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City Talks: Ben Houchen on his vision for Tees ValleyBen Houchen on what levelling up means for Tees Valley and his vision for the city region.
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Three Policy Priorities for Ben Houchen
Re-elected Metro Mayor of Tees Valley Ben Houchen must aim for long-term economic growth to improve standards of living for residents in the city-region.
The metro mayors can buck the trends of English politics – but plans to abolish their electoral system will make this harder
Senior Analyst Anthony Breach provides in-depth analysis on the results of the 2021 metro mayoral elections, warning that a voting system change to first past the post would be detrimental to the devolution agenda.
Metro mayor election results 2021
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.
City Minutes
City Minutes: What do the 2021 metro mayoral elections mean for England’s cities?Anthony Breach on the results of England's 2021 metro mayoral elections and what they mean for urban politics.
What do the metro mayor manifestos mean for cities and city politics?
The candidates have prepared proposals and new ideas for their cities. Anthony Breach sets out what they mean for cities and urban politics more generally.
The public wants Whitehall to take a back seat, so when will it?
People up and down the country have one clear message for Government: Give us the powers and resources to make the right decisions for our areas.
Metro mayors and the changing nature of urban politics
Events of the past year mean the 2021 mayoral elections will be dominated by what voters think and feel about the places where they live.
The metro mayors are a success – now they need more responsibilities
Metro mayors have already changed the English constitution, but they need to do more than just win elections to be able to speak on behalf of the public.
What do the public think about devolution and the metro mayors?
There is overwhelming public support for devolution to many of England’s largest cities according to Centre for Cities’ polling by Savanta ComRes ahead of the metro mayor elections in May 2021.