6 candidates will contest the election for the first mayor for York and North Yorkshire.
Nominations for the mayor, who will oversee the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority which launched on February 1, have closed. Voters will go to the polls on Thursday 2 May.
The candidates are:
- Cunliffe-Lister, Felicity Clare – Liberal Democrats
- Duncan, Keane Charles – The Conservative Party Candidate
- Foster, Kevin – The Green Party candidate
- Haslam, Paul – Independent
- Skaith, David – Labour and Co-operative Party
- Tordoff, Keith Graham – Independent
Voting will take place from 7.00am to 10.00pm with the election count held on Friday 3 May, the day after the election. Voters attending the polling station for the election on Thursday 2 May will need to bring photographic identification in order to be able to vote.
Residents have until midnight on Tuesday 16 April, to register to vote and until 5.00pm on Wednesday 17 April, to apply for a postal vote. Anyone without a suitable photo ID can apply for a free voter authority certificate before 5.00pm on Wednesday 24 April.
Read more about the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority mayoral election and elections in York.