In a closely contested West Midlands mayoral election, Labour's Richard Parker narrowly defeated Conservative incumbent Andy Street by a margin of just 1,508 votes. The final results, which came after a tense recount, showed Parker winning with 37.79% of the vote, a slight decrease from previous years, while Street received 37.54%, marking a significant decrease of 11.2% from his last victory. The election saw a voter turnout of 29.8%. New candidates like Akhmed Yakoob also made notable entries. The recount was requested by the Conservative party due to the tight race, with initial unconfirmed sources suggesting Street had lost by about 2,000 to 3,000 votes. The race was characterized by its narrow margins across several districts, with the final outcome hinging on the results from Sandwell.
LAB win by 1.508 0.25% Richard Parker (Lab) 225,590 (37.79%) *Andy Street (C) 224,082 (37.54%) Akhmed Yakoob (Ind) 69,621 (11.66%) Elaine Williams (Reform) 34,471 (5.77%) Siobhan Harper-Nunes (Green) 31,036 (5.20%) Sunny Virk (LD) 12,176 (2.04%) Lab maj 1,508 (0.25%) Electorate…
1,508 votes in it. 6.07% swing in Sandwell sealed the deal. Result there: Parker: 48.2% (-0.8) Street: 28.4% (-12.9) https://t.co/SQ0ISi5iPk
West Midlands Mayoral Result: 🌹 Parker (LAB): 37.8% (-1.9) 🌳 Street (CON): 37.5% (-11.2) 🙋 Yakoob (IND): 11.7% (New) ➡️ Williams (RFM): 5.8% (+3.6) 🌍 Harper-Nunes (GRN): 5.2% (-0.6) 🔶 Virk (LDM): 2.0% (-1.5) Labour GAIN from Conservative. Changes w/ 2021.… https://t.co/ZhojGH6O8s
Rumour has it that Andy Street lost the West Midlands Mayor vote by fewer than 1,000 votes That is incredibly tight
BREAKING: Understand that Labour’s Richard Parker is set to take the W Mids mayor. Big upset and Starmer will take as huge win
Still here. Still waiting for the result in the West Midlands Mayoral election. With the recount from Coventry now in, we are waiting on Sandwell. The margin is around 11,000 - with Andy Street ahead. This race will go down to the wire….. https://t.co/Ll3fxfoZ3J
Labour's Richard Parker has finished top in the Coventry electoral area of the West Midlands mayoral race with 32,704 votes, Andy Street was second with 23,237. Street has a lead of 11,455 votes with one borough to call. @BethRigby has the latest ⬇️ https://t.co/GlTNastFii https://t.co/npWuNTiL3b
Coventry is just in. Where the recount was. Parker 32 704. Street 23 237 W Mid (6 of 7 reported) Andy Street (Con)205,484 (38.7%) Richard Parker (Lab)194,029 (36.5%) Akhmed Yakoob (Ind)62,595 (11.8%) Elaine Williams (Reform)30,124 (5.7%) Siobhan Harper-Nunes (Green)28,314…
🚨 BREAKING: Coventry result for West Midlands Mayor: 🔴 LAB: 32,704 (+2.8%) 🔵 CON: 23,217(-9.3%) The swing is 6.05% - Labour needs 4.5%
🗳️ West Midlands Mayor tally with 88% of votes in: 🔵 CON 38.7% 🔴 LAB 36.5% ⚪️ IND 11.8%* 🟣 REF 5.7% 🟢 GRN 5.3% 🟠 LD 2.1% *Pro-Gaza independent backed by Galloway
West Midlands so Far (6/7 Declared): Street: 38.7% (-11.0) Parker: 36.5% (-2.1) Yakoob: 11.8% (New) RFM: 5.7% (+3.6) GRN: 5.3% (-0.7) LDM: 2.1% (-1.6) A 4.45% swing to Parker - he needs 4.5% Waiting for Sandwell.
COVENTRY RESULT AFTER RE-COUNT.. Parker: 32,704 Street: 23,237 Just Sandwell to go... https://t.co/A9ARKqcakW
The battle for West Midlands mayor is down to the wire after a partial recount of votes was ordered. Sky's @BethRigby tells @SophyRidgeSky it is 'too close to call' #PoliticsHub https://t.co/GlTNastFii 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube https://t.co/lcdmLhnLv3
BREAKING They have found hundreds more votes for Andy Street at the West Midlands count, sources tell me This could go down to the wire. There could just be a few hundred votes in it. Around 3 million Brits are eligible to vote in the election.
BREAKING: Conservative Andy Street's bid to be re-elected West Midlands mayor on knife-edge 🔗 Read more https://t.co/yhEhwS5Xlp
Senior Conservative and Labour sources think West Midlands mayoral contest currently has under 2,000 votes in it - across whole region, @ChrisMasonBBC says Follow the latest as the recount in Coventry continues ⬇️
West Midlands mayoral election on a knife edge as recount ordered https://t.co/7Oh9j1ccoh
Across Coventry, Sandwell and Dudley last time Street won by around 22k votes. Parker needs a swing of about 5% across the three to win. Super tight. https://t.co/Km3J2qXMEQ
So after confirmation of results from Birmingham, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton, we make it: Andy Street 144,902 Richard Parker 136, 518 Coventry, Sandwell and Dudley to come. You'd expect Labour to do better in Coventry and Sandwell, Conservatives in Dudley.
🗳️ West Midlands Mayor tally with 4 of 7 districts in: 🔵 CON 144,902 (37.6%) 🔴 LAB 136,518 (35.4%) ⚪️ IND 55,082 (14.3%)* 🟢 GRN 21,109 (5.5%) 🟣 REF 20,750 (5.4%) 🟠 LD 7,101 (1.8%) *Pro-Gaza independent backed by Galloway
Four of seven areas reported now in the West Mids and it's v v close Andy Street - 144,902 Richard Parker - 136,518 Akhmed Yakoob (backed by George Galloway - 55,082
🚨 Birmingham result for West Midlands Mayor: 🔴 LAB 37% (-11) 🔵 CON 31% (-9) ⚪️ IND 20% (+20)* 🟢 GRN 6% (=) 🟣 REF 4% (+3) 🟠 LD 2% (-2) *Pro-Gaza independent backed by Galloway https://t.co/bCSVC3YGYD
Birmingham Result for West Mids Mayor: Parker: 37.3% (-10.9) Street: 30.8% (-9.1) Yakoob: 19.9% (New) That's a 0.9% swing to Street. Parker needs 4.5%.
Birmingham area of West Midlands: Richard Parker: 80,251 Andy Street: 66,296
Tories asked for the West Midlands recount of Coventry votes - indicates they are behind and Andy Street fears he’ll lose. Wow!
West Midlands mayoral battle on knife-edge as Labour wins London and Manchester https://t.co/pGu5dARv5q
It appears we are in for a very close result in the West Midlands mayoral contest. Some sources are suggesting there are just a few thousand votes in it. Latest: https://t.co/JgWY4I1fuc https://t.co/eCC2enfrWQ
Amid a very tight mayoral race in the West Midlands, Labour sources have told Sky News that the Conservative incumbent Andy Street's team is asking for a recount Sky's @BethRigby has the latest from the count in Birmingham ⬇️ Latest updates: https://t.co/NY37BwxIat 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/5X1RBDwj7x
Wolverhampton Result for West Mids Mayor: Parker: 48.7% (+5.8) Street: 34.2% (-13.5) 9.65% Swing Parker needs 4.5% overall.
🚨 BREAKING: The Tories are said to have asked for a recount in the West Midlands Mayoral Election over fears they have lost by fewer than 3,000 votes
West Midlands election is going to come down to a very small margin. ITV suggest that Andy Street who won by 4000 votes in 2017 (before winning bigger in 2021) might be behind Richard Parker of Labour by a small margin on the first count, and looking for a recount. https://t.co/0ZQVmMSZFB
West Midlands rumoured to be decided by a margin of less than 3,000 votes (602k total votes). Potential for recounts.
NEW: Senior Labour source says the Conservatives have asked for a recount in the West Midlands - which would suggest the Tories fear Andy Street may have lost. I’m told fewer than 3,000 votes in it.
BREAKING: Sources from the West Mids count suggesting Andy Street has lost by around 2,000 to 3,000 votes This is around the same number he won by in 2017. V close race Please note - this is not yet confirmed !
As Sir John Curtice just announced on our BBC results programme, we estimate that if the Solihull swing was repeated across the West Midlands, then Street (Conservative) would lose the Mayoralty there to Parker (Labour). That is not a forecast, just an analysis of the swing.
West Midlands Mayor results live as winner set to be announced https://t.co/fjIvgbbv1y https://t.co/fjIvgbbv1y
West Mids Mayoral Result in Solihull... Street: 62.1% (-5.5) Parker: 20.6% (+5.2) Swing: 5.35% Swing Needed for Parker: 4.5% Going to be very very close this one.
The West Midlands mayoral race is 'simply too close to call' says Sky's political editor @BethRigby, reporting from Birmingham. Both Labour and Conservative say that the vote is 'on a knife-edge, they simply don't know'. https://t.co/6Gqc8uq2Vg 📺 Sky 501 https://t.co/qqUpsV7w0c
Political editor @robmayor at the ICC in Birmingham. 'It's a tense atmosphere as votes for the West Midlands mayoral race are being counted.' Labour and the Conservatives both think this contest is on a knife edge. Live updates - https://t.co/yPoCcGtl1o https://t.co/bT6lZNt2nc
🗳️ Turnout in the West Midlands mayoral contest between Tory incumbent Andy Street and Labour’s Richard Parker is just under 30 per cent. Sky News reports that 29.8 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot, down by 1.4 per cent on 2021. Follow the latest ⬇️… https://t.co/u44XtfbBjR
Counting is underway. West Midlands mayoral election updates: https://t.co/7eqJP6dXOu https://t.co/C4yrjx5TlP
Results of West Midlands mayoral election expected at 3pm today. https://t.co/CG4IwdQmM9
The result of the West Midlands mayoral election will be announced this afternoon. Updates: https://t.co/za3nJKMVp0 https://t.co/MPOrvffy3d
The counting process is under way in Nottingham for the first-ever East Midlands Mayor. I’ll have updates throughout the day - we’re expecting a declaration around lunchtime. @itvcentral | @itvnews | @itvpolitics https://t.co/EujfSQKLnC
The results of the mayoral elections will come in later today and into the weekend. According to the polls, the West Midlands race is neck and neck between Conservative Andy Street and Labour's Richard Parker. @edballs asks @NityaGRajan what it could mean if the Tories lose… https://t.co/p6aconhGpj