North East mayoral election, 2017
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The inaugural North East mayoral election will be held on 4 May 2017 to elect the Mayor of the North East, (subsequent elections will be held May 2020 and then every four years after that).
Contents
Candidates
Conservative Party
Declared
- Jeremy Middleton, politician and local businessman.[1]
Labour Party
Declared
- None yet declared
Potential
- Simon Henig, leader of Durham County Council & chair of the North East Combined Authority.[1]
- Alan Donnelly, former MEP for Tyne and Wear and later North East England, leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party from 1997 to 1999, current chair of South Shields Labour Party, & businessman.[1]
- Catherine McKinnell, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North since 2010, former Shadow Attorney General from 2015 to 2016 under Jeremy Corbyn.[1]
- Vera Baird, Police and crime commissioner for Northumbria since 2012, former MP for Redcar from 2001 to 2010, and former Solicitor General for England and Wales under Gordon Brown.[1]
Liberal Democrats
Declared
- Jonathan Wallace, councillor in Gateshead.[1]
UKIP
Potential
- Melanie Hurst, 2016 UKIP Police and crime commissioner candidate for Northumbria.[1]
Independent
Declared
- None yet declared
