Greater Manchester mayoral election, 2017
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The inaugural Greater Manchester mayoral election will be held on 4 May 2017 to elect the Mayor of Greater Manchester, (subsequent elections will be held May 2020 and then every four years after that).[1]
Candidates
Conservative Party
Declared
- None yet declared
Potential
- None have so far stated their intentions but Graham Brady, MP for Altrincham and Sale West, has written in the The Telegraph about the importance of chosing the right candidate for position.[2]
Labour Party
Declared
- Ivan Lewis, MP for Bury South since 1997, former Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland from 2013–2015, former Shadow Secretary of State for International Development from 2011–2013, former Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from 2010–2011, former Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2009–2010, former Minister of State for International Development from 2008–2009 and Minister of State for Care Services from 2006–2008[3][4]
- Tony Lloyd, Interim Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2015, Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner since 2012, former MP for Manchester Central from 1997–2012, former MP for Stretford from 1983–1997, former Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 2006–2012 and former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from 1997–1998[5]
Publicly expressed interest
- Andy Burnham, MP for Leigh since 2001, Shadow Home Secretary since 2015 and former Secretary of State for Health from 2009–2010.[6]
Potential
- Hazel Blears, former MP for Salford and Eccles from 1997–2015, former Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from 2007–2009, former Minister without Portfolio from 2006–2007 and former Labour Party Chair from 2006–2007[7]
- Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council since 1996 and Member of Manchester City Council for Crumpsall since 1984[7]
- Julie Reid, Member of Manchester City Council for Gorton South since 2010[7]
- Jonathan 'Johnny' Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde since 2010 and Shadow Minister for Transport from 2015–2016[5][8]
- Andy Burnham, MP for Leigh since 2001, former Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2007-2008, former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from 2008-2009, former Secretary of State for Health from 2009-2010, former Shadow Secretary of State for Education from 2010-2011, former Shadow Secretary of State for Health from 2011-2015, and Shadow Home Secretary[9]
Liberal Democrats
Declared
- None yet declared
Independent
Declared
- None yet declared
References
- ↑ "Date proposed for Manchester mayoral elections". gov.uk. GOV.UK. 1 February 2016.
- ↑ Brady, Graham (13 October 2015). "Tory MP calls for careful decision making over Manchester mayor". The Daily Telegraph (London: Telegraph Media Group). Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Perraudin, Frances (18 February 2016). "Ivan Lewis announces Greater Manchester mayoral bid". The Guardian (London: Guardian Media Group). Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer (19 February 2016). "Labour's Ivan Lewis to stand for Greater Manchester Mayor". ITV Granada (Manchester: ITV). Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- 1 2 Staff writer (12 February 2016). "Tony Lloyd confirms he wants to be Labour's candidate for Manchester mayor". LabourList. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ "Andy Burnham 'considering running for Manchester mayor'". ITV News. 5 May 2016.
- 1 2 3 Williams, Jennifer (12 February 2016). "Manchester Devolution: Who's likely to run for elected mayor?". Manchester Evening News. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
- ↑ Staff writer (26 February 2016). "Manchester gears up for mayoral race". Asian Lite News. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ↑ Islam, Faisal (5 May 2016). "Burnham Preparing To Run For Manchester Mayor". Sky News. Sky plc. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
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