive arrangements'. There are three types of executive arrangement set out in the Act, two of which involve a directly elected mayor: mayor and cabinet, and mayor and council manager. The other involves a leader (who is elected by councillors) and cabinet.

Following a consultation in the summer of 2009, Haringey Council has adopted the Leader and Cabinet model, which was agreed in principle by full Council on 14 December 2009. A copy of the report is available in the attached files section below and you can watch a webcast of the Full Council meeting by clicking this link. The detailed amendments to the Council's Constitution were adopted by full Council on 22 February 2010.

Local residents can still require a mayoral referendum by organising a petition signed by 5% of local electors or more (10% or more in Wales).

Visit The Electoral Commission website using the external links section at the bottom of this pages for further information on mayoral referendum.

Other referendums

Referendums are now regularly used by local councils to test public opinion on local issues. These referendums are not regulated by law and we have no responsibility for the conduct or other aspects of such referendums.

İlişik Dosyalar

Filename	Filetype	Size
report to full council 14.12.09.pdf	PDF	220 KB
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Useful External Links

Aşağıdaki bağlantılar Haringey Belediyesi Web sitesine ait bağlantılar değildir.

Lütfen bu bağlantıları kullanmadan önce yasal uyarımızı okuyun.

• Office of Public Sector Information - Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (PPERA)
• The Electoral Commission website

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