Cliff Notes
- England is electing six mayors, including four combined authority mayors (metro mayors) and two city mayors, with most positions last contested in 2021.
- Polls closed Thursday night; results for Greater Lincolnshire, West of England, and Doncaster are being counted overnight, while other areas will report results on Friday.
- The elections employ a first-past-the-post system and include new mayoral positions for Hull and East Yorkshire, and Greater Lincolnshire, to be filled for the first time in 2025.
The mayoral election results as they come in | UK News
Six mayors are being elected in England, with most of the mayoralties last contested in 2021.
These include four combined authority mayors , otherwise known as metro mayors, as well as two city mayors.
Two of the mayors will take up new positions in the Hull and East Yorkshire, and Greater Lincolnshire combined authorities. The other mayoralties were all last contested in 2021.
Metro mayors
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater Lincolnshire
• Hull and East Yorkshire
• West of England
City mayors
• Doncaster
• North Tyneside
Polls closed on Thursday night. Greater Lincolnshire, West of England, and Doncaster are counting results overnight while the other areas will report results on Friday.
The map below shows which mayoral candidates have won in their area by political party.
All of these mayoralties will be elected under a first-past-the-post electoral system, which is also used for Westminster parliamentary elections.
See below for more detailed breakdowns of results for each race.
Metro mayors
There are four metro mayors being elected in combined authorities. These mayors are elected by voters from several different areas and counting will take place at local council level. Tables will be updated as each local area reports its result.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
First established in 2017, the combined authority covers six areas. These are Peterborough, Fenland, Huntingdonshire, East Cambridgeshire, South Cambridgeshire, and Cambridge local council areas.
Labour won the mayoralty from the Conservatives when it was last contested in 2021.
Greater Lincolnshire
This is a new mayoralty, being elected for the first time in 2025.
The combined authority covers nine areas. These are North Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, Boston, Lincoln, East Lindsey, West Lindsey, North Kesteven, South Kesteven, and South Holland local council areas.
Hull and East Yorkshire
This is a new mayoralty, being elected for the first time in 2025.
The combined authority area covers both Hull City and East Riding of Yorkshire local council areas.
West of England
The combined authority covers three areas: Bristol City, South Gloucestershire, and Bath and North East Somerset local council areas. The authority was established in 2017.
Labour won the mayoralty from the Conservatives when it was last contested in 2021.
City mayors
There are two city mayors being elected, one for Doncaster and one for North Tyneside.
Labour’s Ros Jones has been the Mayor of Doncaster since 2013, and is running for re-election this year.
The mayor of North Tyneside has been held by Labour since 2013, though incumbent Nora Redfearn is not standing for re-election this year.
