▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁role ▁of ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁received ▁ 6 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote , ▁winning ▁major ities ▁in ▁all ▁ten ▁of ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ' s ▁bor ough s . ▁In ▁his ▁mayor al ▁victory ▁speech ▁he ▁stated , ▁"[ Pol it ics ] ▁has ▁been ▁too ▁London - cent ric ▁for ▁too ▁long ▁… ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁is ▁going ▁to ▁take ▁control . ▁We ▁are ▁going ▁to ▁change ▁politics ▁and ▁make ▁it ▁work ▁better ▁for ▁people ." ▁ ▁The ▁issue ▁of ▁hom eless ness ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁focus ▁of ▁Burn ham ' s ▁mayor al ▁campaign . ▁He ▁p led ged ▁to ▁don ate ▁ 1 5 % ▁of ▁his ▁mayor al ▁sal ary ▁to ▁char ities ▁tack ling ▁hom eless ness ▁if ▁elected . ▁After ▁his ▁election ▁he ▁out lined ▁his ▁plan ▁to ▁launch ▁a ▁" hom eless ness ▁fund ", ▁with ▁money ▁going ▁to ▁hom eless ▁char ities ▁and ▁mental ▁health ▁and ▁re h abil itation ▁services . ▁He ▁p led ged ▁to ▁end ▁hom eless ness ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁by ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁however ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁he ▁admitted ▁he ▁would ▁miss ▁his ▁target . ▁ ▁Burn ham ▁signed ▁off ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁£ 1 0 ▁year ly ▁charge ▁for ▁p ension ers ▁who ▁wished ▁to ▁continue ▁to ▁use ▁their ▁T F GM ▁travel ▁passes ▁on ▁the ▁regions ▁trains ▁and ▁tr