Live updates from West Yorkshire Mayoral Election 2021 count
Votes were cast on Thursday, but counting for the West Yorkshire mayor has begun today (Sunday).
Follow our live blog below for the results and reaction.
Live updates from West Yorkshire mayor election count
Key Events
- Voters from across West Yorkshire elect the county’s first metro mayor - including from Leeds, Kirklees, Calderdale, Wakefield and Bradford
- Tracy Brabin, Labour expected to win
Labour’s Tracy Brabin during the count for the West Yorkshire Mayoral election in Leeds
photo: PA Wire/ Amy Murphy
Tracy Brabin said:
“Growing up on free school meals in a Birstall council flat, inspired by the Batley Variety Club to pursue a life as an actor, I never imagined I would be elected as a member of parliament for my hometown, let alone be asked to serve as the first ever metro mayor for West Yorks.”
“My belief is as strong as ever that Labour still has the right answers for our towns and cities and villages. The election results have shown how hard we should work to prove that, and I won’t ever take your support for granted.”
“I hope in some small way, my election will say to working class kids across our region: it doesn’t matter where you live, what your parents do for a living, how much money you have in the bank or where you went to school. You can reach the very top.”
Tracy Brabin for Labour elected as first-ever West Yorkshire mayor in 2021 election
Tracy Brabin has been elected as the first-ever West Yorkshire mayor.
Weekend roundup: What happened in Leeds this weekend?
It was a busy weekend in Leeds as the local election results were announced.
Our Local Democracy reporter Richard Beecham covered the count.
The full election results can be read online here: Results in full from the Leeds City Council 2021 local election
Also announced was the results for the election of the first ever West Yorkshire Mayor.
Labour Tracy Brabin took 261,170 of first preference votes out of 617,782 ballot papers in total. Her closest challenger, Conservative candidate Matt Robinson took 176,167 votes, while the Yorkshire Party’s Bob Buxton came a surprised third place with 58,851.
Our political reporter Rob Parsons has written a profile on the new mayor: Who is Tracy Brabin, Labour’s victorious West Yorkshire metro mayor?
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