Full slate of candidates confirmed ahead of election for next Mayor of Greater Manchester

The candidates vying to be elected as the next Mayor of Greater Manchester have been confirmed ahead of the upcoming Mayoral By-Election on 30th July.

Seven candidates will be on the ballot paper when voters across the city region go to the polls in the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Mayoral Election. Listed alphabetically by surname, as they will appear in the ballot paper, they are:

• ASTLEY, Sian Niamh (Reform UK)
• COGGINS, Geraldine (The Green Party)
• CRAIG, Bev (Labour and Co-operative Party)
• ECKERSLEY, Phil (The Conservative Party Candidate)
• FARMER, Marcus Jonathan (Independent)
• KILPATRICK, Richard Martin (Liberal Democrats)
• WEST, Marlon Scott (Restore Britain)

The Mayor leads Greater Manchester Combined Authority, which brings together the?leaders of our?ten councils so they can work together to improve life for people?across the city region.

They represent Greater Manchester at a national and international level, helping build relationships with government and attracting trade and investment. They also oversee a wide range of policy areas that affect people’s everyday lives. This includes transport, where the Mayor is responsible for how money is spent on infrastructure like new tram lines or roads, and planning and housing, where the Mayor can create Mayoral Development Corporations to lead regeneration in specific areas.

The Mayor sets the budget and priorities for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and serves as the Police and Crime Commissioner for Greater Manchester Police, with the power to appoint the Chief Constable, set the policing budget, and hold GMP to account on behalf of the public. The?Mayor?also works with businesses to promote economic growth and oversees?budgets devolved from central Government, including a £630 million integrated settlement.

The election will be on Thursday July 30th and voters are being encouraged to ensure they are registered to vote.

The deadline for registering to vote is before midnight on Tuesday July 14th. It takes just five minutes to register to vote online. 

Those who are registered to vote but want to do so by post have until 5pm on Wednesday July 15th to apply for a postal vote.

To vote, people must be on the electoral register and have a valid form of photo ID if they are voting in a polling station.

Valid voter ID can be a passport, a driving licence, some types of bus pass or a proof of age card. Your ID must be the original and not a photocopy or screenshot. Expired ID can still be valid, as long as the photo still looks like you. Voters should check they have at least one form of ID on the list.

Without an accepted form of photo ID voters can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate and the deadline to apply for this is 5pm on Wednesday July 22nd.

More information about the Greater Manchester Mayoral Election, including information about registering to vote and applying for a postal or proxy vote, and where to get help, can be found on GM Elects.