South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority
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The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority[1] is the combined authority for South Yorkshire in England, with powers over transport (public transport and major trunk roads only), economic development and regeneration. It covers a total area of 3,484 km2 (1,345 sq mi) with a population of 1.8 million. The four metropolitan boroughs of South Yorkshire – Sheffield, Rotherham, Doncaster and Barnsley – are full members of the authority, while the Derbyshire Dales, North East Derbyshire, Chesterfield and Bolsover districts of Derbyshire, and the Bassetlaw district of Nottinghamshire, are non-constituent members.
South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Houses | Unicameral |
Term limits | None |
Leadership | |
Oliver Coppard since 6 May 2022 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 5 members + observers |
Committees | Transport |
Elections | |
Indirect election, directly elected metro-mayor from 2018 | |
Last election | 5 May 2022 |
Meeting place | |
11 Broad Street West Castlegate Quarter, Sheffield | |
Website | |
southyorkshire-ca |
The authority's first mayoral election took place on Thursday 3 May 2018, coinciding with the 2018 United Kingdom local elections.
The statutory name of the authority is the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Combined Authority. Between April 2014 and May 2018 the authority was branded as the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority and then as the Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority between May 2018 and September 2021 when the present name was adopted.