Voting opens in biggest ever by-election to replace Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester Mayor

Bev Craig insisted Greater Manchester's 'best days are still ahead of us' as polling stations opened at 7am on Thursday in the mayoral contest triggered by Andy Burnham's Westminster comeback

Voters in Manchester are electing a new mayor Thursday to replace Andy Burnham, who left the job to become Britain’s prime minister

Anyone planning to run in the upcoming municipal election in October has just more than three weeks to declare their candidacy.

People across Greater Manchester will vote tomorrow for who they want to replace Andy Burnham as mayor.

With the Greater Manchester mayoral election set to take place tomorrow (Thursday, 30 July), we're taking a look at what the role entails and the political powers that come with the title.With Andy Burnham still settling in as Prime Minister after coming into power last week, attention will start to turn away from Hero

It is the first time a by-election has been held to fill a vacancy for one of England’s combined authority mayors.

It is the first time a by-election has been held to fill a vacancy for one of England’s combined authority mayors.