2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election

The 2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election is due to be held on 2 May 2024 to elect the mayor of South Yorkshire alongside the 2024 United Kingdom local elections.^[1]

Background

Oliver Coppard was elected as the second mayor of South Yorkshire in the 2022 South Yorkshire mayoral election. After consultation, the role was merged with the coterminous police and crime commissioner. This meant that rather than taking place in 2026, as previously scheduled, an early election will be held in 2024.^[2]

Campaign

Nick Allen, the Conservative candidate, said he would reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport.^[3]

David Bettney, the SDP candidate, is campaigning to reduce council tax, reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport and demanding a full financial audit on all four South Yorkshire councils covering the past 25 years.^[4] He has been endorsed by Reform UK.^[5]

Candidates

Labour and Co-operative

Oliver Coppard, the incumbent mayor, is seeking re-election.

Conservative

The Conservative Party selected Nick Allen, a councillor on the City of Doncaster Council, as its candidate.^[6]

Green Party

Douglas Johnson, leader of the Green group on Sheffield City Council.

Social Democratic Party

David Bettney is a business leader and former Regimental Sergeant Major.^[7]

Liberal Democrats

Hannah Kitching ^[8] is the leader of the opposition at Barnsley Council.

References

^ "South Yorkshire mayoral election on the cards | LocalGov". www.localgov.co.uk. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ "South Yorkshire mayoral election set for 2024 after PCC power switch". BBC News. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ Mower, Shannon. "Doncaster councillor selected as Conservative candidate for South Yorkshire mayor".
^ "DAVID BETTNEY FOR SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYOR". SDP. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ "DAVID BETTNEY ANNOUNCED AS SDP CANDIDATE FOR SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYOR". SDP. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ Mower, Shannon. "Doncaster councillor selected as Conservative candidate for South Yorkshire mayor".
^ "DAVID BETTNEY ANNOUNCED AS SDP CANDIDATE FOR SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYOR". SDP. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ "South Yorkshire mayoral election 2024 candidates confirmed". BBC News. 8 April 2024.

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Other elections	London Assembly Police and crime commissioners

v t e Council elections in South Yorkshire
Barnsley	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
Doncaster	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2017 2021
Rotherham	1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2021
Sheffield	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1945 1946 1947 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1975 1976 1978 1979 1980 1982 1983 1984 1986 1987 1988 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023
South Yorkshire CC	1973 1977 1981 Abolished
West Riding CC	1889 1892 1895 1898 1901 1904 1907 1910 1913 1919 1922 1925 1928 1931 1934 1937 1946 1949 1952 1955 1958 1961 1964 1967 1970 Abolished
Metro Mayor	2018 2022 2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election
See also: Wards Boundary changes