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]
Contents
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
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Declared
- Andy Burnham, MP for Leigh since 2001, Shadow Home Secretary since 2015, former Shadow Secretary of State for Health from 2011–2015 and former Secretary of State for Health from 2009–2010[3]
- 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 and former Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from 2010–2011[4][5]
- 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 and former MP for Stretford from 1983–1997[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 and former Minister without Portfolio from 2006–2007[7]
- Julie Reid, Member of Manchester City Council for Gorton South since 2010[7]
- Jonathan Reynolds, MP for Stalybridge and Hyde since 2010 and Shadow Minister for Transport from 2015–2016[6][8]
Declined
- Richard Leese, Leader of Manchester City Council since 1996 and Member of Manchester City Council for Crumpsall since 1984[7]
Liberal Democrats
Declared
- None yet declared
UKIP
Declared
- None yet declared
Green Party
Declared
- None yet declared
Independent
Declared
- None yet declared
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