NEWS STORY : Andy Street Beaten in Mayoral Election to Labour’s Richard Parker
STORY
Andy Street has been beaten in the West Midlands Mayoral elections by Labour’s Richard Parker, in a surprise result which puts pressure on Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister. Parker won by 1,508 votes, beating Street who had served in the role since 2017.
Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Swing |
Labour | Richard Parker | 225590 | 37.8 | 1.8 |
Conservative | Andy Street | 224082 | 37.5 | 1.2 |
Independent | Akhmed Yakoob | 69621 | 11.7 | NaN |
Reform UK | Elaine Williams | 34471 | 5.8 | 3.59 |
Green | Siobhan Harper-Nunes | 31036 | 5.2 | 0.59 |
Liberal Democrats | Sunny Virk | 12176 | 2 | 1.55 |