The Liverpool City Region is governed by the
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and its constituent Local
Authorities. The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority was
established on 1 April 2014 and the membership includes the
Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor, the five local authority leaders
of Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral Councils, the
elected Mayor of Liverpool City Council and the Chair of the Local
Enterprise Partnership. Warrington and West Lancashire
Councils are Associate Members of the Combined Authority.
The purpose of meetings of the Liverpool City
Region Combined Authority is to oversee and undertake
responsibility for the exercise of those functions granted through
the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009
and the 2014 and the 2017 Orders made under it.