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Mayor [1] Member of: West Midlands Combined Authority: Seat: 16 Summer Lane, Birmingham: Appointer: Electorate of West Midlands by first past the post: Term length: 4 years: Constituting instrument: Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016: Inaugural holder: Andy Street: Formation: 8 May 2017: Deputy: TBA: Salary: £79,000 [2] Website ...
Parker was elected Mayor of the West Midlands in the 2024 election after a tight race, defeating Andy Street by 1,508 votes. [13]During the campaign, West Midlands Police confirmed that it was assessing allegations by Gary Sambrook, a Conservative MP, that Parker may have breached electoral law as his home address was outside the West Midlands Combined Authority boundary.
The Labour candidate successfully unseated Andy Street on Saturday, winning by 1,508 votes and ending the Tory’s seven-year stint in the region.
The 2024 West Midlands mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect the mayor of the West Midlands. The election took place on the same day as other local elections across England and Wales. Richard Parker of the Labour Party won the election, narrowly defeating incumbent Conservative mayor Andy Street, who was running for a third term.
Sir Andy, who was elected as the West Midlands' first mayor in 2017, said he was only "the front man" for a project to make his position a success, and that his appointment as a knight was an ...
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker also wants to help young people find jobs. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
In June 2020, Street signed a plan to create a West Midlands National Park, in cooperation with councils in and around the city-region. [27] In February 2021, the WMCA and mayor agreed on a budget and digital strategy for the project. [28] [29] That same month, a five year plan for decarbonising industry in the West Midlands was drafted for the ...
Andy Street said plans to axe the HS2 line from Birmingham to Manchester came ‘out of the blue’. West Midlands mayor ‘close’ to resigning after talks with PM about HS2 Skip to main content