Mayoral election candidates confirmed for North East, Tees Valley and York & North Yorkshire
Political Correspondent Tom Sheldrick explains the local elections taking place in May 2024
The candidates for the regional mayoral elections have been formally announced.
Polling day for the elections takes place on Thursday 2 May, alongside ballots for the local councils and Police and Crime Commissioners.
North East Mayor
It is the first time that voters in Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland will go to the polls to elect a North East mayor.
The candidates are:
Paul Donaghy - Reform UK
Jamie Driscoll - Independent
Andrew Gray - Green Party
Aidan King - Liberal Democrats
Kim McGuinness - Labour and Co-operative Party
Guy Renner-Thompson - Conservative
York and North Yorkshire Mayor
Six candidates are to stand in the election for York and North Yorkshire's first elected mayor who will oversee York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.
The candidates are:
Felicity Cunliffe-Lister - Liberal Democrats
Keane Duncan - Conservative
Kevin Foster- Green Party
Paul Haslam - Independent
David Skaith - Labour and Co-operative Party
Keith Tordoff - Independent
Tees Valley Mayor
On Teesside, three candidates will contest the Tees Valley Combined Authority Mayoral Election.
The candidates are:
Ben Houchen - Conservative
Chris McEwan - Labour and Co-operative Party
Simon Thorley - Liberal Democrats
The last election for this position was in 2021, when the incumbent mayor, Lord Houchen, was elected for a second term.
ITV Tyne Tees will have special coverage in the run up to 2 May, on our programme and online.
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