Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox Nine candidates will be on the ballot paper for the Greater Manchester mayoral elections on May 6.
Andy Burnham, who has held the £110,000-a-year role since 2017, will be standing for re-election as the Labour and Co-operative Party candidate.
Former Trafford councillor Laura Evans, who has clashed with Mr Burnham’s office over the proposals for a Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone, is standing for the Conservatives.
Simon Lepori, who has been a candidate in council elections and the 2019 general election, has been chosen to represent the Liberal Democrats.
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