The Mayor of the Liverpool City Region (legally the Mayor of the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority, also styled as Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region) is a combined authority mayor, who chairs the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.[2] The first, and current, officeholder is Steve Rotheram, who was elected to the post in May 2017.[3]
| Mayor of the Liverpool City Region | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Style | Mayor[1] |
| Status | Combined authority mayor |
| Appointer | Electorate of the Liverpool City Region |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Constituting instrument | Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 |
| Salary | £81,000 |
| Website | Liverpool City Region Mayor |
The office was created under the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 which allowed for the creation of 'mayors' to lead combined authorities in England.[4]
Powers and responsibilities edit
The Mayor chairs the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, which is responsible for governance of the region.
The Mayor handles a £30 million a year budget, which is reviewed every 5 years by HM Treasury, as well as being in control of a consolidated transport budget, coordinating economic development in the region, the adult skills budget and strategic planning for land and other roles.[5][6]
Currently, unlike the Mayors of Greater Manchester, London and West Yorkshire the mayor of the Liverpool City Region doesn't incorporate the powers of the Police and crime commissioner role for the relevant police constabulary (the Merseyside Police). In March 2019 Steve Rotheram requested to the government that the role be incorporated into the role of the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, in line with the powers of these mayors.[7] This was supported by the leader of Knowsley Borough Council. However, the Liverpool City Region is not the same area as the Merseyside Police area, which does not include Halton.[8]
in October 2023 it was announced that the Liverpool City Region would be bringing buses in the region back under public ownership, giving the Mayor control over routes, frequencies, fares, standards and more.
List of Mayors edit
| Name | Picture | Term of office | Elected | Political party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Rotheram | 
|
8 May 2017 | Incumbent | 2017 2021 |
Labour and Co-operative | |
References edit
- ^ Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, s 107A(5)
- ^ "Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - Mayoral Election" (PDF). liverpoolcityregionelects.org. p. 2. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Liverpool 'metro mayor' results: Labour's Steve Rotheram elected". BBC News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Everything you need to know about metro mayors: an FAQ". Centre for Cities. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Liverpool City Region agree on Metro Mayor's powers". BBC News. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Liam Thorp (22 March 2019). "Steve Rotheram: 'Scrap Police Commissioner and give me the job'". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Nick Tyrrell (21 March 2019). "Knowsley Council leader backs getting rid of separate police and crime commissioner role after latest resignation". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 15 April 2019.