Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority
Type
Type	Combined authority of the Liverpool City Region
History
Founded	1 April 2014
Preceded by	Merseyside Integrated Transport Authority
Leadership
Mayor	Steve Rotheram, Labour since 8 May 2017
Chief Executive	Katherine Fairclough since 28 June 2021[1]
Structure
Seats	7 members
Political groups	Labour (7)
Elections
Voting system	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.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

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.

The LCRCA is a strategic authority with powers and responsibilities over the regions transport, economic development and regeneration, culture and tourism, energy, justice and health. Functional executive bodies such as Merseytravel are responsible for delivery of these services and report to the combined authority.

The leader of the authority is Steve Rotheram, the directly elected Liverpool City Region Mayor.