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:
- If you aren't already, you must be registered to vote by midnight on Tuesday 16 April.
- 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 is 5pm on 17 April.
- If you need someone to vote on your behalf at your polling station, appoint a proxy on gov.uk by 5pm on Wednesday 24 April. To appoint a permanent proxy to vote on your behalf due to a specific reason, complete a permanent proxy application form on gov.uk.
- A full list of candidates is now live. Download each statement of persons nominated (accessible web pages to follow).
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: