Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region

The Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region is a combined authority mayor or 'metro mayor', who chairs the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.[1] The first, and current, officeholder is Steve Rotheram, who was elected to the post in May 2017.[2]

For the ceremonial office of Lord Mayor of Liverpool, see Lord Mayor of Liverpool.

Metro Mayor of the Liverpool City Region
Incumbent
Steve Rotheram
since 8 May 2017
StyleNo courtesy, title or style
AppointerElectorate of the Liverpool City Region
Term length4 years
Websitehttps://www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk/your-metro-mayor/

The office was created under the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 which allowed for the creation of 'Metro mayors' to lead combined authorities in England.[3]

Powers and responsibilities

In March 2019 Steve Rotheram requested that the Police and crime commissioner role for the Merseyside Police be incorporated into the role of the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, in line with the powers of the Greater Manchester and London mayors, who have authority and oversight over Greater Manchester Police and the Metropolitan Police Service respectively.[4] 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.[5]

References
  1. "Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - Mayoral Election" (PDF). liverpoolcityregionelects.org. p. 2. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Liverpool 'metro mayor' results: Labour's Steve Rotheram elected". BBC News. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. "Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. Liam Thorp (22 March 2019). "Steve Rotheram: 'Scrap Police Commissioner and give me the job'". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. 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.
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