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2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election
Turnout	27% 0.6pp
	Election results by local authorities

The 2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect the mayor of South Yorkshire as part of the 2024 United Kingdom local elections.^[1] The incumbent Labour and Co-operative Party mayor, Oliver Coppard, was re-elected.^[2]

Background

Oliver Coppard was elected as the second mayor of South Yorkshire in the 2022 South Yorkshire mayoral election. After consultation, the role was merged with the coterminous police and crime commissioner. This meant that rather than taking place in 2026, as previously scheduled, an early election was held on 2 May 2024.^[3]

Campaign

Nick Allen, the Conservative candidate, said he would reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport.^[4]

David Bettney, the SDP candidate, campaigned to reduce council tax, reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport and demanded a full financial audit on all four South Yorkshire councils covering the past 25 years.^[5] He was endorsed by Reform UK.^[6]

Candidates

Labour and Co-operative

Oliver Coppard, the incumbent mayor, was re-elected.

Conservative

The Conservative Party selected Nick Allen, a councillor on the City of Doncaster Council, as its candidate.^[4]

Green Party

Douglas Johnson, leader of the Green group on Sheffield City Council.

Social Democratic Party

David Bettney is a businessman and former Regimental Sergeant Major.^[6]

Liberal Democrats

Hannah Kitching is the leader of the opposition in the Barnsley Council.^[7]

Results

2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Oliver Coppard	138,611	50.9	+7.8
	Conservative	Nick Allen	44,948	16.5	±0.0
	Green	Douglas Johnson	37,142	13.6	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Kitching	31,002	11.4	+0.6
	SDP	David Bettney	20,835	7.6	+3.7
Majority			93,666	34.4	+7.8
Turnout			272,535	27.3	+0.9
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+3.9

Districts	Oliver Coppard Lab Co-op		Nick Allen Con		Douglas Johnson Green		Hannah Kitching Lib Dems		David Bettney SDP		Total valid votes
											Total valid votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#
Barnsley^[9]	21,896	49.80%	5,708	12.98%	3,504	7.97%	7,958	18.10%	4,899	11.14%	43,965
Doncaster^[10]	24,111	50.95%	13,587	28.71%	2,831	5.98%	2,039	4.31%	4,754	10.05%	47,322
Rotherham^[11]	25,642	46.68%	13,568	24.70%	6,228	11.34%	4,755	8.66%	4,739	8.63%	54,932
Sheffield	66,962	53.01%	12,085	9.57%	24,579	19.46%	16,250	12.86%	6,443	5.10%	126,319
Totals	138,611	50.86%	44,948	16.49%	37,142	13.63%	31,002	11.38%	20,835	7.64%	272,538

References

^ "South Yorkshire mayoral election on the cards | LocalGov". www.localgov.co.uk. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ Ashton, Lucy (4 May 2024). "South Yorkshire Mayor: Oliver Coppard re-elected for Labour". BBC News. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
^ "South Yorkshire mayoral election set for 2024 after PCC power switch". BBC News. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b Mower, Shannon. "Doncaster councillor selected as Conservative candidate for South Yorkshire mayor".
^ "DAVID BETTNEY FOR SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYOR". SDP. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "DAVID BETTNEY ANNOUNCED AS SDP CANDIDATE FOR SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYOR". SDP. 8 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
^ "South Yorkshire mayoral election 2024 candidates confirmed". BBC News. 8 April 2024.
^ "Mayoral Election 2024: England". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ "Local Government and Combined Authority Mayoral Elections 2 May 2024". Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ "South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Election Results 2024". City of Doncaster Council. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ "South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Election Results 4 May 2024". Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election