Tag: Lord Mayor
First openly gay Lord Mayor of Manchester Carl Austin-Behan blocked from standing for election
Manchester’s first openly gay lord mayor has been blocked from re-standing for election.
Carl Austin-Behan, who served as lord mayor from 2016 to 2017, lost a critical vote by party members in his Manchester council ward.
The loss means the trailblazer will no longer be a councillor as of May’s local elections in 2018.
Cllr Austin-Behan and his husband, Simon Austin-Behan, made history as the first same-sex couple to hold the city’s ancient ceremonial posts of lord mayor and consort.
Speaking after the...
