West Yorkshire Mayoral Election results 2021
On Thursday, 6 May 2021, there was an election for the first West Yorkshire Combined Authority Mayor.
Leeds City Council was the lead authority for administering this election.
The total number of ballot papers counted is: 80,466
The total number of valid first preference votes cast for each of the candidates is as follows:
| Candidate's surname | Other name(s) | Party | Number of first votes |
| ALI | Waj | Reform UK | 2,930 |
| BRABIN | Tracy Lynn | Labour and Co-operative Party | 33,629 |
| BUXTON | Bob | Yorkshire Party | 9,382 |
| COOPER | Andrew Varah | Green Party | 4,649 |
| GOLTON | Stewart | Liberal Democrats | 2,460 |
| HIRST | Thérèse | English Democrats - "Putting England First!" | 982 |
| ROBINSON | Matt | The Conservative Party Candidate | 24,615 |
The number of ballot papers rejected at the first count is as follows:
| Want of official mark | Giving more than one candidate a first preference vote | Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified | Unmarked or void for uncertainty as to the first preference vote |
| 2 | 593 | 3 | 1,151 |
The total number of valid second preference votes cast for each of the remaining candidates is as follows:
| Candidate's surname | Other name(s) | Party | Number of first votes | Number of second preference votes |
| BRABIN | Tracy Lynn | Labour and Co-operative Party | 33,695 | 5,196 |
| ROBINSON | Matt | The Conservative Party Candidate | 24,615 | 4,235 |
Total number of SECOND preference votes given to candidates ELIMINATED: 8,395
| Want of official mark | Giving more than one candidate a first preference vote | Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified | Unmarked or void for uncertainty as to the first preference vote |
| 0 | 796 | 0 | 1,768 |
Total number of rejected ballot papers: 2,564
You can find out more about the West Yorkshire Combined Authority by visiting their website here.