Mayor of Liverpool

For the ceremonial office of Lord Mayor of Liverpool, see Lord Mayor of Liverpool. For the Metro Mayor of the Liverpool Region, see Mayor of the Liverpool City Region. For the office in New South Wales, Australia, see List of mayors of Liverpool.

Mayor of Liverpool
Arms of Liverpool City Council
StyleNo title
AppointerElectorate of Liverpool
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderJoe Anderson
Formation7 May 2012
Final holderJoanne Anderson
Abolished2023
SuccessionLeader of Liverpool City Council
DeputyDeputy Mayor of Liverpool

From 2012 to 2023, the mayor of Liverpool was the executive mayor of the city of Liverpool in England.[1] The office was abolished in 2023 and its functions were replaced with the leader of Liverpool City Council.

The mayor of Liverpool was previously branded 'the most powerful politician in England outside the capital', until metro-mayors were elected from 2016, such as the similarly named but separate mayor of the Liverpool City Region.[2][3]

During 2012, Liverpool City Council decided at a council meeting to adopt the elected mayor executive arrangements, bypassing the typical practice of a local referendum as was planned that year in other cities. On 5 May 2012, former leader of Liverpool City Council Joe Anderson became Liverpool's first elected mayor. In December 2020, when Anderson was arrested on suspicion of bribery and witness intimidation, he maintained his innocence but said that he would not seek re-election.[4] A referendum in Liverpool was due to be held in 2023 on the continuation of the mayoralty,[5] but the city council voted to abolish the position from the May 2023 elections following public consultation.[6]

  1. ^ "Liverpool council votes to elect city mayor". BBC News. 7 February 2012. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Liverpool's first elected Mayor". 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  3. ^ Topping, Alexandra (4 May 2012). "Labour's Joe Anderson elected Liverpool mayor". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
  4. ^ Pidd, Helen (1 January 2021). "Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson withdraws from elections". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Liverpool city mayor: Labour confirms referendum in 2023". BBC News. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. ^ Thorp, Liam (20 July 2022). "Liverpool Council votes to remove the position of elected mayor". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 21 July 2022.