Greater Manchester will be electing its first directly elected Mayor on 4th May 2017, the government has announced.

Elections to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority were part of the Devolution Deal announced for the region.

Northern Powerhouse Minister James Wharton said: ‘Greater Manchester are leading the way and on 4 May 2017 local people will have a direct say over who they want to run their city-region.’

Mr Wharton laid an order in Parliament to enable elections for the Greater Manchester mayor to go ahead, the first move under the new Cities and Local Government Devolution Act.

The new mayor will have a number of new powers, including control of a £300m Housing Investment Fund and powers over strategic planning.

They will also be responsible for a devolved and consolidated transport budget and the role currently covered by the police and crime commissioner.

There will be a subsequent election in May 2020 and then every four years after that.

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