William Eichler 03 May 2024

Labour win Yorkshire mayoralty in PM’s ‘backyard’

Labour’s David Skaith has won the race to become the first York and North Yorkshire mayor.

Mr Skaith took 35.1% of the vote share while the Conservative candidate finished second on 27.3%.

This new mayoralty was being contested for the first time and includes Rishi Sunak's constituency of Richmond.

A Labour spokesperson described it as a ‘truly historic result’ saying they were ‘now winning in Rishi Sunak’s backyard”.

Felicity Cunliffe-Lister secured 16.2% for the Liberal Democrats.

Elsewhere, the Conservative's Ben Houchen won the Tees Valley mayoral election despite his vote share decreasing by 19%.

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