Mayoral election held in the West Midlands, England
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.
Results.
Liberal Democrats.
The Liberal Democrats announced Beverley Nielsen, a businesswoman and director of Birmingham City University, as their candidate on 7 September 2016.
UK Independence Party (UKIP).
On 6 January 2017 UKIP confirmed Pete Durnell as their candidate. Durnell stood for the party in the West Midlands police and crime commissioner election in 2016.
Results by local authority.
Birmingham.
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Coventry.
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Dudley.
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Sandwell.
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Solihull.
! colspan="9" | West Midlands Mayoral Election 2017, Solihull
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Walsall.
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Wolverhampton.
! colspan="9" | West Midlands Mayoral Election 2017, Wolverhampton
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