Residents call for vote in London's mayoral election

Seventy-eight people in borough sign petition

- BY TOM BURNETT

EVENTY-EIGHT people from Rochdale have signed a petition calling for the right to be able to vote for the Mayor of London.

A petition to Parliament, signed by more than 49,000 people across the UK, called for the right for people across the country to vote for the capital’s mayor.

This included more than 2,000 people in Greater Manchester.

The petition said: “Only people who live in Greater London are allowed to vote for candidates in the Mayoral elections.

“We think London carries so much influence across the globe and the majority of UK residents have no say as to who ‘heads up’ and manages our great city, and we should. London belongs to us all.

“We believe London, our capital city, is different to every other city in the country and belongs to every man, woman and child throughout the UK.

“It is our largest city and is one of the most influential cities across the globe.