2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election

2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election

2 May 2024
Turnout	27% 0.6pp
First party Second party Third party   Candidate Oliver Coppard Nick Allen Douglas Johnson Party Labour Co-op Conservative Green Popular vote 138,611 44,945 37,142 Percentage 50.9% 16.5% 13.6% Swing 7.8pp 1.2pp   Fourth party Fifth party   Candidate Hannah Kitching David Bettney Party Liberal Democrats SDP Popular vote 31,002 20,835 Percentage 11.4% 7.6% Swing 0.6pp 3.7pp
Election results by local authorities

The 2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect the mayor of South Yorkshire as part of the 2024 United Kingdom local elections. The incumbent Labour and Co-operative Party mayor, Oliver Coppard, was re-elected.

Background

Oliver Coppard was elected as the second mayor of South Yorkshire in the 2022 South Yorkshire mayoral election. After consultation, the role was merged with the coterminous police and crime commissioner. This meant that rather than taking place in 2026, as previously scheduled, an early election was held on 2 May 2024.

Campaign

Nick Allen, the Conservative candidate, said he would reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

David Bettney, the SDP candidate, campaigned to reduce council tax, reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport and demanded a full financial audit on all four South Yorkshire councils covering the past 25 years. He was endorsed by Reform UK.

Candidates

Labour and Co-operative

Oliver Coppard, the incumbent mayor, was re-elected.

Conservative

The Conservative Party selected Nick Allen, a councillor on the City of Doncaster Council, as its candidate.

Green Party

Douglas Johnson, leader of the Green group on Sheffield City Council.

Social Democratic Party

David Bettney is a businessman and former Regimental Sergeant Major.

Liberal Democrats

Hannah Kitching is the leader of the opposition in the Barnsley Council.

Results

2024 South Yorkshire mayoral election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour Co-op	Oliver Coppard	138,611	50.9	+7.8
	Conservative	Nick Allen	44,948	16.5	±0.0
	Green	Douglas Johnson	37,142	13.6	+4.1
	Liberal Democrats	Hannah Kitching	31,002	11.4	+0.6
	SDP	David Bettney	20,835	7.6	+3.7
Majority			93,666	34.4	+7.8
Turnout			272,535	27.3	+0.9
	Labour Co-op hold		Swing	+3.9

Districts	Oliver Coppard Lab Co-op		Nick Allen Con		Douglas Johnson Green		Hannah Kitching Lib Dems		David Bettney SDP		Total valid votes
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#
Barnsley	21,896	49.80%	5,708	12.98%	3,504	7.97%	7,958	18.10%	4,899	11.14%	43,965
Doncaster	24,111	50.95%	13,587	28.71%	2,831	5.98%	2,039	4.31%	4,754	10.05%	47,322
Rotherham	25,642	46.68%	13,568	24.70%	6,228	11.34%	4,755	8.66%	4,739	8.63%	54,932
Sheffield	66,962	53.01%	12,085	9.57%	24,579	19.46%	16,250	12.86%	6,443	5.10%	126,319
Totals	138,611	50.86%	44,948	16.49%	37,142	13.63%	31,002	11.38%	20,835	7.64%	272,538

See also

• People's Republic of South Yorkshire