Residents in Liverpool and the wider City Region are being reminded to be prepared for the May elections. Voters will go to the polls to elect the Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor on Thursday 2 May. Residents will need to provide photo ID when voting at a polling station. We're taking a look at the candidates.
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00:00 On May 2nd voters will go to the polls to choose who they want to lead the six council combined authority.
00:06 The elected mayor for the Liverpool City region brings together the local authority areas of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.
00:14 The Metro Mayor oversees decisions and budgets in relation to transport, infrastructure, investment, culture and much more.
00:21 At the moment those standing are Liverpool Councillor Tom Crone who's standing for the Green Party.
00:27 Jade Marsden who came second in the mayoral election in 2021 for the Conservatives.
00:33 Liverpool Councillor Rob McAllister-Bell is standing for the Liberal Democrats.
00:37 And Steve Rotherham who will seek a third term as mayor for the Labour Party. He became the area's first Metro Mayor in 2017.
00:45 In mid-April a mayoral booklet will be sent out to every registered elector in the Liverpool City region with the candidates manifestos for you to read.
00:54 The term for the Metro Mayor is four years meaning there's set to be another election in 2028.