Greater Manchester Mayoral Election 2026

The Greater Manchester mayoral election takes place on Thursday 30 July 2026.

Important dates

• Register to vote: Tuesday 14 July
• Postal vote deadline: Wednesday 15 July
• Proxy vote and free voter ID deadline: Wednesday 22 July
• Polling day: Thursday 30 July, 7am to 10pm

Official election and voting information

Candidates and policies

Candidates are listed alphabetically. Where no full manifesto is available, we have linked the candidate's main policy or campaign page.

• Sian Niamh Astley, Reform UK: Policies and campaign page
• Geraldine Coggins, Green Party: Manifesto and campaign page
• Bev Craig, Labour and Co-operative Party: Policies and campaign page
• Phil Eckersley, Conservative Party: Candidate statement
• Marcus Jonathan Farmer, Independent: Campaign website
• Richard Martin Kilpatrick, Liberal Democrats: Policies and campaign page
• Marlon Scott West, Restore Britain: Candidate statement

Thread rules

• Keep discussion relevant to Greater Manchester and Stockport.
• Criticise policies, not other users.
• Link a source for quotes and factual claims.
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