Mayoral election held in the West Midlands, England
2017 West Midlands mayoral election
4 May 2017
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Turnout
523,201 (26.7%)
Candidate
Andy Street
Siôn Simon
Party
Conservative
Labour Co-op
1st Round vote
216,280
210,259
Percentage
41.9%
40.8%
2nd Round vote
238,628
234,862
Percentage
50.4%
49.6%
Candidate
Beverley Nielsen
Pete Durnell
Party
Liberal Democrats
UKIP
1st Round vote
30,378
29,051
Percentage
5.9%
5.6%
Second round by local authorities
First round by local authorities
Mayor before election
Position established
Elected Mayor
Andy Street
Conservative
The inaugural West Midlands mayoral election was held on 4 May 2017 to elect the Mayor of the West Midlands, with subsequent elections to be held every four years from May 2020. The election took place alongside five elections for English metro mayors and other local elections, and ahead of the general election on 8 June 2017.
The contest was the first election for a governing body covering the entire West Midlands since the 1981 West Midlands County Council election, the former West Midlands County Council having been dissolved in 1986. Police and crime commissioner elections had taken in 2012, 2014 and 2016 with Labour winning those contests decisively.
The election was won by Conservative Andy Street, beating Labour's Siôn Simon in the final round by 50.4% to 49.6% with a turnout of 26.7%. The result was seen as a shock in what has been considered a Labour heartland.[1]
^Parveen, Nazia (5 May 2017). "Andy Street elected West Midlands mayor". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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