Mayor of South Yorkshire explained

Post:	Mayor
Body:	South Yorkshire
Insignia:	Mayor of South Yorkshire logo.svg
Incumbent:	Oliver Coppard
Incumbentsince:	9 May 2022
Style:	Mayor^[1]
Termlength:	4 years
Appointer:	Electorate of South Yorkshire
Salary:	£107,000^[2]

The Mayor of South Yorkshire^{[3] [4]} is a combined authority mayor, first elected in May 2018, who chairs the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority.^[5] The office is currently held by Oliver Coppard.

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.^[6] Between 2018 and September 2021, the office was known as the "Mayor of the Sheffield City Region".^[7] The next election will take place in 2028.

The Mayor will be vested with the police and crime commissioner functions for the South Yorkshire Police area from 7 May 2024.^[8]

List of mayors

Name		Picture	Term of office		Elected	Political party
	Dan Jarvis		7 May 2018	8 May 2022		Labour and Co-operative
	Oliver Coppard		9 May 2022	Incumbent	2022 2024	Labour and Co-operative

Notes and References

1. [Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009]
2. Web site: https://www.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/about-us-governance-policy_Financial-Expenditure#:~:text=The%20Mayor%20of%20the%20South,Committees%20and%20Meetings%20database%20website..
3. Web site: SCR - Statement on MCA name and brand change - SCR. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210824210529/https://sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/statement-on-mca-name-and-brand-change/. 2021-08-24.
4. Web site: Rebrand set for Sheffield City Region mayoral combined authority.
5. Web site: Statement of Second Preference Count Totals and Declaration of Result As Combined Authority Returning Officer at the election for the Mayor for the Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield. Sheffieldcityregion.org.uk. 6 February 2019.
6. Web site: Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016. Legislation.gov.uk. 27 April 2017.
7. https://moderngov.sheffieldcityregion.org.uk/documents/s6084/MCA%20Rebranding%20Paper.pdf
8. Web site: The South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024 . 3 May 2024 . legislation.gov.uk.