Tees Valley Mayor
| Mayor of the Tees Valley | |
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| Tees Valley Combined Authority | |
| Style | Mr Mayor[1] |
| Appointer | Directly elected |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Constituting instrument | Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 |
| Inaugural holder | Ben Houchen |
| Salary | £65,000[2] |
| Website | http://www.teesvalley-ca.gov.uk |
The Tees Valley Mayor (also styled as the Metro Mayor of the Tees Valley and the Mayor of the Tees Valley[3]) is a combined authority mayor in England, first elected in May 2017. The mayor is leader of the Tees Valley Combined Authority.
The office was created under the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016, which allowed for the creation of metro mayors to lead combined authorities in England.[4] The election scheduled for 7 May 2020 was held on 6 May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] The following election was held on 2 May 2024.[6] The next election is due in May 2028.
The mayor is a member of the Mayoral Council for England and the Council of the Nations and Regions.
List of mayors
| # | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Elected | Political party | Previous, concurrent and subsequent political offices | Education | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Ben Houchen Baron Houchen of High Leven (born 1964) |
8 May 2017 | Incumbent | 2017 2021 2024 |
Conservative | Councillor for Yarm Ward (2011–2017) Member of the House of Lords (2023-present) |
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| 7 years, 228 days | |||||||||
List of deputy mayors
| Name | Term of office | Political party | Other position(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Cook[7] | 8 May 2017 | 28 June 2019 | Labour | Leader of Borough of Stockton-on-Tees | |
| Shane Moore[8] | 28 June 2019 | 27 June 2024 | Independent Union | Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council | |
| Brenda Harrison[9] | 27 June 2024 | incumbent | Labour | Leader of Hartlepool Borough Council | |
References
- ^ Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009, s 107A(5)
- ^ "Mayor". Tees Valley Combined Authority. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
During the year 2023-2024 payments were made to the Mayor totalling £68,544 which consisted of £65,000 Mayoral Allowance and £3,544 travel and subsistence.
- ^ "Mayor". Tees Valley Combined Authority. Retrieved 15 May 2024.
Ben Houchen is the Metro Mayor of the Tees Valley. ... He was elected as the first Mayor of the Tees Valley in 2017
- ^ "Cities and Local Government Devolution Act: Section 2", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 28 January 2016, 2016 c. 1 (s. 2), retrieved 23 November 2019
- ^ "Local elections postponed for a year over coronavirus". BBC News. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ White, Andrew (29 March 2023). "Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen to contest 2024 election". Northern Echo. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Hughes, Mike (2 June 2017). "New mayor makes 130 appointments at combined authority". Teesside Gazette. Middlesbrough: Reach. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ "Hartlepool Borough Council Leader takes on two key Tees Valley roles". Hartlepool Borough Council. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
- ^ Payne, Mark (1 July 2024). "Hartlepool council leader among new board members to drive regeneration across Tees Valley". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 23 September 2024.