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<p>Across England we are making huge strides towards rebalancing the economy and empowering
local government. On 4 May, the first six city region mayors were elected for Greater
Manchester, the West Midlands, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, the West of England
and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough – representing 9.8 million people in England.
We remain committed to our ambitious devolution deal with Sheffield City Region, comprising
the local authority areas of Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and Sheffield. The mayoral
election will take place in May 2018. Against this background, we intend to have early
meetings with local businesses and political leaders, as it is important to agree
a separate deal which includes West Yorkshire.</p>
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