2024 West Yorkshire mayoral election

UK local election

2024 West Yorkshire mayoral election | <- 2021 | 2 May 2024 | 2028 ->

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Turnout| 32.71% 0.4pp
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Con

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Candidate  | Tracy Brabin | Arnold Craven  | Andrew Cooper
Party  | Labour Co-op | Conservative | Green
Popular vote  | 275,430 | 82,757  | 66,648
Percentage  | 50.4% | 15.1%  | 12.2%
Swing  | 7.4pp | 13.8pp | 3.0pp

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| Fourth party  | Fifth party  | Sixth party
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Candidate  | Bob Buxton  | Richard Tilt  | Stewart Golton
Party  | Yorkshire | Independent | Liberal Democrats
Popular vote  | 47,937  | 46,443  | 27,501
Percentage  | 8.8%  | 8.5%  | 5.0%
Swing  | 0.9pp | New | 0.1pp

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Result by district

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| Mayor before election

Tracy Brabin
Labour Co-op

| Elected Mayor

Tracy Brabin
Labour Co-op

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The 2024 West Yorkshire mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect the mayor of West Yorkshire alongside the 2024 United Kingdom local elections.[1] Tracy Brabin of the Labour Party won with 275,430 votes.[2]

## Background

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The Mayor of West Yorkshire is the directly elected leader of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The mayoralty handles the £38 million-per-year investment coming from the central government for 30 years from 2021.[3] The mayor has control over regional transport (including working toward creating a regional mass transit system), housing, land (with responsibility for creating a city region spatial plan) and adult skills.[4][5] The role includes the responsibilities of the police and crime commissioner for West Yorkshire, similar to the Mayor of London and the Mayor of Greater Manchester.

The first election for the office was held in 2021, which Labour's Tracy Brabin won, winning with 59.8% of the vote to the 40.2% achieved by the second-placed candidate, Conservative Matthew Robinson.[6]

## Electoral system

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Unlike the previous election, which used a supplementary vote system, this election will be the first to use the first-past-the-post voting system to elect the mayor as a result of the changes made by the Elections Act 2022. Voters will be able to vote for a single candidate, and the candidate receiving the most votes will be elected mayor.[7]

## Candidates

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* Tracy Brabin (Labour Party) – incumbent Mayor[8]
* Bob Buxton (Yorkshire Party)[9]
* Andrew Cooper (Green Party)[10]
* Arnold Craven (Conservative)[11]
* Stewart Golton (Liberal Democrat)[12]
* Jonathan Tilt (Independent)[13]

## Opinion polling

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The poll conducted by Censuswide was unweighted, and included 16–17 year olds.[14]

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conducted  | Pollster  | Client  | Sample
size  | Lab | Con | Yorks | Green | Lib Dems | Reform | Others  | Lead

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9–19 February 2024  | Censuswide | Yasper  | 1,001  | 52% | 15%  | 8%  | 10%  | 8%  | 9%  | –  | 37
6 May 2021  | 2021 election | –  | 43.1% | 29.1%  | 9.7%  | 9.2%  | 5.0%  | 2.5%  | 1.5%  | 14.0

## Result

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2024 West Yorkshire mayoral election[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour Co-op | Tracy Brabin | 275,430  | 50.4  | +7.4
| Conservative | Arnold Craven  | 82,757  | 15.1  | −13.8
| Green | Andrew Cooper  | 66,648  | 12.2  | +3.0
| Yorkshire | Bob Buxton  | 47,937  | 8.8  | −0.9
| Independent | Richard Tilt  | 46,443  | 8.5  | New
| Liberal Democrats | Stewart Golton  | 27,501  | 5.0  | +0.1
Majority  | 192,673  | 35.2  | +21.3
Turnout | 546,716  | 32.7  | −0.4
| Labour Co-op hold | Swing | +10.6  |
2024 West Yorkshire mayoral election[15] Districts  | Tracy Brabin
Lab  | Arnold Craven
Con  | Andrew Cooper
Green  | Bob Buxton
Yorkshire  | Richard Tilt
Independent  | Stewart Golton
Lib Dems  | Total valid votes

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#  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #  | %  | #
Bradford | 55,878 | 44.73% | 19,206  | 15.38%  | 14,394  | 11.52%  | 9,791  | 7.84%  | 19,889  | 15.92%  | 5,758  | 4.61%  | 124,916
Calderdale | 27,228 | 53.08% | 8,641  | 16.85%  | 6,070  | 11.83%  | 4,155  | 8.10%  | 3,205  | 6.25%  | 1,995  | 3.89%  | 51,294
Kirklees | 47,897 | 43.67% | 17,690  | 16.13%  | 19,296  | 17.59%  | 7,944  | 7.24%  | 12,138  | 11.07%  | 4,713  | 4.30%  | 109,678
Leeds | 107,011 | 54.83% | 26,563  | 13.61%  | 22,097  | 11.32%  | 19,062  | 9.77%  | 7,479  | 3.83%  | 12,971  | 6.65%  | 195,183
Wakefield | 37,416 | 57.00% | 10,657  | 16.23%  | 4,791  | 7.30%  | 6,985  | 10.64%  | 3,732  | 5.69%  | 2,064  | 3.14%  | 65,645
Totals | 275,430 | 50.38% | 82,757 | 15.14% | 66,648 | 12.19% | 47,937 | 8.77% | 46,443 | 8.49% | 27,501 | 5.03% | 546,716

## References

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1. ^ "District Council and West Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral Elections 2024". Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
2. ^ "West Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral election". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
3. ^ Beecham, Richard (11 March 2020). "This is what the £1.8bn West Yorkshire devolution deal means for Leeds". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
4. ^ Pidd, Helen (11 March 2020). "Sunak vows budget boost for regions – but not everyone is happy". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
5. ^ "Devolution: What powers will the West Yorkshire mayor have?". The Yorkshire Post.
6. ^ "West Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayoral election". Leeds City Council. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
7. ^ "Elections Act 2022".
8. ^ "Tracy Brabin to run for second term as Mayor of West Yorkshire". BBC News. 18 September 2023.
9. ^ "More for Yorkshire: Bob Buxton for Mayor of West Yorkshire". YorshireParty.org. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
10. ^ "Kirklees councillor launches bid to become West Yorkshire's next mayor as he takes swipe at Tracy Brabin". Yorkshire Live. 14 March 2024.
11. ^ "Conservatives reveal who will vie to be West Yorkshire mayor in next election". Yahoo News. 26 February 2024.
12. ^ "Who can I vote for?". Retrieved 15 April 2024.
13. ^ "Jonathan Tilt for West Yorkshire Combined Authority: Mayor of West Yorkshire". whocanivotefor.co.uk. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
14. ^ "Tees Valley Poll Misleading..." Twitter. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
15. ^ a b "Leeds City Council: Mayoral Election". Leeds City Council. Retrieved 7 May 2024.

## External links

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* Booklet of election, including candidates profiles, posted to all addresses in West Yorkshire, April 2024

## See also

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(2023 <-)  2024 United Kingdom local elections (-> 2025)

Combined Authority Mayors|

* East Midlands
* Liverpool City Region
* Greater Manchester
* London
* North East
* South Yorkshire
* Tees Valley
* West Midlands
* West Yorkshire
* York and North Yorkshire

Single Authority Mayors|

* Salford

Metropolitan boroughs|

* Barnsley
* Bolton
* Bradford
* Bury
* Calderdale
* Coventry
* Dudley
* Gateshead
* Kirklees
* Knowsley
* Leeds
* Manchester
* Newcastle upon Tyne
* North Tyneside
* Oldham
* Rochdale
* Rotherham
* Salford
* Sandwell
* Sefton
* Sheffield
* Solihull
* South Tyneside
* Stockport
* Sunderland
* Tameside
* Trafford
* Wakefield
* Walsall
* Wigan
* Wolverhampton

Unitary authorities|

* Blackburn with Darwen
* Bristol
* Dorset
* Halton
* Hartlepool
* Kingston upon Hull
* Milton Keynes
* North East Lincolnshire
* Peterborough
* Plymouth
* Portsmouth
* Reading
* Southampton
* Southend-on-Sea
* Swindon
* Thurrock
* Warrington
* Wokingham

District councils|

* Adur
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* Basingstoke and Deane
* Brentwood
* Broxbourne
* Burnley
* Cambridge
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* Castle Point
* Cheltenham
* Cherwell
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* Colchester
* Crawley
* Eastleigh
* Elmbridge
* Epping Forest
* Exeter
* Fareham
* Gloucester
* Gosport
* Harlow
* Hart
* Hastings
* Havant
* Hyndburn
* Ipswich
* Lincoln
* Maidstone
* Mole Valley
* North Hertfordshire
* Norwich
* Nuneaton and Bedworth
* Oxford
* Pendle
* Preston
* Redditch
* Reigate and Banstead
* Rochford
* Rossendale
* Rugby
* Runnymede
* Rushmoor
* St Albans
* Stevenage
* Stroud
* Tamworth
* Tandridge
* Three Rivers
* Tunbridge Wells
* Watford
* Welwyn Hatfield
* West Lancashire
* West Oxfordshire
* Winchester
* Woking
* Worcester
* Worthing

Other elections|

* London Assembly
* Police and crime commissioners
* Blackpool South by-election

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Council elections in West Yorkshire

Mayor|

* 2021
* 2024

Bradford|

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Kirklees|

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Leeds|

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Wakefield|

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West Yorkshire CC|

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West Riding CC|

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