Voters in Greater Manchester were busy last year, with elections for councillors, the mayor, and MPs all taking place.
There are more elections on May 1 across England, where the same types of politicians will be decided.
However, Greater Manchester is set to miss out on most of the democratic action in 2025. Some 27 MPs were chosen last year, but none in the area have lost their seat since last July’s general election, meaning there won’t be a Parliamentary by-election.
Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham was re-elected last year on a four-year-long term. He is not due for another poll until May 2028.
Most local elections come in the form of council elections, with hundreds of seats up for grabs in Greater Manchester alone. But none of the city-region’s 10 councils have elections scheduled this year.
Usually, council wards are represented by three councillors, elected on staggered terms. That means there is an election in three years out of every four, and the remaining year is called a ‘fallow year’, when no elections take place.
So, after a bumper democratic year in 2025, that’s why Greater Manchester has no full council elections scheduled in 2025.
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