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Mayor of the West Midlands
Mayor of the West Midlands
	Incumbent; Richard Parker; since 6 May 2024
	West Midlands Combined Authority
Style	Mayor
Member of	West Midlands Combined Authority
Seat	16 Summer Lane, Birmingham
Appointer	Electorate of West Midlands; by first past the post
Term length	4 years
Constituting instrument	Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016
Inaugural holder	Andy Street
Formation	8 May 2017
Deputy	TBA
Salary	£79,000
Website	West Midlands Combined Authority - The Mayor

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The Mayor of the West Midlands is a directly elected political post who chairs the West Midlands Combined Authority, covering the local authorities serving Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton.

The most recent election took place on Thursday 2 May 2024. Richard Parker took his post as Mayor after defeating former incumbent Andy Street by 1,508 votes.^[3]

The previous election was delayed for a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic,^[4] so the inaugural mayoral term was extended by a year, with the second term length being reduced to three years between 2021 and 2024. The Mayor's term of office will return to four years from 2024 thereafter.^[5]

Powers and functions

Homes and Land

The Mayor has devolved compulsory purchase powers and is responsible for the West Midlands spatial framework and land commission.

Transport

The Mayor is responsible for franchised bus services, allowing for standardised fares and branding on all bus services in the county, similar to how London's bus network operates.^[6] The Mayor is also responsible for the West Midlands Key Route Network, which is managed by Transport for West Midlands on behalf of the Mayor.^[7]

Devolution

The Mayor is responsible for ensuring that the first devolution deal is put into action and acts on behalf of the region in negotiating future devolution deals with central government.^[8]

Police and crime commissioner

The Mayor was to be vested with the police and crime commissioner functions for the West Midlands Police area from 7 May 2024. Due to a appeal by the current west Midlands PCC the PCC powers will now not be given to the West Midlands mayor. ^[9]

List of mayors

Colour key (for political parties)
Conservative Labour

Name		Picture	Term of office		Elected	Political party	Previous occupations
	Andy Street		8 May 2017	5 May 2024	2017 2021	Conservative	Former managing director of John Lewis
	Richard Parker		6 May 2024	Incumbent	2024	Labour and Co-operative	Former strategy consultant and partner of PwC

References

^ Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, s 107A(5)
^ Elkes, Neil (22 February 2017). "Find out how much the West Midlands Mayor will be paid". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ "Who is the new West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker?". 4 May 2024.
^ Gibbons, Brett (13 March 2020). "Coronavirus forces delay to local elections with polls postponed for a year". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ "Coronavirus Act 2020". legislation.gov.uk. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ "WMCA Devolution Agreement: Key Points" (PDF). West Midlands Combined Authority. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ "Freight & Highways". Transport for West Midlands. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ "West Midlands Combined Authority - FAQs". West Midlands Combined Authority. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
^ "The West Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

[1] Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, s 107A(5)

[2] Elkes, Neil (22 February 2017). "Find out how much the West Midlands Mayor will be paid". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[3] "Who is the new West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker?". 4 May 2024.

[4] Gibbons, Brett (13 March 2020). "Coronavirus forces delay to local elections with polls postponed for a year". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[5] "Coronavirus Act 2020". legislation.gov.uk. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

[6] "WMCA Devolution Agreement: Key Points" (PDF). West Midlands Combined Authority. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[7] "Freight & Highways". Transport for West Midlands. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[8] "West Midlands Combined Authority - FAQs". West Midlands Combined Authority. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

[9] "The West Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024". legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2024.

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-The '''Mayor of the West Midlands''' is a [[Directly elected mayors in England and Wales|directly elected political post]] who chairs the [[West Midlands Combined Authority]], covering the local authorities serving Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
+The '''Mayor of the West Midlands''' is a [[Directly elected mayors in England and Wales|directly elected political post]] who chairs the [[West Midlands Combined Authority]], covering the local authorities serving [[Birmingham]], [[Coventry]], [[Dudley]], [[Sandwell]], [[Solihull]], [[Walsall]] and [[Wolverhampton]].
-[[2017 West Midlands mayoral election|The first election]] took place on Thursday 4 May 2017. [[Andy Street]], the inaugural Mayor, was originally due to hold office for three years, with the second election for the post taking place in May 2020. [[2021 West Midlands mayoral election|This election]] was delayed for a year due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-forces-delay-local-elections-17921172|title=Coronavirus forces delay to local elections with polls postponed for a year|first=Brett|last=Gibbons|date=13 March 2020|newspaper=Birmingham Mail|access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> so the inaugural mayoral term was extended by a year, with the second term length being reduced to three years between 2021 and 2024. The Mayor's term of office will return to four years from 2024 thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 March 2020|title=Coronavirus Act 2020|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/7/section/60/enacted/data.htm|access-date=16 August 2020|website=legislation.gov.uk}}</ref>
+[[2024 West Midlands mayoral election|The most recent election]] took place on Thursday 2 May 2024. [[Richard Parker (mayor)|Richard Parker]] took his post as Mayor after defeating former incumbent [[Andy Street]] by 1,508 votes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-the-new-west-midlands-mayor-richard-parker-13129477|title=Who is the new West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker?|date=4 May 2024}}</ref>
+[[2021 West Midlands mayoral election|The previous election]] was delayed for a year due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/uk-news/coronavirus-forces-delay-local-elections-17921172|title=Coronavirus forces delay to local elections with polls postponed for a year|first=Brett|last=Gibbons|date=13 March 2020|newspaper=Birmingham Mail|access-date=16 August 2020}}</ref> so the inaugural mayoral term was extended by a year, with the second term length being reduced to three years between 2021 and 2024. The Mayor's term of office will return to four years from 2024 thereafter.<ref>{{Cite web|date=25 March 2020|title=Coronavirus Act 2020|url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/7/section/60/enacted/data.htm|access-date=16 August 2020|website=legislation.gov.uk}}</ref>
 ==Powers and functions==
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 === Police and crime commissioner ===
+The Mayor was to be vested with the [[police and crime commissioner]] functions for the [[West Midlands Police]] area from 7 May 2024.
-The Mayor was due to be vested with the [[police and crime commissioner]] functions for the [[West Midlands Police]] area from 7 May 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The West Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348257342/contents |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=legislation.gov.uk}}</ref> However, the incumbent [[West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner|PCC]] applied for judicial review against the order transferring the functions which the [[High Court of Justice|High Court]] quashed the order in March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-18 |title=R (Police and Crime Commissioner for the West Midlands) -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department |url=https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/r-police-and-crime-commissioner-for-the-west-midlands-v-secretary-of-state-for-the-home-department/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Courts and Tribunals Judiciary |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Home Secretary]] applied for permission to appeal against that decision which was refused by the [[Court of Appeal (England and Wales)|Court of Appeal]] on 22 March 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pilgrim |first=Tom |date=2024-03-22 |title=Home Office loses appeal bid over West Midlands policing powers merger ruling |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/swift-home-office-west-midlands-lewis-government-b1147150.html |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Evening Standard |language=en}}</ref> The Home Secretary has stated that he wishes to proceed with the transfer in the future, accusing the incumbent PCC of failed leadership in policing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perrin |first=Ben |date=2023-11-24 |title=Home Secretary in X row with WMP crime commissioner over special measures |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/home-secretary-x-row-wmp-28167889 |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=Birmingham Live |language=en}}</ref>
+Due to a appeal by the current west Midlands PCC the PCC powers will now not be given to the West Midlands mayor.
+<ref>{{Cite web |title=The West Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2024/9780348257342/contents |access-date=14 February 2024 |website=legislation.gov.uk}}</ref>
 ==List of mayors==
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 | [[File:Andy Street Mayor.jpg|60px]]
 | 8 May 2017
-| 4 May 2024
+| 5 May 2024
 | [[2017 West Midlands mayoral election|2017]]<br>[[2021 West Midlands mayoral election|2021]]
 | [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]]
 | Former [[managing director]] of [[John Lewis Partnership|John Lewis]]
 |-
-|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (UK)}}" |
+|style="background-color: {{party color|Labour and Co-operative}}" |
-|[[Richard Parker]]
+|[[Richard Parker (mayor)|Richard Parker]]
 |
-| 4 May 2024
+| 6 May 2024
 | ''Incumbent''
 |[[2024 West Midlands mayoral election|2024]]
-| [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]]
+| [[Labour and Co-operative]]
+| Former strategy consultant and partner of [[PwC]]
 |}

v t e Ceremonial county of West Midlands
Metropolitan districts	City of Birmingham City of Coventry Metropolitan Borough of Dudley Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough of Solihull Metropolitan Borough of Walsall City of Wolverhampton
Major settlements (cities in italics)	Aldridge Bilston Birmingham Blackheath Bloxwich Bournville Brierley Hill Brownhills Chelmsley Wood Coseley Coventry Cradley Heath Darlaston Dorridge Dudley Edgbaston Erdington Gornal Halesowen Kingswinford Knowle Longbridge Netherton Oldbury Pelsall Pensnett Quarry Bank Rowley Regis Sedgley Selly Oak Shirley Smethwick Solihull Stourbridge Streetly Sutton Coldfield Tipton Tividale Walsall Wednesbury Wednesfield West Bromwich Willenhall Wolverhampton Wordsley See also: West Midlands
Rivers	River Blythe River Cole River Penk River Rea Saredon Brook Smestow Brook River Sherbourne River Sow River Sowe River Stour River Tame
Canals	Birmingham Canal Navigations Shropshire Union Canal Staffordshire & Worcestershire Worcester & Birmingham
Topics	Places Population of major settlements Parliamentary constituencies SSSIs Country houses Grade I listed buildings Grade II* listed buildings Scheduled monuments Conservation areas History Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Museums Black Country Birmingham Airport Coventry/Bedworth Urban Area Transport for West Midlands West Midlands conurbation West Midlands Combined Authority Mayor of the West Midlands West Midlands Police

v t e Combined authorities and combined county authorities in England
Legislation	Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 Localism Act 2011 Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
Current	Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (Mayor) East Midlands (Mayor) Greater Manchester (Mayor) Liverpool City Region (Mayor) North East (Mayor) South Yorkshire (Mayor) Tees Valley (Mayor) West of England (Mayor) West Midlands (Mayor) West Yorkshire (Mayor) York and North Yorkshire (Mayor)
Defunct	North of Tyne (Mayor) North East (non-mayoral)