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==Transport==
{{See also|Transport in Liverpool|St Helens, Merseyside#Transport and infrastructure|Wirral Peninsula#Transport|Merseytravel|:Category:Transport in Merseyside}}
The Liverpool City Region has a transport network that is connected locally, nationally, and internationally by road, rail, sea and air.
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| caption2 = [[Liverpool Lime Street station]]
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| caption3 = [[Wirral Way]], cycle and [[bridle path]], [[West Kirby]]
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===Road and paths===
[[File:Liverpool City Region Motorways.png|thumb|upright=1.3|Motorway network around the Liverpool City Region]]
The region is served by a network of six [[Controlled-access highway|motorways]] ([[M58 motorway|M58]] to the north, [[M56 motorway|M56]] to the south, [[M6 motorway|M6]] & [[M62 motorway|M62]] to the east and [[M53 motorway|M53]] to the west). In addition, the [[M57 motorway|M57]] acts as an outer ring road and bypass for the city of Liverpool itself. The area has relatively low road congestion and its central location makes it an efficient base from which to service the whole country.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/business-sectors/docs/gib-location/%20green-investment-bank-submission-liverpool | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405105705/http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/business-sectors/docs/gib-location/%20green-investment-bank-submission-liverpool | url-status=dead | archive-date=5 April 2012 | title=Green Investment Bank: The Liverpool City Region Self Assessment | year=2011 | access-date=9 May 2012 }}</ref> Various parts of the region are separated by the [[River Mersey]], and as a result, Wirral is connected to the centre of Liverpool via the [[Queensway Tunnel]] and [[Kingsway Tunnel]], whereas [[Widnes]] and [[Runcorn]] are connected by the [[Silver Jubilee Bridge]]. A second six-lane toll bridge under the name [[Mersey Gateway]], to relieve congestion on the ageing Silver Jubilee Bridge, opened in 2017. The bridge is designed to improve transport links between Widnes and Runcorn and other key locations in the vicinity.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.halton.gov.uk/property/comms_roads.asp | title=Halton Council: Runcorn & Widnes Communications | access-date=10 May 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20111015125932/http%3A//www.halton.gov.uk/property/comms_roads.asp | archive-date=15 October 2011 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Major cycling routes on the [[National Cycle Network]] (such as [[National Cycle Route 56]] and [[National Cycle Route 62]]) pass through the region too such as New Brighton and the [[Wirral Way]]. Major bus companies are [[Stagecoach Merseyside]] and [[Arriva North West]]. [[Liverpool One bus station]] serves as a terminus for national coach travel.
===Rail===
[[File:Merseyrail Development.jpg|thumb|right|Electrification since 1977]]
[[File:Merseyrail train.png|thumb|right|Typical Merseyrail train at Liverpool Central underground station]]
[[Liverpool Lime Street railway station|Liverpool Lime Street]], the region's main terminal train station, is served by five [[Train operating company|train operating companies]] serving a wide variety of destinations, and is used by 11.8{{nbsp}}million passengers per year.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2011/may/19/train-stations-listed-rail | title=Train stations in Britain listed and mapped: find out how busy each one is | year=2011 | access-date=9 May 2012 | location=London | work=The Guardian}}</ref> Improved rail connectivity, including upgrades to the [[West Coast Main Line]] and investment in high speed [[British Rail Class 390|Pendolino]] trains, means journey time to [[Euston railway station|London Euston]] is within two hours via [[Avanti West Coast]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.visitliverpool.com/getting-here/getting-to-liverpool/by-train | title=visitliverpool.com: Liverpool by train | access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref> [[East Midlands Railway]] serves [[Norwich]], [[Manchester]], [[Sheffield]] and [[Nottingham]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/routes-destinations/destinations/popular-destinations/trains-to-liverpool | title=Train services to & from Liverpool Lime Street | access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref> [[TransPennine Express]] operates daily services to [[Leeds]], [[Middlesbrough]], [[Kingston upon Hull|Hull]], [[York]], and [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]]. [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] operates to [[Huddersfield]], [[Preston, Lancashire|Preston]], [[Warrington]], and [[Blackpool]], whilst direct links to [[Birmingham]] are possible via [[West Midlands Trains]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/liverpoollimestreets | title=railway-technology.com: Liverpool Lime Street Station, United Kingdom | access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.redspottedhanky.com/trains/stations/liverpool-lime-street-liv/ | title=redspottedhanky.com: Stations Overview: Liverpool Lime Street | access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref>

The sub-regional rail network is operated by [[Merseytravel]], the combined [[Passenger transport executive|Passenger Transport Executive]] and [[Passenger transport executive|integrated transport authority]] and public sector body responsible for the coordination of public transport across the Liverpool city region. [[Merseyrail]] is an urban rail operating almost 800 trains per day carrying over 100,000 passengers within the city region, on its network of 68 stations. The Merseyrail network includes five underground stations in [[Liverpool City Centre]] and Birkenhead centre.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmtran/1609/1609vw10.htm | title=Transport Committee: Written evidence from Merseytravel (CTR 09) | date=31 October 2011 | access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.transportweb.com/directory/386/15561 | title=transportweb.com: Merseyrail Electrics | access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref>
====Lines====
*[[Borderlands line]] connects Wirral to [[Wales]].
*[[City Line (Merseytravel)]]
** [[Liverpool–Wigan line]] (and onward to [[Preston railway station|Preston]] via the [[West Coast Main Line]])
** [[Liverpool–Manchester lines]] (Middle and Southern Routes, including the branch to [[Warrington Bank Quay railway station|Warrington Bank Quay]])
** [[Crewe–Liverpool line]] (and onward to [[Birmingham New Street railway station|Birmingham New Street]] via the [[West Coast Main Line]])
''Merseyrail commuter lines''
*[[Northern line (Merseyrail)]]
*[[Wirral line]]
The UK government has insisted that the region will benefit from Britain's new [[High Speed 2|high-speed rail network]], due for completion by 2032, even though the new line will not extend into the region.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2013/01/28/liverpool-will-benefit-from-high-speed-rail-link-says-government-99623-32694651 | title=Liverpool will benefit from high-speed rail link, says Government | access-date=11 May 2013}}</ref> Journey times to London from Liverpool would be cut by 32{{nbsp}}minutes under the proposals. Pressure is being put on the government to extend high speed rail into Liverpool's city centre.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/news/hs2-executives-meet-mayor-joe-6065393|title=News}}</ref>

===Maritime===
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| caption4= [[Twelve Quays]] Ferry Terminal, [[Birkenhead]] for [[Stena Line]] {{MS|Stena Lagan}} services to [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]]
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[[Liverpool Cruise Terminal]] provides long-distance passenger cruises, [[Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines]] {{MS|Black Watch|1971|6}} and [[Cruise & Maritime Voyages]] {{MS|Magellan}} using the terminal to depart to [[Iceland]], [[France]], [[Spain]] and [[Norway]].

====Ferries====
Prince's Landing Stage, [[Pier Head]], Liverpool serves [[Isle of Man Steam Packet Company]] summer service to the [[Isle of Man]] (and Mersey Ferries).
[[Twelve Quays]], Birkenhead ferry port serves winter Isle of Man ferry service and [[Stena Line]] to [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]].

====Commercial====
The [[Port of Liverpool]] handles most commercial shipping, but several other ports on the [[Wirral peninsula]], such as [[Great Float]] and [[Queen Elizabeth II Dock]], operate too.

The [[Port of Liverpool]] is [[Container terminal|container ports]] that handles over 33{{nbsp}}million{{nbsp}}tonnes of [[Cargo|freight cargo]] per year and serves more than 100 global destinations including Africa, Australia, China, India, the [[Middle East]] and [[South America]]. Imports include [[Cereal|grain]] and [[animal feed]] , [[Lumber|timber]], steel, coal, cocoa, crude oil, edible oils and liquid chemicals; and exports of [[Scrap|scrap metal]] for recycling.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.peelports.co.uk/port-of-liverpool | title=Peel Ports: Port of Liverpool | year=2010 | access-date=9 May 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413101031/http://www.peelports.co.uk/port-of-liverpool/ | archive-date=13 April 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.shipcanal.co.uk/port-of-liverpool | title=Port of Liverpool Introduction | year=2010 | access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref> A second container terminal, [[Liverpool2]] at [[Seaforth Dock|Seaforth]], was designed to handle the largest [[Panamax|Post-Panamax]] vessels and doubled the port's capacity when it opened in 2016.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.joc.com/portsterminals/liverpool-port-terminal-work-begin-next-year | title=Liverpool Port Terminal Work to Begin Next Year | date=6 March 2012 | access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref>

Almost three quarters of a million people{{cn|date=February 2023}} travel on [[Irish Sea]] ferry services from Liverpool Docks and Birkenhead's [[Twelve Quays]] to [[Belfast]], [[Dublin]] and the [[Isle of Man]], and there is a growing number of cruise ships making day calls at the port.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.directferries.co.uk/liverpool.htm | title=Direct Ferries Ltd: How To Get To Liverpool Ferry Port | access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201012/cmselect/cmtran/948/948vw42.htm | title=parliament.uk: Written evidence from Blundellsands Sailing Club (MCA 53) | date=February 2011 | access-date=9 May 2012}}</ref> A new terminal at [[Prince's Dock, Liverpool|Prince's Dock]] provides check-in, baggage drop and reclaim, as well as customs and border facilities for thousands of cruise liner passengers visiting the region, whilst [[The Peel Group|Peel Ports]] have also planned a second cruise terminal as part of the [[Liverpool Waters]] project.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-17232567 | title=BBC Liverpool: Liverpool cruise liner terminal opening set for May | date=2 March 2012 | access-date=9 May 2012 | work=BBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.liverpoolconfidential.co.uk/News-and-Comment/Second-Mersey-cruise-terminal-planned-Liverpool | title=Liverpool Confidential: Second Mersey cruise terminal planned | date=30 January 2012 | access-date=9 May 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912155859/http://www.liverpoolconfidential.co.uk/News-and-Comment/Second-Mersey-cruise-terminal-planned-Liverpool | archive-date=12 September 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>
====River and Canal====
The [[Mersey Ferry]] has operated since the 1200s, currently between [[Wirral Peninsula|Wirral]] and [[Liverpool City Centre]] at Seacombe, Woodside and Liverpool Pier Head. From 2009–2010 it had 684,000{{nbsp}}passengers using the service .<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.letstravelwise.org/files/1965510687_MON10pdf.pdf | title=Merseytravel: Annual Statistical Monitor 2009/10 | date=2009–2010 | access-date=9 May 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419014128/http://www.letstravelwise.org/files/1965510687_MON10pdf.pdf | archive-date=19 April 2014 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

[[Leeds and Liverpool Canal]] and [[Manchester Ship Canal]] are the main canal systems.

===Air===
Global air connectivity to and from the region is provided by two international airports, [[Liverpool John Lennon Airport]] (LJLA), and [[Manchester Airport]].

Liverpool John Lennon Airport, situated {{convert|6.5|mi}} south east of Liverpool city centre, has seen massive growth over the last decade and handles well over 5{{nbsp}}million passengers annually, making it one of the UK's top ten busiest airports and the oldest provincial airport in the United Kingdom. Its two main airlines [[easyJet]] and [[Ryanair]] provide low-cost air flights to and from most major European cities, and over 70 destinations are served by the airport overall, including regular flights to the [[Near East]] and [[North Africa]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/2011/06/29/liverpool-john-lennon-airport-provides-key-tourism-gateway-99623-28966834 | title=Liverpool John Lennon airport provides key tourism gateway | date=29 June 2011 | access-date=10 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.liverpoolairport.com/press-office/ryanair-s-new-routes-from-jla-take-off-in-style.html | title=Ryanair's New Routes from JLA Take Off In Style | access-date=10 May 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904142035/http://www.liverpoolairport.com/press-office/ryanair-s-new-routes-from-jla-take-off-in-style.html | archive-date=4 September 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.liverpoolairport.com/flight-information/destination-map.html | title=Liverpool John Lennon Airport Destination Map | access-date=10 May 2012}}</ref>

Almost all the air traffic is generated by low-cost scheduled carriers to short-haul destinations across Europe and there are currently no long haul services operating from the airport, however, up until 2012 Dutch airline [[KLM]] had provided a daily link to its Amsterdam hub at [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Schiphol]] which offered a feeder service to over 650 long haul routes across the globe.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.diyflights.com/europe/uk/liverpool-lpl | title=diyflights.com: Liverpool Flights | access-date=10 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-communities/speke-garston-echo/speke-garston-news/2011/12/14/klm-axes-amsterdam-link-from-liverpool-john-lennon-airport-100252-29951932 | title=KLM axes Amsterdam link from Liverpool John Lennon airport | date=14 December 2011 | access-date=10 May 2012}}</ref> Following the suspension of the service, airport bosses signalled that they will find an alternative European [[Airline hub|hub airport]] in the near future to continue to provide international connecting flights from Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2011/12/15/liverpool-john-lennon-airport-vows-to-replace-klm-global-hub-link-100252-29957114 | title=Liverpool John Lennon airport vows to replace KLM global hub link | date=15 December 2011 | access-date=10 May 2012}}</ref> This was later found in 2015 when Aer Lingus began direct flights to Dublin opening up routes to North America and Asia.

As part of LJLA's Master Plan, the airport is planning for substantial expansion and is forecast to handle more than 12{{nbsp}}million passengers by 2030, as well as targeting permanent direct long haul flights and significantly larger terminal facilities.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.liverpoolairport.com/about-us/master-plan.html | title=Liverpool John Lennon Airport Master Plan | access-date=10 May 2012}}</ref>


==Television==
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Not to be confused with Liverpool Urban Area or Merseyside

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
Type
Type
History
Founded1 April 2014
Preceded byMerseyside Integrated Transport Authority
Leadership
Steve Rotheram, Labour
since 8 May 2017
Structure
Seats7 members
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority composition
Political groups
  Labour (7)
CommitteesMerseytravel Committee
Elections
Indirect election, directly elected mayor from 2017
Last election
6 May 2021
Meeting place
1 Mann Island, Liverpool
Website
www.liverpoolcityregion-ca.gov.uk

Liverpool City Region is a mayoral combined authority and local enterprise partnership area in North West England.

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority (LCRCA) is the combined authority of the region, which includes the five metropolitan boroughs of Merseyside (City of Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral), and the Borough of Halton in Cheshire. It was established on 1 April 2014 by statutory instrument under the provisions of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009. Membership of the combined authority is made up of the leaders of the six local authorities and the local enterprise partnership. The region has a devolution deal, and responsibilities for economic development, transport, employment and skills, tourism, culture, housing and physical infrastructure.[1][2][3]

The region's economic development is 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.[4]

History

The Liverpool city region was one of eight defined in the 2004 document Moving Forward: The Northern Way,[5] as a collaboration between the three northern Regional Development Agencies.

On 13 March 2007, local government minister Phil Woolas announced plans to create a "cabinet" of the Leaders of the six councils (Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral) in a form of regional devolution for what was termed the "Liverpool City Region".[6][7] While a report in the Liverpool Daily Post newspaper on 3 June 2008 suggests a 'Super Cabinet' plan to boost economy in the city region.[8]

In January 2009 an agreement was made that the local authorities of Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral would form the Liverpool City Region, in a Multi-Area Agreement (MAA). The agreement led to a transfer, from central government, greater responsibilities in more than ten areas covering employment, skills, transport, regeneration, housing and planning. Hazel Blears, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government said: "Today's 'Liverpool city-region' Multi-Area Agreement will mean Merseyside's six councils will no longer have to work alone on their economy, they will work from the same blueprint with more devolved powers to deliver jobs, training, welfare support and economic resilience."[9][10]

Definition

The combined authority of Liverpool City Region includes the local government districts of Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral.

Some definitions of the city region include a much wider area. The now-revoked North West of England Regional Spatial Strategy, while defining the city region for "the purposes of articulating RSS policy" as covering the six local authorities, also stated that it "extends as far as Chester, Ellesmere Port and Neston and West Lancashire".[11] A 2011 report, Liverpool City Region - Building on its Strengths, by an independent working group led by Lord Heseltine and Terry Leahy, stated that "what is now called Liverpool City Region has a population of around 1.5 million", but also referred to "an urban region that spreads from Wrexham and Flintshire to Chester, Warrington, West Lancashire and across to Southport", with a population of 2.3 million.[12] The European Union's ESPON calculated the Liverpool metropolitan area to be over 2.3 million people.

Governance

Combined authority

Main article: Liverpool City Region Combined Authority

Since the abolition of Merseyside County Council, the councils have co-operated as permitted by the Local Government Act 1972 and required by the Local Government Act 1985, for example the Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority and the Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority. Liverpool City Region's proposal to central government for a combined authority was approved by Parliamentary statutory order in late March, and it legally came into existence from 1 April 2014. Liverpool City Region Combined Authority will become the top-tier administrative body of Liverpool City Region. It will be a body corporate responsible for strategic decision making. The six local authorities in the area constituting the combined authority will pool together powers over economic development, regeneration and transport policy. The combined authority comprises seven members: the council leaders of Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral, the Mayor of Liverpool, and the chairperson, as the representative, of the local enterprise partnership.[13][14][15][16][17] The proposed authority was known as the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority up until submission to the Department for Communities and Local Government[18] and the Greater Merseyside Combined Authority in the published scheme. The consultation preceding the creation of the combined authority showed strong support for a name including 'Liverpool' rather than 'Merseyside', in order to capitalise and build upon Liverpool’s global ‘brand’.[19] The name was changed to the Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, St Helens, Sefton and Wirral Combined Authority in the draft order presented to parliament.[20] On 21 February 2014 it was decided by the constituent councils that the authority will use the public name of Liverpool City Region Combined Authority.[21]

Local enterprise partnership

The Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnership was established in 2010 and is the local enterprise partnership (LEP) for Liverpool City Region.

The LEP initiated Mersey Waters Enterprise Zone, which was set up in 2012. The enterprise zone contains two sites, Liverpool Waters and Wirral Waters.[22]

Members of Parliament

Constituency Member of Parliament Political party
Birkenhead Mick Whitley Labour Party
Bootle Peter Dowd
Garston and Halewood Maria Eagle
Halton Derek Twigg
Knowsley George Howarth
Liverpool Riverside Kim Johnson
Liverpool Walton Dan Carden
Liverpool Wavertree Paula Barker
Liverpool West Derby Ian Byrne
Sefton Central Bill Esterson
Southport Damien Moore Conservative Party
St Helens North Conor McGinn Labour Party
St Helens South and Whiston Marie Rimmer
Wallasey Angela Eagle
Weaver Vale Mike Amesbury
Wirral South Alison McGovern
Wirral West Margaret Greenwood

Geography

Demography

Population

Population density map

Since its creation in 2014, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has a population of 1.5 million which is the 4th largest Combined Authority in England.

Population of the Liverpool City Region (nearest 100)[23][24]
District Area (km2) Population (2001) Population (2021)
Liverpool 111.84 466,400 486,100
Knowsley 86.47 145,900 154,500
Wirral 157.05 319,800 320,200
Sefton 153.14 273,800 279,300
St. Helens 136.38 175,300 183,200
Halton 79.10 125,700 128,200
Total 723.98 1,506,900 1,551,500

Demonym

'Liverpolitan' is the proposed adjective and demonym of the Liverpool City Region. In recent years as the city region has emerged and grown, the word has been used to describe a native or inhabitant of the Liverpool City Region. Its usage within this context has been both conceptualised and criticised.[25][26]

In their 2011 report Rebalancing Britain: Policy or Slogan, Lord Michael Heseltine and Sir Terry Leahy considered opportunities available to grow the emerging Liverpool City Region over the following ten to twenty years. After discussions with a range of stakeholders which included Liverpool City Council, surrounding local authorities, businesses and community groups, Heseltine and Leahy recommended that “The so-called ‘Liverpolitan Diaspora’ should be provided with a formal structure and opportunity to help their home city region with investment leads, expertise, advice and intelligence.”[27]

In 2016, the Liverpool Echo revealed that the word 'Liverpolitan' was being used to refer to anyone from anywhere in the Liverpool City Region and would tap into the growing political unity of Liverpool, Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens and Wirral. It was argued that adopting the phrase would temper existing tensions within the concerned localities and would negate the need to refer to those living on the outskirts of Liverpool with the pejorative term of 'wools' or 'woolybacks'. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson argued against the idea suggesting that the term 'Scouser' was positive for the city's identity and was similar to nicknames associated with other cities and regions throughout the United Kingdom. Mayor Anderson argued that the 'Scousers versus Wools' narrative could be divisive, but should be viewed as harmless.[28]

In 2017, shortly after the inauguration of Steve Rotheram as the first Liverpool City Region Mayor, Jonathan Heywood at City Monitor argued that Steve Rotheram's first challenge was to address Liverpool's 'out of date' boundary issues to better integrate the city with its neighbouring communities in order to present a united front. Heywood argued that opening a 'City Region Assembly' would strengthen and secure the long term role of city region mayor and the concept of 'a shared Liverpolitan project.'[29]

In 2021, 39 elected councillors across the six districts of the Liverpool City Region were surveyed about the Liverpolitan identity. The survey revealed that most councillors in the city region did not identify with being a Liverpolitan, however, 46 percent either definitely did identify with the term or were neutral about it. Most councillors were fairly sure that their ward residents would be neutral about the subject. The survey also revealed major differences between councillors who believed the term was a positive or negative statement and those who thought it should definitely be promoted or left alone. Those who did not identify with the Liverpolitan identity were more unsure overall on how to answer the various survey questions whilst those who definitely identified as Liverpolitan were generally more confident that their position was beneficial to the city region and its people.[30][31]

Economy

The Liverpool City Region is strongly established as an important driving force in the economy of Northern England and as a strategic sea and air gateway to the European Union. It connects to North America, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Europe and beyond; serving international, national and regional markets, investors and visitors. In 2008–2010, Liverpool had the UK's fastest growing economy outside London, one of the UK's top three biomedical centres, and has the UK's second largest wealth management industry.[32][33]

The city region provides some 741,000 jobs, generating GVA of £33 billion.[34]

The region is largely monocentric with Liverpool as the dominant employment centre, however economic activity is widely spread across the six districts. Broadly speaking Liverpool is the commercial, cultural and transport hub of the region, with Sefton as the base of Seaforth Dock and tourist resort of Southport, Halton as the location for chemical, science, technology, logistics and distribution companies, and Knowsley, St Helens and Wirral providing key manufacturing and logistics for the area. The city of Liverpool itself has a compact travel to work area reflecting its position on the North West Atlantic Seaboard and compactness of the surrounding urban area.[35][36]

The city region is traditionally seen as a service sector economy, with its so called knowledge economy providing one third of the local employment base and over 40% of its total economic value. According to statistics for 2008, the Life sciences sector accounts for almost 10% of the region's economy, over 71,000 people are employed in financial and professional services, over 34,000 in manufacturing, and almost 24,000 in the creative and digital industry.[37] The area is strongly connected to global markets, through its ports, airports and by its many multinational companies. World companies such as Barclays Wealth, Jaguar Land Rover, Maersk, Novartis, Santander, Sony and Unilever, all have a major base of operation in the locality.[38]

Over the coming decades,[clarification needed] the city region plans to deliver some of the UK's largest and most ambitious development and infrastructure schemes, representing a development value in excess of £30bn.[39]

Planned schemes include:

Television

The Liverpool City Region is covered by BBC North West and ITV Granada.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Merseyside combined authority plans outlined". 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Consultation starts on Liverpool Combined Authority". 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  3. ^ HM Treasury; Liverpool City Region. Liverpool City Region Devolution Deal Agreement (PDF).
  4. ^ "About the LEP: What we do - Vision / Priorities". 2010. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Thesis Vanilla - Base Theme for Sites". Archived from the original on 6 December 2008.
  6. ^ Halton City Region Prospectus Archived 21 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Liverpool City Region Archived 12 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "Super Cabinet". Liverpool Echo.
  9. ^ Government press release: New council partnership to get Merseyisde fit for upturn Archived 27 March 2009 at the UK Government Web Archive
  10. ^ Clay, Oliver, Halton to become part of Liverpool city region, Runcorn & Widnes Weekly News, archived from the original on 27 July 2011, retrieved 15 January 2009
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