The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is led by the directly elected Liverpool City Region Mayor
The last Liverpool City Region Mayoral election took place on 6th May 2021 alongside Knowsley local council and Merseyside Police and Crime Commissioner elections, with the incumbent LCR Mayor Steve Rotheram being re-elected. This election was originally planned to take place on 7th May 2020, however this was delayed until 2021 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority is a strategic authority with powers over transport, economic development and regeneration. The Liverpool City Region Mayor needs to work with the existing city and borough authorities:
- Liverpool City Council
- The Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley
- The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
- The Metropolitan Borough of St. Helens
- The Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
- The Borough of Halton
The first LCR Mayoral election was held on Thursday 4th May 2017, with the Labour MP Steve Rotheram being elected to the role.
Results for the 2021 LCR Mayoral election
The turnout for this election was 30% of the 1,154,692 registered voters in the Liverpool City Region.
| Party | Candidate | Votes cast in Knowsley | % in Knowsley | Votes cast in LCR | % in LCR |
| Labour | Steve Rotheram | n/k | n/k % | 198,736 | 58.33% |
| Conservative | Jade Marsden | n/k | n/k ?% | 66,702 | 19.58% |
| Green | Gary Cargill | n/k | n/k % | 40,211 | 11.80% |
| Liberal Democrats | David Newman | n/k | n/k % | 35,049 | 10.29% |
Results for the 2017 LCR Mayoral election
| Party | Candidate | Votes cast in Knowsley | % in Knowsley | Votes cast in LCR | % in LCR |
| Labour | Steve Rotheram | 17,861 | 69.29% | 171,167 | 59.30% |
| Conservative | Tony Caldeira | 2,577 | 10.00% | 58,805 | 20.40% |
| Liberal Democrats | Carl Cashman | 2,385 | 9.25% | 19,751 | 6.80% |
| Green | Tom Crone | 768 | 2.98% | 14,094 | 4.90% |
| UKIP | Paula Walters | 888 | 3.45% | 11,946 | 4.10% |
| TUSC | Roger Bannister | 980 | 3.80% | 7,881 | 2.70% |
| Women’s Equality | Tabitha Morton | 256 | 0.99% | 4,287 | 1.50% |
| Get The Coppers Off The Jury | Paul Breen | 61 | 0.24% | 729 | 0.30% |