The Leader of Manchester City Council for the past 5 years, Cllr Bev Craig, is hoping to replace Andy Burnham as Mayor of Greater Manchester when the Mayoral by-election is held on 30th July.
Alongside the Labour Party’s announcement that Cllr Craig will bid to become Mayor of Greater Manchester, Restore Britain’s Marlon West and The Green Party’s Geraldine Coggins will also be running in the by-election on 30th July.
The 2026 Greater Manchester mayoral by-election, triggered by incumbent mayor Andy Burnham’s disqualification from the post after winning the 2026 Makerfield by-election, is to be held on 30 July 2026. The winner will serve as Mayor of Greater Manchester until the 2028 Greater Manchester mayoral election. It will be the United Kingdom’s first by-election for a strategic authority mayor and the biggest by-election ever held in Britain.
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