2021 Greater Manchester mayoral election

The 2021 Greater Manchester mayoral election was held on 6 May 2021 to elect the mayor of Greater Manchester. This election, alongside other local and mayoral elections across England and Wales, was originally scheduled to take place on 7 May 2020, but was delayed by the UK Government on 13 March 2020, due to the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. The election took place on the same day as council elections within the city-region, including the election for the mayor of Salford, as well as elections across England and Wales. It was the second election to the position of mayor. It used the supplementary vote as its electoral system.

2021 Greater Manchester mayoral election
6 May 2021
Turnout34.7%
  First party Second party
 
Con
Candidate Andy Burnham Laura Evans
Party Labour Co-op Conservative
Popular vote 473,024 137,753
Percentage 67.3% 19.6%
Swing 3.9pp 3.1pp

Results of the 2021 Greater Manchester mayoral election by borough

Mayor before election

Andy Burnham
Labour Co-op

Elected Mayor

Andy Burnham
Labour Co-op

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