On 2 May 2024, Tracy Brabin was re-elected as Mayor of West Yorkshire after a first term which began in 2021. With specific powers on transport, housing, regeneration, finance and policing, the Mayor works with the Mayoral Combined Authority, council leaders, business representatives and partners for the benefit of the region.
On 2 May 2024, Tracy Brabin was re-elected as Mayor of West Yorkshire after a first term which began in 2021. The Mayor holds powers on transport, housing, regeneration, and finance. The Mayor works with the Combined Authority, regional partners, council leaders and business representatives for the benefit of West Yorkshire and its residents.
The Mayor also holds the functions of the Police and Crime commissioner and is supported by an appointed Deputy Mayor for Policing, Alison Lowe OBE. The Mayor brings the region greater influence within Government at a national level, and alongside other metro Mayors, campaigns for greater devolution.
Read Tracy Brabin's Mayoral pledges for West Yorkshire
With the Mayor of West Yorkshire as its directly-elected chair, the West Yorkshire Combined Authority brings together the local authorities of Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds and Wakefield, working in partnership with the City of York.
This way of working combines the insights and benefits of private sector knowledge and expertise with robust, transparent, public sector governance, accountability and oversight from the Combined Authority. This is important as the region takes on further devolved powers and funding from central Government. Together, we are working hard to make our region be recognised globally as a place with a strong, successful economy where everyone can build great businesses, careers and lives supported by a sustainable environment and world-class infrastructure.
It means we can put the long term needs of our communities and the people who live and work in West Yorkshire at the heart of everything we do, ensuing we can support inclusive growth and supporting the needs of our region's employers. We also play a central role in travel across West Yorkshire, operating the Metro network of almost 14,000 bus stops, travel centres and public transport information across the region, and working closely with West Yorkshire bus operators to improve services and the bus network. Metro supports free and subsidised travel, concessionary fares, transport to and from school for more than 40,000 West Yorkshire pupils, and manages the MCard travel card.
Speaking to some of the world’s most prominent city leaders ahead of the landmark COP30 climate conference in Brazil, Mayor Brabin will champion West Yorkshire’s leadership on climate action, which has seen over £300 million leveraged into cutting emissions over the past five years.
People across the region came together to Reclaim the Night and demand safer streets and public spaces for women and girls.
Regional leaders met the Chair of Yorkshire Water today following growing public concern.
Be bright be seen, that’s the message from the region’s road safety partnership ahead of the clocks going back.
A multi-million pound investment in a new fleet of publicly owned, zero emission electric buses has been approved by West Yorkshire’s council leaders.
People in West Yorkshire are being invited to help shape a new strategy to restore and protect nature.
People across West Yorkshire will be joining together to call for an end to violence against women and girls.
The Mayor awarded more than £389,000 to projects working to make West Yorkshire safer and fairer for all.
Families can look forward to an evening of headbanging fun and enchanting starlight as they begin their journey into Light Night 2025 with Leeds Park and Ride.