2026 Norfolk and Suffolk mayoral election

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2026 Norfolk and Suffolk mayoral election
7 May 2026 (2026-05-07)2030 →
 
Ind
Lab
Lib
CandidateDavid BeavanCarli HarperKevin Keable
Party Independent Labour Liberal Democrats
 
Con
Grn
Candidate Tim Passmore Caroline Topping
Party Conservative Green
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Elected mayor

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The 2026 Norfolk and Suffolk mayoral election is due to be held on 7 May 2026 to elect the inaugural Mayor of Norfolk and Suffolk who will lead the Norfolk and Suffolk Combined County Authority.

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Candidates

The Conservative Party, Green Party, Labour Party and Liberal Democrats have all announced candidates. Reform UK is to announce their candidate before the end of 2025. There is also one independent candidate. The deadline for candidate nomination is 9 April 2026. [1]

Conservative Party

The Conservative Party selected Tim Passmore as their candidate in August 2025. [2] He has been the police and crime commissioner for Suffolk since 2012.

Green Party

In September 2025, the Green Party of England and Wales announced that Caroline Topping had been selected as their candidate. [3] She has been the leader of East Suffolk District Council since 2023. [4]

Labour Party

The Labour Party selected Carli Harper as their candidate in October 2025. She has been a councillor on Norwich City Council since 2024. [5]

Liberal Democrats

The Liberal Democrats selected Kevin Keable as their candidate in November 2025. He has been the chairman of the East of England Energy Group since 2023. [6]

Reform UK

Reform UK have not yet announced their candidate. [5]

Independent candidates

David Beavan, an independent councillor for Southwold ward on East Suffolk Council, announced his mayoral candidacy in November 2025, stating that he was "unimpressed" by the other candidates. [7] Beavan was elected as a Liberal Democrat but was expelled from the party in June 2024 for supporting Adrian Ramsay, co-leader of the Green Party, in the 2024 general election. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Guidance for candidates and agents". Norfolk and Suffolk Combined County Authority. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Conservative candidate for Norfolk and Suffolk Mayor is named". Eastern Daily Press. 17 August 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Council leader announced as Green Party mayoral candidate". East Anglian Daily Times. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "New Leader for East Suffolk Council » East Suffolk Council". www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Who wants to become the first Mayor of Suffolk and Norfolk?". BBC News. 24 September 2025. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Grimmer, Dan (4 November 2025). "Lib Dems announce Norfolk and Suffolk mayoral candidate". Eastern Daily Press . Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Santos, Joao (7 November 2025). "Expelled Lib Dem in bid to become Norfolk and Suffolk mayor". Watton and Swaffham Times. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Brown, Bruno (24 June 2024). "David Beavan thrown out of Liberal Democrats in East Suffolk". Eastern Daily Press . Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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