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.
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