Mayor of South Yorkshire

The Mayor of South Yorkshire^[3][4] is a combined authority mayor, first elected in May 2018, who chairs the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.^[5] The office is currently held by Oliver Coppard.

Mayor of South Yorkshire
Incumbent Oliver Coppard since 9 May 2022
Style	Mayor[1]
Appointer	Electorate of South Yorkshire
Term length	4 years
Salary	£107,000[2]

The office was created under the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 which allowed for the creation of 'Metro mayors' to lead combined authorities in England.^[6] Between 2018 and September 2021, the office was known as the "Mayor of the Sheffield City Region".^[7] The next election will take place in 2028.

The Mayor was vested with the police and crime commissioner functions for the South Yorkshire Police area from 7 May 2024.^[8]

The mayor is a member of the Mayoral Council for England and the Council of the Nations and Regions.

List of mayors

Name		Picture	Term of office		Elected	Political party
	Dan Jarvis		7 May 2018	8 May 2022	2018	Labour and Co-operative
	Oliver Coppard		9 May 2022	Incumbent	2022 2024	Labour and Co-operative

References

1. Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, s 107A(5)
2. "FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXPENDITURE". South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
3. "SCR - Statement on MCA name and brand change - SCR". Archived from the original on 24 August 2021.
4. "Rebrand set for Sheffield City Region mayoral combined authority".
5. "Statement of Second Preference Count Totals and Declaration of Result As Combined Authority Returning Officer at the election for the Mayor for the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield" (PDF). Sheffieldcityregion.org.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
6. "Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
7. https://moderngov.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/documents/s6084/MCA%20Rebranding%20Paper.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
8. "The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2024.