What a difference a Mayor makes. A case study of the Liverpool Mayoral model

Headlam, Nicola; Hepburn, Paul

doi:10.1080/03003930.2017.1333429

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“…This includes, for instance, reports of greater access to Ministers regarding matters of ‘high politics’ such as Brexit and the planned Industrial Strategy; and preferential treatment in certain policies – for instance, the six MCAs were allocated one half of the £1.5 billion Transforming Cities Fund in 2017, with the other half being shared amongst the rest of England. This chimes with previous indications that the existence of a mayor appears to generate greater awareness and profile compared to an indirectly elected leader (Hambleton and Sweeting, 2014; Headlam and Hepburn, 2017), though other research indicates that direct election is not a condition for an effective mayoralty (Cox and Hunter, 2015; Hambleton, 2017; PSA, 2016).…”

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Money talks: The finances of English Combined Authorities

Sandford¹

2019

Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit

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The mayoral combined authorities created in England in the mid-2010s were hailed as a new form of territorial governance, tasked with driving economic growth in city regions. Much debate has ensued about the nature, potential and reach of the new organisations, located in a complex web of governance networks, but lacking an explicit policy rationale or clearly identified territorial boundaries. This article examines the funding and financial arrangements of the new bodies, as these embody the character of central–local relationships; these in turn are the critical influence on the activities and priorities of mayoral combined authorities in England. It argues that central government funding transfers are assuming a disproportionate influence on the functions and priorities of mayoral combined authorities, due to the metagovernance framework within which they operate. This incentivises them to develop into ‘grant coalitions’, seeing central funds as the only available route to local impact.

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confidence: 83%

Money talks: The finances of English Combined Authorities

Sandford¹

2019

Local Economy: The Journal of the Local Economy Policy Unit

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“…will have a more national or international perspective than council leaders) (Fenwick and Elcock 2014a , pp. 591–592; Headlam and Hepburn 2017b ). Mayors were also seen to be more accountable, insofar as they were directly elected and so the public knew who to hold to account come election time (Gains 2015 , pp.…”

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Understanding drivers of support for English city-region devolution: a case study of the Liverpool City Region

Jeffery

2022

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Metro mayors heading a combined authority represent the most recent innovation in English devolution. City-region devolution has been a key way in which successive Conservative governments have sought to boost local economic growth against a background of local authority austerity, and now form a part of the Johnson government’s ‘levelling up’ agenda. However, the perspective of voters is often overlooked in these debates. City-region devolution is a top-down innovation, with a focus on city-region economics rather than democratic renewal or engagement, and there is so far very little academic literature on identifying the drivers of public support for mayoral combined authorities. This study draws on survey responses of voters in the Liverpool City Region and explores a number of potential drivers of support for the Liverpool City Region combined authority, including party support, English, British and European identity, left–right and other value positions, and the role of place in driving support. It finds that support for devolution to the Liverpool City Region is driven by whether one lives in the centre or periphery of the city region, support for the Labour Party, left-wing, socially liberal and European identities, as well as being female and older. This paper also lays the groundwork for further research into drivers of public support for city-region devolution in England.

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“…Local politicians spend more time in meeting citizens and foster modes of direct participation in the decisionmaking process (Haus & Sweeting, 2006). In particular, the mayor is often associated with a high level of charisma and leadership qualities (Le Bart, 2003;Headlam & Hepburn, 2017). This high degree of personalization in local politics is supported by the fact that local politicians tend to be perceived as 'non-political' and candidates often establish a non-partisan profile (Fallend, 2006;Magnier, 2006).…”

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Politics of adjustment: rural mayors and the accommodation of refugees

Haselbacher

Segarra

2021

Territory, Politics, Governance

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This article approaches the process of opening accommodation centres from the perspective of mayors in rural municipalities. Although the allocation and accommodation of refugees is a competence of the nation-state, it is in the realm of municipalities where reception policies transform into social practices. Mayors have to negotiate socio-political conflicts on the vertical and horizontal dimensions against the background of uneven decision-making structures stemming from multi-governance arrangements and conflicting claims of local citizens. Through qualitative interviews with mayors from rural municipalities in four European countries (Austria, France, Germany and Italy), we show that even though national asylum systems differ, mayors assume similar handling strategies to defuse conflicts and increase acceptance. We introduce the concept of 'politics of adjustment' to describe the simultaneous process of people adapting to a new situation as well as the alteration of implementation practices according to the needs of the municipality. Mayors modify the tight legal framework of reception policies to find a local consensus on accommodation, whilst steering the socio-political process of demarcation and othering that leaves imaginaries on rural whiteness and homogeneity unchallenged.

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What a difference a Mayor makes. A case study of the Liverpool Mayoral model

Cited by 6 publications

References 30 publications

Money talks: The finances of English Combined Authorities

Money talks: The finances of English Combined Authorities

Understanding drivers of support for English city-region devolution: a case study of the Liverpool City Region

Politics of adjustment: rural mayors and the accommodation of refugees

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