Mike Wolfe (politician)
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 |
| Political party | Mayor4Stoke |
| Other political affiliations | Labour (until 2002) |
| Occupation | Mayor |
Mike Wolfe is a former politician. He was the first directly elected mayor of
Citizens Advice Bureau
in the city.
Career
Time as Mayor
Wolfe left the
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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