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There are currently 16 directly elected Mayors across England and this is expected to increase over the next parliament. There are nine elections for newly appointed or existing Mayoral Elections coming up in 2017. You can find the latest details on the areas covered by directly elected Mayors here.
The Local Government Association hosts a map of the existing Combined Authorities and Devolution Deals across England. There are currently 10 devolution deals that have been agreed in England for North East, Tees Valley, Sheffield City Region, Greater Lincolnshire, East Anglia, Cornwall, West of England, West Midlands, Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester.
The Greater Manchester Devolution deal was agreed in 2011 and is the longest standing deal. The Devolution Deal describes both the offer of powers and budgets from central government, and the reforms and measures that Greater Manchester will need to deliver:
The creation of a newly directly elected Mayor for Greater Manchester with the following powers:
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority will receive: