2021 West Yorkshire mayoral election

2021 West Yorkshire mayoral election

6 May 2021 2024 →
Turnout	36.5%
Candidate Tracy Brabin Matthew Robinson Party Labour Co-op Conservative 1st Round vote 261,170 176,167 Percentage 43.1% 29.1% 2nd Round vote 310,923 209,137 Percentage 59.8% 40.2%   Candidate Bob Buxton Andrew Cooper Party Yorkshire Green 1st Round vote 58,851 55,833 Percentage 9.7% 9.2% 2nd Round vote Eliminated Eliminated Percentage Eliminated Eliminated
2nd round result by boroughs 1st round result by boroughs
Mayor before election Position established Elected Mayor Tracy Brabin Labour Co-op

The inaugural West Yorkshire mayoral election was held on Thursday 6 May 2021 to elect the Mayor of West Yorkshire. It took place simultaneously on the same day as other local elections across the United Kingdom, including council elections in each of the five metropolitan boroughs of West Yorkshire.

It was conducted using the supplementary vote (SV) electoral system. The new mayor would chair and lead the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, and incorporate the previous responsibilities of the police and crime commissioner for West Yorkshire, with the latter being abolished.^[1]

The contest was the first election for a governing body for the West Yorkshire region since the last West Yorkshire County Council election in 1981, before the county council's abolition in 1986. An initial three-year term was granted for the inaugural mayor, with four-year terms thereafter.^[2][3]