| Mayor of the Liverpool City Region | |
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| Style | Mayor[1] |
| Status | Combined authority metro mayor |
| Member of | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Council of the Nations and Regions Mayoral Council for England |
| Appointer | Electorate of the Liverpool City Region |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Constituting instrument | Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 |
| Deputy | Deputy Mayor |
| Salary | £96,000[2] |
| Website | Liverpool City Region Mayor |
The Mayor of the Liverpool City Region[a] (also styled as Metro Mayor) is the directly elected mayor of the Liverpool City Region, who is responsible for regional governance over a number of issues, the Mayor has powers devolved to them from the Central Government, as well as this the mayor chairs the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.[3]
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]
The first, and current, officeholder is Steve Rotheram, who was elected to the post in May 2017 and was elected for a Second and Third term in 2021 and 2024 respectively .[5]
- ^ Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, s 107A(5)
- ^ "City Mayors: Salaries of British mayors".
- ^ "Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - Mayoral Election" (PDF). liverpoolcityregionelects.org. p. 2. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ^ "Liverpool 'metro mayor' results: Labour's Steve Rotheram elected". BBC News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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