The 2024 Liverpool City Region mayoral election is due to be held on 2 May 2024 to elect the mayor of the Liverpool City Region. The election will take place the same day as council elections across England and Wales.

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.^[1] Under the terms of the devolution deal, the first mayoral term was set to last until 2020, followed by elections every four years.^[2] The election originally due to take place in May 2020 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[3] 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.

Steve Rotheram, the Labour candidate, won the initial election in 2017 and was re-elected in the delayed 2021 election.

Electoral system

This election will be the first to use first-past-the-post to elect the mayor as a result of the changes made by the Elections Act 2022, with the previous elections in 2017 and 2021 using the supplementary vote system. Voters will be able to vote for a single candidate, and the candidate receiving the most votes will be elected mayor.

All registered electors living in the Liverpool City Region aged 18 or over on 2 May 2024 will be entitled to vote in the mayoral election. Those who are temporarily away from the Liverpool City Region (for example, away working, on holiday, in student accommodation or in hospital) will also be entitled to vote in the mayoral election. The deadline to register to vote in the election will be announced nearer the election.

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