David Skaith, who is fast approaching his own first anniversary in the job, has given his reaction to local and mayoral election results coming in from across the region.
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Votes are still being counted in the race to become the first mayor of Hull and East Yorkshire.
As The Press previously reported, Reform UK’s candidate former Olympic boxer Luke Campbell – is the favourite to win the contest.
On Thursday (May 1) voters went to the polls to choose the inaugural leader of the Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority (HEYCA).
Both YouGov and More in Common, two of the country’s leading pollsters, predicted that Mr Campbell – is the favourite to win the contest.
Luke Campbell (Image: Danny Lawson/ PA Wire) Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said that Labour’s by-election loss by just six votes – the smallest majority in history – to Reform in Runcorn and Helsby was “disappointing”.
Reform also won it’s first mayoral position in Greater Lincolnshire, and Labour narrowly held mayoral races in Doncaster and North Tyneside.
Mr Skaith said: “Last year the country sent a clear message that whey wanted change. These results show that people haven’t seen enough of that.
“Labour must urgently address the broken foundations we inherited and make a marked difference in communities right across the country.
“I’m already working with Mayors across Yorkshire and the North East – and I’ll work with the new ones too, whatever their politics. People expect us to work together, get things done and ultimately, make their lives better. That’s exactly what I’m here to do.”
