Liverpool City Region
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Liverpool City Region is a combined authority area in North West England. It has six council areas; five Merseyside metropolitan boroughs (Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral) and the Cheshire unitary authority of Halton.[3] The region had a population of 1,571,045 in 2022.[4]
Liverpool City Region | |
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Combined authority area | |
Coordinates: 53.402°N 2.977°W / 53.402; -2.977 | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Country | England |
Region | North West |
Ceremonial counties |
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Historic counties |
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LEP established | 2010 |
Combined authority established | 1 April 2014 |
Administrative HQ | 1 Mann Island, Liverpool |
Districts | |
Government | |
• Type | Combined authority |
• Body | Liverpool City Region Combined Authority |
• Mayor | Steve Rotheram (L) |
Area | |
• Total | 348.50 sq mi (902.62 km2) |
• Land | 282.35 sq mi (731.28 km2) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,551,722 |
• Rank | 4th |
• Density | 5,500/sq mi (2,122/km2) |
Postcode areas | |
Dialling codes |
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GSS code | E47000004 |
ITL code | TLD7 |
GVA | 2021 estimate[2] |
• Total | £35.3 billion |
• Per capita | £22,778 |
GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate[2] |
• Total | £40.5 billion |
• Per capita | £26,086 |
Website | liverpoolcityregion-ca |
The region's mayor and combined authority (LCRCA) have a devolution deal responsible for economic development, regeneration, transport, employment and skills, tourism, culture, housing, spatial planning and physical infrastructure.[5][6][7]
The region's economic development was supported by the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), established in 2010 as the private sector-led board comprising political and business leaders from around the city region.[8] The LEP's functions were merged into the combined authority in 2023.[9]