Lib Dem

However, without government support the Lib Dem proposals are unlikely to become law.

Mike Ross, the Lib Dem leader of Hull City Council and candidate for Mayor believes his party is best placed to scoop up votes.

Lib Dem Oli Henman and Green Party candidate Mary Page see themselves as the closest challengers to Labour.

In 2021, Page stood to be the Lib Dem candidate for Mayor of Bristol - a role she later campaigned to abolish - before joining the Greens in 2023.

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey told the BBC there were "some serious crimes happening" in rural areas, including livestock theft and threats against farmers.