Merseyside is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in North West England. It borders Lancashire to the north,Greater Manchester to the east,Cheshire to the south,the Welsh county of Flintshire across the Dee Estuary to the southwest,and the Irish Sea to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Liverpool.
Liverpool City Council is the local authority for the city of Liverpool in Merseyside,England. Liverpool has had a local authority since 1207,which has been reformed on numerous occasions. Since 1974 the council has been a metropolitan borough council. It provides the majority of local government services in the city. The council has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority since 2014.
Halton is a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire,North West England. The borough was created in 1974 and contains the towns of Runcorn and Widnes and the civil parishes of Daresbury,Hale,Halebank,Moore,Preston Brook,and Sandymoor. Since 1998,Halton Borough Council has been a unitary authority,being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. Since 2014,it has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
The Metropolitan Borough of St Helens is a local government district with borough status in Merseyside,North West England. The borough is named after its largest settlement,St Helens,but also includes neighbouring towns and villages such as Earlestown,Rainhill,Eccleston,Clock Face,Haydock,Billinge,Garswood,Rainford and Newton-le-Willows.
The Liverpool City Region is a combined authority area in North West England. It has six council areas:the five metropolitan boroughs of Merseyside and the unitary authority of Halton in Cheshire. The region had a population of 1,571,045 in 2022.
Sefton Council,or Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council,is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside,England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority since 2014.
Ditton railway station,originally Ditton Junction,was a railway station which served the Ditton area of Widnes in Cheshire,England. It was located on Hale Road on the border between Ditton and Halebank.
Knowsley Council,or Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council,is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside,England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority since 2014.
Halton Borough Council is the local authority for Halton,a local government district with borough status in the ceremonial county of Cheshire,England. Since 1998 the council has been a unitary authority,being a district council which also performs the functions of a county council. Since 2014 the council has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
Steven Philip Rotheram is a British politician serving as Mayor of the Liverpool City Region since 2017. A member of the Labour Party,he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Walton from 2010 to 2017.
From 2012 to 2023,the mayor of Liverpool was the executive mayor of the city of Liverpool in England. The office was abolished in 2023 and its functions were replaced with the leader of Liverpool City Council.
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA),officially the Halton,Knowsley,Liverpool,St Helens,Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority,is the combined authority of the Liverpool City Region in England. Its area includes the City of Liverpool local authority area,the Metropolitan Boroughs of Knowsley,St Helens,Sefton,and Wirral,and the Borough of Halton. It was established on 1 April 2014 by statutory instrument under the provisions of the Local Democracy,Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. Composition of the combined authority is made up of the leaders of the six principal membership authorities,plus several non-voting members with various vested interests in the activities of the combined authority.
Wirral Council,or Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside,England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority since 2014.
St Helens Borough Council,legally St Helens Metropolitan Borough Council,is the local authority of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens in Merseyside,England. It is a metropolitan borough council and provides the majority of local government services in the borough. The council has been a member of the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority since 2014.
The inaugural Liverpool City Region mayoral election was held on 4 May 2017 to elect the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and won by Steve Rotheram. Subsequent elections were planned for May 2020 but were postponed until May 2021 due to the covid pandemic with subsequent elections due every four years. The metro mayor will have control over the whole Liverpool City Region combined authority area which consists of the following local authorities:
The Mayor of the Liverpool City Region,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.
The second Liverpool City Region mayoral election was held in May 2021 to elect the mayor of the Liverpool City Region,alongside other local elections across England and Wales,to elect councillors,the mayor of Liverpool,and police and crime commissioners across the city region. The election was originally due to take place in May 2020,but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The North East Combined Authority (NECA) is a combined authority in North East England. NECA has a directly-elected Mayor and seven member councils;two county unitary authorities and five metropolitan boroughs.
The 2024 Liverpool City Region mayoral election was held on 2 May 2024 to elect the mayor of the Liverpool City Region,with results declared on 4 May. The election was part of the 2024 United Kingdom local elections across England and Wales.
David Edward Baines is a British Labour Party politician who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for St Helens North since 2024.
