Notice of election - Combined Authority Mayoral Election for the Greater Manchester Combined Authority

1. An Election is to be held for the Mayor of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.
2. Nomination papers must be delivered to the Combined Authority Returning Officer, The Rates Hall, Town Hall Extension, Manchester City Council, Mount Street entrance, Manchester, M2 5DP on any working day after the date of publication of this notice, between the hours of 10am and 4pm but by no later than 4pm on Friday, 3 July 2026.
3. Nomination papers may be obtained from the above place, during the times stated above.
4. If the election is contested the poll will take place on Thursday, 30 July 2026.
5. A candidate’s deposit of £5,000 may only be made by the deposit of legal tender, by means of a banker’s draft or by means of Faster Payments / Same Day Bank Payment, at the place and within the time for delivery of nomination papers. No other method of making a deposit is available.
6. Applications to be included in the register of electors must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer (see contact details below) by 12midnight on Tuesday, 14 July 2026, if they are to be effective for the election. Applications can be made either directly to the relevant Electoral Registration Officer or online. Register to vote
7. Applications for a Voter Authority Certificate or an Anonymous Elector’s Document valid for this election must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday, 22 July 2026. Applications can be made online. Apply for a Voter Authority Certificate
8. Applications and notices in respect of postal voting, and those in respect of changes to (including cancellation of) existing proxy voting arrangements, must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday, 15 July 2026, if they are to be effective for the election. Applications to vote by post can also be made online. Apply for a postal vote
9. All new applications to vote by proxy (except those applied for on relevant emergency grounds) must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Wednesday 22 July 2026, if they are to be effective for the election. Applications to vote by proxy can also be made online. Apply for a proxy vote
10. All applications to vote by proxy on relevant emergency grounds (disability occurring after 5pm on Wednesday, 22 July 2026; grounds relating to the applicant’s occupation, service or employment, where the applicant became aware of those grounds after 5pm on Wednesday, 22 July 2026; detention under civil powers as a mental health patient; or grounds relating to voter identification) must reach the relevant Electoral Registration Officer by 5pm on Thursday, 30 July 2026, if they are to be effective for the election.
11. Any candidate wishing to have their election address included in the election booklet will need to have submitted their election address to the Combined Authority Returning Officer by no later than 4pm on Friday, 3 July 2026. Candidates will need to pay a contribution towards the cost of printing the booklet, which has been set at £5,000. This must be paid by the deadline for delivery of nominations.

Electoral Registration Officer contact details

Dated: Thursday, 25 June 2026

Caroline Simpson, Combined Authority Returning Officer, Tootal Buildings, 56 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6EU

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