Mike Wolfe (politician)
Mike Wolfe was the first directly elected mayor of Stoke-on-Trent, sitting in office from 2002 to 2005. He was formerly employed as the manager of the Citizens Advice Bureau in the city.
Mike Wolfe | |
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| 1st Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent | |
| In office October, 2002 – 5 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Mark Meredith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Mayor4Stoke |
| Other political affiliations | Labour Party (until 2002) |
| Occupation | Mayor |
Career
Time as Mayor
Wolfe left the Labour Party to stand as an independent in the mayoral race of October 2002 and narrowly beat George Stevenson, a local Labour member of Parliament. Both Wolfe and his successor Mark Meredith are openly gay.[1]
Wolfe came third out of eight in his bid for re-election in May 2005 when Labour gained the position of elected mayor. The election was notable for a record number of spoiled ballot papers.[2]
Post-2005
He later became a columnist for a local paper, The Sentinel.
References
- Morris, Nigel (19 October 2002). "Politics: Mavericks profit from low turn-out in mayoral elections". The Independent. Archived from the original on 10 November 2009.
- "May 5th was multiple Elections Day - general, county council & Stoke mayoral". BBC News.
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