Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1 April 2014 |
| Preceded by | Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority |
| Leadership | |
Katherine Fairclough since 28 June 2021 | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 7 members |
Political groups |
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| Committees | Committees of the LCRCA |
| Elections | |
| Indirect election, directly elected mayor from 2017 | |
Last election | 2 May 2024 |
Next election | 4 May 2028 |
| Meeting place | |
| 1 Mann Island, Liverpool, L3 1BP | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is the strategic authority for the Liverpool City Region, which comprises the five metropolitan boroughs of the county of Merseyside and the borough of Halton from the county of Cheshire, England. It was established on 1 April 2014 and has since acquired powers and responsibilities over the region's transport, economic development and regeneration, culture and tourism, energy, justice, and health. Bodies such as Merseytravel are responsible for delivery of these services and report to the combined authority.
The combined authority has nine members. The Mayor of the Liverpool City Region leads the authority and is a voting member. Each of the six councils within the city region appoints a voting member, and the Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner and the chair of the Liverpool City Region Business and Enterprise Board are non-voting members.