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The 2024 West Midlands mayoral election will be held on 2 May 2024 to elect the Mayor of the West Midlands. The election will take place the same day as local elections across England and Wales.

Background
The West Midlands is the second most populous city-region of the United Kingdom after Greater London. The position of Mayor of the West Midlands was created in 2017 following a devolution agreement between the UK government and the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA). The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 required a directly elected metro mayor for combined authorities to receive additional powers from central government. Under the terms of the devolution deal, the first mayoral term was set to last until 2020, followed by elections every four years. In the inaugural election in 2017, the Conservative candidate Andy Street defeated Labour's Siôn Simon in the final round with 50.4% of the vote, Street won his bid for re-election in 2021 in the final round with 54.0% of the vote

Electoral system
Under the Elections Act 2022, in contrast to the supplementary vote system used in previous mayoral elections, the 2024 election will be held under a first past the post system: the candidate receiving the highest number of votes will be elected mayor, even if they do not receive an overall majority.

All registered electors (British, Commonwealth, Irish and European) living the metropolitan boroughs of Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, and Wolverhampton aged 18 or over are entitled to vote in the mayoral election.

Candidates and party selections
Candidates were required to be aged 18 or over and be a British, Commonwealth or European Union citizen. In addition they should fulfil one of the following: be registered to vote in the WMCA area; own or occupy land in the area for 12 months before their nomination; work in the WMCA for 12 months before their nomination; or have lived in the WMCA during the 12 months before their nomination. Candidates are also required to present 100 signatures of people on the electoral register, with 10 from each constituent authority, and provide a £5,000 deposit to be returned if the candidate receives more than 5% in the first round.

Labour Party
Richard Parker was selected as Labour's candidate in April 2023. Three candidates were long listed by the Labour Party for the selection: Nicky Brennan, Birmingham City Council Councillor, Simon Foster West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner and Richard Parker. Brennan and Parker went on to be shortlisted by the Labour Party and Parker was selected as the candidate by winning a ballot of Labour Party members in the region.