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2025 Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election
The 2025 Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election will be held on the 1st of May, 2025 to elect the inaugural mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire, on the same day as other local elections across the country. The mayor will be elected using first past the post. BackgroundThe election covers the ceremonial county of East Riding of Yorkshire, which is governed by two councils: East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council. Those councils will remain in place, with some powers being transferred to the new mayor.[1] Electoral systemThe election will use the voting system of first past the post to elect the mayor, in this system the candidate with the most votes wins. The Electoral Reform Society described the move towards first past the post as one lowering the bar for politicians and thus damaging British democracy.[2] CandidatesAnne Handley, the leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, is the Conservative Party's candidate for mayor.[3] Margaret Pinder is announced as the Labour Party UK candidate.[4] Ms Pinder stood in the General Election for Beverley and Holderness (UK Parliament constituency) very nearly unseating the Conservative MP. She is a former mayor of Beverley. Mike Ross, the leader of Hull City Council, was announced as the Liberal Democrat candidate for mayor in November 2024.[5] Kerry Harrison was announced as the Green Party candidate for mayor in December 2024.[6] She was the party's candidate for Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham in the 2024 General Election. Richard Kelly was announced as the Reform UK candidate for mayor on 20 January 2025.[7] He is the chair of the Hull branch of the party and was the party's candidate for the Goole and Pockington parliamentary constituency in the 2024 UK General Election, as well as standing in South East Holderness for East Riding of Yorkshire Council for the party in 2021.[8] References
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