Greater Manchester Labour Party mayoral selection, 2016

The Greater Manchester Labour Party mayoral selection of 2016 is the process by which the Labour Party will select its candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester, to stand in the mayoral election on 4 May 2017.

Candidates

Name	Born	Current/previous positions	Announced candidacy
Andy Burnham	7 January 1970 (age Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)	Shadow Home Secretary (2015–present) Shadow Secretary of State for Health (2011–2015) Secretary of State for Health (2009–2010) MP for Leigh (2001–present)	5 May 2016^[1]
Lewis Ivan Lewis	4 March 1967 (age Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)	Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2013–2015) Shadow Secretary of State for International Development (2011–2013) Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport (2010–2011) Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2009–2010) Minister of State for International Development (2008–2009) Minister of State for Care Services (2006–2008) MP for Bury South (1997–present)	18 February 2016^[2]^[3]
Lloyd Tony Lloyd	25 February 1950 (age Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.)	Interim Mayor of Greater Manchester (2015–present) Greater Manchester Police and Crime Commissioner (2012–present) Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party (2006–2012) Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (1997–1999) MP for Manchester Central (1997–2012) MP for Stretford (1983–1997)	11 February 2016^[4]