Thursday 2 May 2024: Local elections and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority mayoral election
The next election for Manchester residents is a combined one. Both the local elections and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Mayoral election take place Thursday 2 May 2024. Electors across Manchester will be able to vote in:
- local government elections for each Manchester ward, and
- the Greater Manchester Combined Authority mayoral election (with other Greater Manchester electors).
Visit the GM Elects website for full details of the Greater Manchester Mayoral Election.
Voting
- The deadline to register to vote at this election has now passed. If you are not sure if you are registered to vote, email us at esu@manchester.gov.uk to find out.
- To vote in person at your polling station you must show valid photo ID of yourself. If you do not have any, you can apply for a Voter Authority Certificate instead. The deadline to apply is 5pm on Wednesday 24 April.
- The deadline to apply for a postal vote or postal proxy vote has now passed. If you are not able to get to your designated polling station on the 2 May and don't have an absent vote set up.
- The deadline to apply for a proxy vote has ended, however you can now apply for an Emergency proxy vote | Electoral Commission in certain situations. Please email the completed forms to esu@manchester.gov.uk
- A full list of candidates for the local Elections in Manchester is now live.
- You can download a list of candidates for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority mayoral election (links to GM Elects website).
- You can also download the Elections Booklet for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Election, which has been sent out by post to electors across Greater Manchester.
Polling Stations
- Find your polling station using the Democracy Club's polling station finder (external website).
- A change for voters in Brooklands
- If your poll card says that your polling station is:
- Sandilands Primary School, Infant Department, Wendover Road, Brooklands, Manchester, M23 9JX
- This has now changed to:
- Church of the Nazarene, Wendover Road, Brooklands, Manchester, M23 9FN
- If your poll card says that your polling station is: