4 May 2017 2020 → John Tait John Tennant | Ben Houchen Sue Jeffrey | |
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The inaugural Tees Valley mayoral election will be held on 4 May 2017 to elect the mayor of the Tees Valley Combined Authority. The mayor will be elected by the supplementary vote system. Subsequent elections will be held in May 2020 and every four years after.
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Conservative Party
Ben Houchen, Conservative group leader on Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
Labour Party
Sue Jeffrey, Redcar and Cleveland Council leader.
Liberal Democrats
Chris Foote Wood, author and former Bishop Auckland district councillor, was selected to be the Liberal Democrat candidate after defeating Anne-Marie Curry, Liberal Democrat group leader on Darlington Borough Council, in a ballot of party members.
UK Independence
John Tennant, UKIP group leader on Hartlepool Borough Council.
North East Party
John Tait, former Parliamentary candidate in Stockton North.