Labour’s Richard Parker defeats Andy Street in tight West Midlands mayoral race after Sadiq Khan wins third term in London – as it happened (2024)

Susan Hall has won in Croydon and Sutton, with 78,790 votes against Sadiq Khan’s 59,482.

• Susan Hall – 78,790

• Sadiq Khan – 59,482

Susan Hall has won in Ealing and Hillingdon, so the Conservatives have managed to hold the constituency. This is one of the closest results between Hall and Sadiq Khan:

• Susan Hall – 75,396

• Sadiq Khan – 73,257

The BBC report that compared to the 2021 result, there was a small swing from the Conservatives to Labour of 0.7%.

Sadiq Khan has won in Barnet and Camden, Labour holding the London constituency with a swing of 3.6% away from the Conservatives.

The results are:

• Sadiq Khan – 70,984

• Susan Hall – 57,465

Susan Hall has won in Brent and Harrow, meaning the Conservatives have held this London mayoral constituency.

The results are:

• Susan Hall – 66,151

• Sadiq Khan – 58,743

Here is a video of Andy Burnham’s speech after he was re-elected as Greater Manchester mayor.

In Greater Manchester, there was a net swing of 3% from Conservative to Labour, according to Prof John Curtice.

The elections expert told the BBC that while Andy Burnham’s winning 63% of the vote was four points down on 2021, the Conservative vote was down by nine points.

Jessica Murray is at the West Midlands mayor count in Birmingham:

In five of the seven local authorities in the West Midlands, election agents for the candidates have requested “bundle checks” on their votes – not a full-blown recount but an extra check on the number of bundled votes – suggesting the result could be very tight.

The atmosphere in the ICC in Birmingham is incredibly tense, with both parties reportedly feeling quietly confident about their chances.

We’re still waiting for the result from Birmingham, one of the seven local authorities which make up the West Midlands combined authority, which will be key to the final outcome.

The Liberal Democrats have won more council seats overall than the Conservatives in the local elections, elections expert John Curtice said.

Curtice told the BBC:

The Liberal Democrats now have 520 councillors, and the Conservatives have 508. It is now clear to us with just the one council to go that the Liberal Democrats will end up having won more council seats than the Conservatives in these local elections.

This is a simple headline way of underlining the way in which the results of those local elections have indeed been extremely disappointing for the Conservatives.”

However, Curtice pointed out that this “probably says more about the problems that the Conservative party faces rather than the Liberal Democrats having done particularly well”.

Speaking after his re-election as Greater Manchester mayor, Labour’s Andy Burnham said:

My new mission will be to give everyone growing up here an equal alternative to the university route, so all our young people have a path in life and hope in their heart. And my new plea to Westminster is to give us the powers to free ourselves from the grip of the housing crisis and let us build a benefits system that helps people move forward rather than holds them back.

After these elections and [when] all the dust has settled, what will stay with me are the words from one of those parents in the neighbourhood centre in Harpurhey. Jo, who spoke at a debt justice event … she made the best speech that I heard in this election campaign.

‘We look at politicians,’ she said, ‘to make difficult decisions which will ultimately benefit the whole of our country both now and in the future. We need you to speak as our voice and never give up challenging the inadequate benefits system and the punitive sanctions from the DWP, fighting for better wages and fairer living costs. This is your debt to us. This is the price of your power.’

Those were Jo’s words and I recognise and accept that price Jo. As I said to you, I’m going to put your words on my office wall and perhaps everyone who has stood in these elections around the country should do the same. We all need to reconnect power with the promotion of the common good rather than what we have seen in recent times: the association of power with corruption and lies.”

Burnham finished off his speech by saying: “I’m ready to fight harder than I’ve fought for anything before, for a Greater Manchester where people can live free from the fear of debt, hunger and eviction and where everyone is set up to be a part of the growing success story that is our city region today.”

Labour’s Tracy Brabin has been re-elected as mayor of West Yorkshire with 275,430 votes.

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