On Thursday 30th July 2026 the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Mayoral Election is taking place.

If you would like to express interest in standing as a candidate for Animal Welfare Party in this election please complete the form linked to below by midday on Wednesday 24th June 2026.

Please note that to be eligible to stand as a candidate in this election, you must be 18+, a British citizen, an eligible Commonwealth citizen, a citizen of the Republic of Ireland, a qualifying EU citizen or an EU citizen with retained rights* and meet one or more of the four qualifications below:

(a) You are registered as a local government elector within the area of the combined authority named above

(b) You have during the whole of the preceding 12 months occupied as owner or tenant any land or other premises in the area named above

(c) Your principal or only place of work during the preceding 12 months has been in the combined authority area named above

(d) You have during the whole  of the preceding 12 months resided in the combined authority area named above

*For further clarification of the criteria above, please refer to the Electoral Comission guidance linked to here.

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We’re always looking for committed animal advocates to speak up and out for animals and the environment in the political sphere.

Become a Member or Supporter and sign up to receive email communications from us. We’ll email when applications for future elections open.

Other resources: 

The ‘Be a Councillor’ website, launched by the Local Government Association contains useful information on what is involved in being a councillor.