One of many greatest contests arising in Might’s native elections is for the Tees Valley Mayor. It’s a put up that’s solely existed since 2017 – and has, up to now, solely been held by one particular person – the incumbent conservative, Ben Houchen.
He gained by a giant majority with 73 p.c of the vote the final time he was up for re-election, however it’s prone to be a really completely different story this time spherical.