2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election

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2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election
  2022 2 May 20242028 
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 First partySecond partyThird party
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Candidate Oliver Coppard Nick AllenDouglas Johnson
Party Labour Co-op Conservative Green
Popular vote138,61144,94537,142
Percentage50.9%16.5%13.6%
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 Fourth partyFifth party
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CandidateHannah KitchingDavid Bettney
Party Liberal Democrats SDP
Popular vote31,00220,835
Percentage11.4%7.6%
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Election results by local authorities

The 2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect the mayor of South Yorkshire as part of the 2024 United Kingdom local elections. [1] The incumbent Labour and Co-operative Party mayor, Oliver Coppard, was re-elected. [2]

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Background

Oliver Coppard was elected as the second mayor of South Yorkshire in the 2022 South Yorkshire mayoral election. After consultation, the role was merged with the coterminous police and crime commissioner. This meant that rather than taking place in 2026, as previously scheduled, an early election was held on 2 May 2024. [3]

Campaign

Nick Allen, the Conservative candidate, said he would reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport. [4]

David Bettney, the SDP candidate, campaigned to reduce council tax, reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport and demanded a full financial audit on all four South Yorkshire councils covering the past 25 years. [5] He was endorsed by Reform UK. [6]

Candidates

Labour and Co-operative

Oliver Coppard, the incumbent mayor, was re-elected.

Conservative

The Conservative Party selected Nick Allen, a councillor on the City of Doncaster Council, as its candidate. [4]

Green Party

Douglas Johnson, leader of the Green group on Sheffield City Council.

Social Democratic Party

David Bettney is a businessman and former Regimental Sergeant Major. [6]

Liberal Democrats

Hannah Kitching is the leader of the opposition in the Barnsley Council. [7]

Results

2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Co-op Oliver Coppard 138,611 50.9 +7.8
Conservative Nick Allen44,94816.5±0.0
Green Douglas Johnson37,14213.6+4.1
Liberal Democrats Hannah Kitching31,00211.4+0.6
SDP David Bettney20,8357.6+3.7
Majority93,66634.4+7.8
Turnout 272,53527.3+0.9
Labour Co-op hold Swing +3.9
DistrictsOliver Coppard
Lab Co-op
Nick Allen
Con
Douglas Johnson
Green
Hannah Kitching
Lib Dems
David Bettney
SDP
Total valid votes
# %# %# %# %# %#
Barnsley [9] 21,89649.80%5,70812.98%3,5047.97%7,95818.10%4,89911.14%43,965
Doncaster [10] 24,11150.95%13,58728.71%2,8315.98%2,0394.31%4,75410.05%47,322
Rotherham [11] 25,64246.68%13,56824.70%6,22811.34%4,7558.66%4,7398.63%54,932
Sheffield66,96253.01%12,0859.57%24,57919.46%16,25012.86%6,4435.10%126,319
Totals138,61150.86%44,94816.49%37,14213.63%31,00211.38%20,8357.64%272,538

References

  1. "South Yorkshire mayoral election on the cards | LocalGov". www.localgov.co.uk. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  2. Ashton, Lucy (4 May 2024). "South Yorkshire Mayor: Oliver Coppard re-elected for Labour". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
  3. "South Yorkshire mayoral election set for 2024 after PCC power switch". BBC News. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. 1 2 Mower, Shannon. "Doncaster councillor selected as Conservative candidate for South Yorkshire mayor".
  5. "DAVID BETTNEY FOR SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYOR". SDP. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  6. 1 2 "DAVID BETTNEY ANNOUNCED AS SDP CANDIDATE FOR SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYOR". SDP. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  7. "South Yorkshire mayoral election 2024 candidates confirmed". BBC News. 8 April 2024.
  8. "Mayoral Election 2024: England". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  9. "Local Government and Combined Authority Mayoral Elections 2 May 2024". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  10. "South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Election Results 2024". City of Doncaster Council. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  11. "South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Election Results 4 May 2024". Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

See also