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The 2025 Hull and East Yorkshire mayoral election will be held on 1 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.
The 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]
The 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]
Anne Handley, the leader of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, is the Conservative Party's candidate for mayor. [3]
Margaret Pinder, the former mayor of Beverley, is announced as the Labour Party candidate. [4] She was the party’s candidate for Beverley and Holderness in the 2024 general election, where she was narrowly beaten by the incumbent Conservative MP.
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.
Rowan Halstead was announced as the Yorkshire Party's candidate for Mayor on 30 January 2025. [7] He is an engineer and ex-soldier and has previously stood for the Bricknell Ward in the 2024 Election for Hull City Council and also stood for the party in the 2024 UK general election for the Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham Constituency.
Luke Campbell was announced as Reform UK's candidate at a rally in Connexin Live Arena on 27 February 2025. [8] He was a professional boxer who won a gold medal for Team GB at the London 2012 Olympic Games in the 56 Kg Bantamweight division.
