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Former Corrie star and Labour MP Tracy Brabin elected as first West Yorkshire mayor

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Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Former Coronation Street actress turned Labour MP Tracy Brabin has been elected as the first West Yorkshire mayor.

She will now stand down from her role as Batley and Spen MP after first being elected to the House of Commons in a 2016 by-election, following the murder of Jo Cox.

Ms Brabin received the most first and second preference votes, with a total of 310,923. She beat second-place candidate – the Conservative’s Matt Robinson – by 101,786 votes.

And it was a double celebration for Ms Brabin as she won the contest on her 60th birthday. She herself also recognised it was a "historic day" as she became the first female metro mayor in England. "It is an

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