You are viewing 1 of your 1 free articles
Election round-up
The mayoral winners have been announced, with the Conservatives winning in four out of the six regions up for grabs.
This page is being updated throughout the day as more results are announced.
In an unexpected win in Tees Valley, Conservative candidate Ben Houchen was elected, with 48,578 votes over Labour’s Sue Jeffrey who had 46,400. In the run-up to the election Mr Houchen told residents he would stop homes being built near towns and villages, and instead set up separate sites for new development.
Labour’s Andy Burnham won the Greater Manchester election with 63.4% of the vote. He has previously pledged to build more affordable housing and tackle Manchester’s rough sleeping problem. He has committed to donating 15% of his £110,000 salary to end rough sleeping.
Conservative candidate Andy Street won the West Midlands election, in a very tight race with Labour candidate Sion Simon.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough was won by Conservative James Palmer.
In the West of England, Tim Bowles, Conservative candidate and South Gloucestershire councillor, narrowly beat Labour’s Lesley Mansell on second preference votes.
He will lead the newly formed West of England Combined Authority, which includes Bristol, South Gloucestershire, Bath and North East Somerset councils. Turnout for the election was just 29.7%.
READ MORE ABOUT THE MAYORAL ELECTIONS
West Midlands: Liberal Democrats plan green belt redefinition
West of England candidate pledges to establish housing association
Stephen Williams, Liberal Democrat candidate and former Department for Communities and Local Government minister who pledged to form a new housing association if elected, was eliminated from the contest after first preference votes were counted.
Mr Bowles previously told Inside Housing he will work with private developers to encourage them to step up their building in the West of England and said the metro mayor’s housing strategy “has to work for everybody”.
MAYORAL RESULTS
- West of England: Tim Bowles, Conservative
- West Midlands: Andy Street, Conservative
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough: James Palmer, Conservative
- Greater Manchester: Andy Burnham, Labour
- Liverpool City Region: Steve Rotheram, Labour
- Tees Valley: Ben Houchen, Conservative
In the Liverpool City Region, Mr Rotheram was elected in a landslide, receiving 59% of the vote compared with second place Conservative candidate Tony Caldeira’s 20%.
The former Liverpool Walton MP and private parliamentary secretary to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will head up the region’s combined authority area, which is comprised of Liverpool, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral and Halton.
Mr Rotheram has previously suggested he could establish a city-wide organisation to deliver new homes for rent and sale and has said he will champion community-led developments.
To look back on how the day unfolded, read our live blog.