2021 Liverpool City Region mayoral election

The second Liverpool City Region mayoral election will be held during 2021 to elect the Mayor of the Liverpool City Region. This will be alongside other local elections across England and Wales- including councillors, the Mayor of Liverpool and Police and Crime Commissioners across the city-region.[1] The election was originally due to take place in May 2020, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

2021 Liverpool City Region mayoral election
TBC
 
Con
Candidate Steve Rotheram to be determined Andy Corkhill
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Incumbent Mayor

Steve Rotheram
Labour

Background

The position of Mayor of the Liverpool City Region was created in 2017 following a devolution deal between the UK government and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA). The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 required a directly-elected metro mayor for combined authorities to receive additional powers from central government.[3] Under the terms of the devolution deal, the first mayoral term was set to last until 2020, followed by elections every four years.[4] The Liverpool City Region is defined as having six boroughs which includes the county of Merseyside (Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral) and the Borough of Halton.

In March 2019 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. The request is inline with the powers the Greater Manchester and London mayors, who have authority and oversight over Greater Manchester Police and the Metropolitan Police Service, respectively.[5] This was supported by the leader of Knowsley Borough Council.[6] This would require the expansion of Merseyside Police to cover the Borough of Halton, which is in the boundaries of Cheshire Constabulary[5] However, this did not happen.

Candidates

Conservative Party

The Conservatives posted an appeal for possible candidates in both Liverpool and Manchester mayoral races on 6 February 2020 with applications due by 14 February 2020.[7]

Labour Party

The incumbent mayor and MP for Liverpool Walton for 2010-17 Steve Rotheram was reselected as candidate by enough local Labour parties.[8]

Liberal Democrats
  • Andy Corkhill, councillor for Oxton, Wirral.

Green Party

References
  1. "Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016". www.legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  2. "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  3. "Everything you need to know about metro mayors: an FAQ". Centre for Cities. 27 June 2016.
  4. Walker, Jonathan (19 July 2016). "West Midlands mayor to be elected on May 4 2017". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  5. Liam Thorp (22 March 2019). "Steve Rotheram: 'Scrap Police Commissioner and give me the job'". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. 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.
  7. "Mayoral Candidates". Conservatives. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  8. Thorp, Liam (1 August 2019). "Steve Rotheram selected by Labour to fight for second term as Metro Mayor". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  9. "Liverpool 'metro mayor' results: Labour's Steve Rotheram elected". BBC News. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
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