It’s an election that will affect every one of the 800,000-or so people that live in the region.
The new Mayor will preside over a ‘Combined Authority’ made up of delegates from both City of York and North Yorkshire councils.
Both of those councils will continue doing pretty much what they do now. The new Mayor and the Combined Authority they preside over will have more strategic, regional responsibilities – but with real power and money to spend.
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