In May, voters across England will elect 10 metro mayors, the most to date. By May 3 approximately 26 million people, or 44 per cent of the English population will be presided over by a mayor representing more than 50 per cent of English GDP.
In Yorkshire there will be three elections as voters go to the polls in both West and South Yorkshire once more and in York & North Yorkshire for the very first time. With a strong personal mandate, mayors provide a powerful and influential voice, bringing a strategic regional view to crucial policy decisions on areas such as transport, housing, education, strategic planning, and infrastructure, all of which are crucial to growing the economy.
In Yorkshire, companies in the net zero sector are twice as productive as those in other industries. Across our region there are many opportunities to build on this, in areas such as clean technology, carbon capture, hydrogen, and advanced manufacturing. Yorkshire mayors, working in close collaboration with each other, central and local governments, as well as the private sector have an opportunity to sell Yorkshire to the world.
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