Liverpool City Region

Not to be confused with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Liverpool Built-up Area or Merseyside.

Liverpool City Region
Combined authority area
From the top left to bottom right, Liverpool, Runcorn, Southport, Birkenhead, St Helens and Prescot
Liverpool City Region shown within England
Liverpool City Region shown within England
Coordinates: 53°24′07″N 2°58′37″W / 53.402°N 2.977°W / 53.402; -2.977
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
CountryEngland
RegionNorth West
Ceremonial counties
LEP established2010
CA established1 April 2014
Named forLiverpool
Administrative HQ1 Mann Island, Liverpool
Districts
List
Government
[1]
 • TypeCombined authority
 • BodyLiverpool City Region Combined Authority
 • MayorSteve Rotheram (L)
Area
[2]
 • Total
349 sq mi (903 km2)
 • Land282 sq mi (731 km2)
Population
 (2022)[3]
 • Total
1,571,045
 • Rank5th
 • Density5,560/sq mi (2,148/km2)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+1 (BST)
Postcode areas
Dialling codes
  • 0151
  • 01704
  • 01744
  • 01925
  • 01928
  • 01942
GSS codeE47000004
ITL codeTLD7
Websiteliverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

The Liverpool City Region is a combined authority area in North West England. It has six council areas: the five metropolitan boroughs of Merseyside (Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral) and the unitary authority of Halton in Cheshire.[4] The region had a population of 1,571,045 in 2022.[5]

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.[6][7][8]

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.[9] The LEP's functions were merged into the combined authority in 2023.[10]

  1. ^ "Your Metro Mayor". Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Standard Area Measurements for Administrative Areas (December 2023) in the UK". Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics. 31 May 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Liverpool City Region explained and how it's different to Merseyside". Liverpool Echo. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Combined Authority factsheet: Liverpool City Region". www.centreforcities.org. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Merseyside combined authority plans outlined". 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Consultation starts on Liverpool Combined Authority". 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  8. ^ HM Treasury; Liverpool City Region. Liverpool City Region Devolution Deal Agreement (PDF).
  9. ^ "About the LEP: What we do - Vision / Priorities". 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  10. ^ "Wanted – business leaders to shape economic future of the Liverpool City Region" (Press release). Liverpool City Region Combined Authority. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.