
What are metro mayors and what do they do?
In May 2021, Liverpool City Region re-elected Labour’s Steve Rotheram as the metro mayor. He won with 58.3% of the vote in the first round. Second was Conservative candidate Jade Marsden with 19.6%. Turnout was 29.7%.
This page brings together the key facts and figures about the city-region’s economy. It shows what local residents see as the top priorities for the metro mayor. It also shows what previous elections tell us about voting patterns in the area.
Liverpool City Region consists of the following local authorities: Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral.
Understanding how the city-region performs on key areas such as productivity and employment helps the new metro mayor to assess what he should prioritise. The table below shows how region compares to the national average on these indicators.
Below is a summary of the powers the new Liverpool City Region metro mayor has.
We highlighted three areas that the new metro mayor should prioritise.
What are metro mayors and what do they do?
Explore the results of the mayoral elections in Greater London, Greater Manchester, West Midlands, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, West of England and West Yorkshire.
This briefing sets out three policy priorities for the new metro mayor after the election to address the biggest issues facing Liverpool City Region's economy.
After successfully being re-elected as Mayor of Liverpool City Region, Steve Rotheram now needs to lead the area in the recovery from Covid-19, creating jobs and long-term prosperity.