GM mayoral election

[urban genie]

Not really been discussed on it's own but the election will be held on Thursday 6 May 2021.

You will have two votes, and can choose from nine candidates in the Greater Manchester mayoral election.

• Nick Buckley​

  Reform UK
  
  

• Andy Burnham​

  Labour and Co-operative Party
  
  

• Laura Evans​

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  
  

• Marcus Jonathan Farmer​

  Independent
  
  

• Melanie Horrocks​

  Green Party
  
  

• Simon Lepori​

  Liberal Democrats
  
  

• Alec Marvel​

  Independent
  
  

• Stephen Morris​

  English Democrats
  
  

• David John Sutcliffe​

  Independent
  
  

The front runnner is obvioulsy Burnham and tbh only Labour have bothered knocking ony door /leafletted so not even sure what amy of the rest are offering.

There is a possiblilty the tories could get in if places like bolton, bury, middleton etc vote blue in this, but hopefully Manchester will prevent such a tragedy happen.

 

[Rascal]

I will be voting for Burnham, not just because he is the Labour candidate, but because he is a big supporter of Health Innovation Manchester who I do a fair bit for.

Probs pick the Greens as my second choice.

Manchester needs a decent mayor and I think Burnham has done well.

 

[hilts]

I will be voting for Burnham, not just because he is the Labour candidate, but because he is a big supporter of Health Innovation Manchester who I do a fair bit for.

Probs pick the Greens as my second choice.

Manchester needs a decent mayor and I think Burnham has done well.

I have a feeling he might sneak it mate:-)

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Having read the sound bites last week from them all....Burnham pledges to make x better in a couple of them, that's a certain tick in the box for him next election as 'better' isn't particularly quantifiable. The others are all even less impressive.

We need a Labour Mayor but I've no urge to support Burnham so I'll be spoiling my paper by voting twice for Pab Zab.

 

[BrianW]

The slate of candidates is piss poor. A couple of the minor ones are obviously as mad as hatters, promising stuff they have no powers to deliver.

Burnham is the best candidate by default, not that I think he is perfect.

 

[The blue phantom]

I have a feeling he might sneak it mate:-)

He's only 1/100 to win it :)

 

[Vic]

I will be voting for Burnham, not just because he is the Labour candidate, but because he is a big supporter of Health Innovation Manchester who I do a fair bit for.

Probs pick the Greens as my second choice.

Manchester needs a decent mayor and I think Burnham has done well.

Nadhim Zahawi off message this a.m. Too busy protecting the PM from ministerial code questions that he said the Tories' lack of a policy on care (promised in 2010) is still not ready, but they're looking at what Manchester has done on integrating health and care.

 

[urban genie]

Done.

Voted my local labour coucilor
Burnham choice A
Horrocks choice B

 

[Scottyboi]

A shoe in , waste of time going to the poll station if you want to vote anyone else.

 

[MikeF]

Some of those candidates wouldn’t look amiss on crimewatch