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<p>1) All eight mayoral combined authorities (MCAs) in England - Cambridgeshire &
Peterborough, Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, North of Tyne, Sheffield
City Region, Tees Valley, West of England and West Midlands- have the following functions
in common:</p><p> </p><ul><li><strong> <em>Integrated transport functions</em></strong></li><li><strong>
<em>Bus improvement powers including bus franchising</em></strong></li><li><strong>
<em>Economic development and regeneration powers</em></strong></li><li><strong> <em>Power
to borrow for transport functions</em></strong></li></ul><p> </p><p>They also all
have a power of competence over areas where they have had functions conferred. In
the case of Cambridgeshire & Peterborough and West of England this is the General
Power of Competence that principal local authorities have.</p><p> </p><p>2) Each MCA
has a different set of functions conferred on them, reflecting the bespoke nature
of devolution deals as shown below:</p><ul><li><strong> <em>Power to raise a precept
on council tax to fund mayoral powers </em></strong>- all MCAs except West of England.</li><li><strong>
<em>Power to pay grant </em></strong>- all MCAs except Sheffield City Region.</li><li><strong>
<em>Power to establish Mayoral Development Corporations </em></strong>- all MCAs,
apart from Cambridgeshire & Peterborough and Sheffield City Region</li><li><strong>
<em>Power to borrow for any combined authority function </em></strong>- all MCAs except
North of Tyne and Sheffield City Region</li><li><strong> <em>Adult education functions
-</em></strong>all MCAs except North of Tyne and Sheffield City Region</li><li><strong>
<em>Homes England powers around regeneration </em></strong>- all MCAs except Cambridgeshire
& Peterborough, Tees Valley and Sheffield City Region.</li><li><strong> <em>Power
to raise a business rates supplement </em></strong>- Cambridgeshire & Peterborough.
Liverpool City Region, West of England and West Midlands.</li><li><strong> <em>Strategic
planning powers </em></strong>- Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region and West
of England</li><li><strong> <em>Police & Crime Commissioner functions -</em></strong>
exclusive to Greater Manchester.</li><li><strong> <em>Fire & Rescue Authority
</em></strong>- exclusive to Greater Manchester</li><li><strong> <em>Public health
functions</em></strong> - exclusive to Greater Manchester</li><li><strong> <em>Powers
in relation to combined authority roads, as defined in legislation - </em></strong>exclusive
to West Midlands.</li></ul><p> </p><p>3) The dates for the next mayoral election in
each MCA are as follows:</p><p><strong>7 May 2020: </strong>Greater Manchester, Liverpool
City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands</p><p><strong>6 May 2021: </strong>Cambridgeshire
and Peterborough, West of England</p><p><strong>5 May 2022: </strong>Sheffield City
Region</p><p><strong>2 May 2024: </strong>North of Tyne</p><p> </p><p>4) The turnout
for the inaugural mayoral election in each combined authority is as follows:</p><p><strong>4
May 2017:</strong></p><ul><li>Cambridgeshire and Peterborough - a turnout of 33.57%</li><li>Greater
Manchester - a turnout of 28.93%</li><li>Liverpool City Region - a turnout of 26.1%</li><li>Tees
Valley - a turnout of 21.31%</li><li>West of England - a turnout of 29.72%</li><li>West
Midlands - a turnout of 26.7%</li></ul><p><strong>3 May 2018</strong></p><ul><li>Sheffield
City Region - a turnout of 25.82%</li></ul><p><strong>2 May 2019</strong></p><ul><li>North
of Tyne - a turnout of 32.3%</li></ul>
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