The next leader of Liverpool Council will be paid tens of thousands of pounds less than if they were Mayor after May’s elections.
An independent panel has made a series of recommendations on how members of the local authority should be paid following the all-out ballots in less than three months' time. While outgoing Mayor Joanne Anderson receives an allowance of £83,539, the next leader of the council will receive considerably less than that.
The governance model at the Cunard Building is changing following the election with the role of Mayor being done away with. As a result, the leader of the majority group when all the votes are tallied has been recommended to be paid £42,100 a year as part of their special responsibility allowance (SRA).
