2017 Greater Manchester mayoral election

2017 Greater Manchester mayoral election
4 May 2017 2021 →
Turnout28.9%
 
Candidate Andy Burnham Sean Anstee Jane Brophy
Party Labour Co-op Conservative Liberal Democrats
Popular vote 359,352 128,752 34,334
Percentage 63.4% 22.7% 6.1%
Results of the 2017 Greater Manchester mayoral election by borough
Mayor before election

Tony Lloyd (Interim)
Labour

Mayor

Andy Burnham
Labour Co-op

The inaugural Greater Manchester mayoral election was held on 4 May 2017 to elect the Mayor of Greater Manchester. The next successive election was due to be held on 7 May 2020, but due to that year's outbreak of the novel Coronavirus, the election was postponed until May 2021.[1] Subsequent elections are legislatively required to be held every four years thereafter. The electoral system used for the election is the supplementary vote (SV).[2]

The mayor leads the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, sitting alongside the leaders of the ten metropolitan borough councils who form the mayor's cabinet. The creation of the position was part of a devolution deal giving local government additional powers and funding, enacted via the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016.[3] The interim mayor was Tony Lloyd, the Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner. The office of police and crime commissioner was subsumed into the mayor's role.

Nominations for candidates wishing to stand in the election closed on 4 April 2017, after which the final list of candidates was published.[4]

  1. ^ "Date proposed for Manchester mayoral elections". Her Majesty's Government. 1 February 2016.
  2. ^ The Electoral Commission, ed. (December 2016), "Counting of votes where there are three or more candidates", Mayoral elections in England (part 5 and 6): Guidance for candidates and agents (PDF), The Electoral Commission, p. 15
  3. ^ Alexandra Topping (3 November 2014). "Manchester to get elected mayor". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Statement of Persons Nominated" (PDF). www.gmelects.org.uk. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.