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Published 16:34 29 Apr 2022 BST
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The statue was created in 1774 and moved to its current site on the Grade II listed Blackboy clock tower in 1844 (Brian Robert Marshall)[/caption]
As part of this, 77 percent of respondents said they wanted the statue removing, with 57 percent saying it should then be placed in a museum.
Despite the overwhelming public support and council vote, there is no guarantee the statue will come down. It is owned by the Blackboy Clock Trust, and in January last year the government introduced a law to "protect England's cultural and historic heritage" following the outcry over the toppling of a statue of the 17th Century slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol. This means they could block the move.Labour councillor Natalie Bennett said: "From our understanding, even if Historic England agreed it would then be called into the secretary of state for a final decision.
"So, as far as we know there has been no precedent set for this because the change in the law is so recent, so it would probably be a test case, I'd imagine."
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