Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham was the Labour and Co-operative Party candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester. They were elected with 420,749 votes.
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Andrew Murray Burnham is a British politician who has served as Mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017. He served in Gordon Brown's Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2007 to 2008, Culture Secretary from 2008 to 2009 and Health Secretary from 2009 to 2010. A member of the Labour and Co-operative Party, Burnham identifies as a socialist and as belonging to the party's soft left. He once identified as being on the Blairite wing of the party. He served as Shadow Home Secretary from 2015 to 2016 and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Leigh from 2001 to 2017.
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| Date | Election | Party | Results | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Greater Manchester: Mayor of Greater Manchester | Labour and Co-operative Party | 420,749 votes (elected) | 1st / 6 candidates |
| 2021 | Greater Manchester: Mayor of Greater Manchester | Labour and Co-operative Party | We do not collect voting data for Supplementary Vote elections. | Position not available |
| 2017 | Greater Manchester: Mayor of Greater Manchester | Labour and Co-operative Party | We do not collect voting data for Supplementary Vote elections. | Position not available |
| 2015 | Leigh: UK Parliamentary general election | Labour Party | 24,312 votes (elected) | 1st / 5 candidates |
| 2010 | Leigh: UK Parliamentary general election | Labour Party | 21,295 votes (elected) | 1st / 8 candidates |
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