Anne Handley, the leader of
East Riding of Yorkshire Council, was the
Conservative Party's candidate for mayor. Margaret Pinder, the former mayor of
Beverley, was the
Labour Party candidate. She was the party’s candidate for
Beverley and Holderness in the 2024 general election, where she was narrowly beaten by the incumbent Conservative MP,
Graham Stuart. Mike Ross, the leader of
Hull City Council, was announced as the
Liberal Democrat candidate for mayor in November 2024. Kerry Harrison was announced as the
Green Party candidate for mayor in December 2024. She was the party's candidate for
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham in the 2024 general election. Rowan Halstead was announced as the
Yorkshire Party candidate for Mayor on 30 January 2025. He is an engineer and ex-soldier and has previously stood for the Bricknell Ward in the
2024 Hull City Council election, and also stood for the party in the 2024 UK general election for the
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham Constituency.
Luke Campbell was announced as Reform UK's candidate at a rally in
Connexin Live Arena on 27 February 2025. He was a professional boxer who won a gold medal for
Team GB at the
London 2012 Olympic Games in the 56 kg Bantamweight division. == Opinion polls ==