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Voters will head to the polling stations on Thursday May 2 to participate in a number of elections

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00:00 Voters will head to the polling stations on Thursday May 2nd to participate in a number of elections.
00:07 Registered voters will choose who they think should represent the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority as Metro Mayor,
00:13 as well as voting for Police and Crime Commissioner.
00:16 Voters will choose who they want to lead the six-council Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.
00:21 The elected Metro Mayor oversees decisions and budgets relating to transport, infrastructure, investment, culture and more.
00:28 Residents in Liverpool, Wirral, Sefton, St Helens, Knowsley and Halton will be able to vote in this election which is held every four years.
00:36 Electors across Mayorside will also vote for a Police and Crime Commissioner.
00:40 PCCs were bought in by the government to replace police authorities in 2012 and are responsible for holding police forces to account.
00:48 Electors in some parts of the Liverpool City Region, such as Sefton, Knowsley and Halton,
00:53 will also vote in local elections, choosing who will represent their local wards as councillors.

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