Nottingham City Council's former deputy leader and the chair of an NHS trust are the latest to confirm they want to be the first ever East Midlands Mayor. Labour recently opened nominations for those wishing to be the party's candidate at the first election for East Midlands Mayor, which is due next May.
Those to have already launched campaigns to stand for Labour include Paddy Tipping, former Sherwood MP and Nottinghamshire's first Police and Crime Commissioner. John Hess, the BBC's former Political Editor for the East Midlands, was the first to officially confirm he would be standing.
Two more candidates have now come forward to be Labour's mayoral nominee - Adele Williams and Claire Ward. Adele Williams served as Nottingham City Council's deputy leader and portfolio holder for finance from 2022 until the local elections in May, when she narrowly lost the role to Audra Wynter.
