Mayor of the East Midlands

Mayor of the East Midlands

Incumbent TBA
Style	Mayor^[1]
Appointer	Electorate of the East Midlands Combined County Authority area
Term length	Four years
Formation	7 May 2024
Website	https://www.eastmidlandsdevolution.co.uk/

Elected mayor in England

The Mayor of the East Midlands is a combined county authority mayor of the new East Midlands Combined County Authority (Nottinghamshire, Nottingham, Derbyshire and Derby) elect a mayor for the first time in May 2024.^[2]

Background

The Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 introduced directly elected mayors for combined authorities. Combined authorities cover multiple local government areas. A combined authority covering Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire was first proposed in 2016. Some later proposals also included Leicestershire. Ultimately, the East Midlands Combined Authority included only Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire, covering the region of Nottinghamshire County Council, Nottingham City Council, Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council. During consultation, a minority of respondents supported the introduction of a mayor for the region.^[3] The local authorities concerned voted to proceed with devolution plans, including the establishment of a directly elected mayor of the East Midlands, in March 2023.^[4]

Some politicians in Leicestershire expressed regret at being left out of the devolution deal, which had been opposed by Leicester City Council. The Centre for Cities said that even combining Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire was "a mistake" as "they are two different counties with distinct local economic needs".^[5]

References

^ Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, s 27(1)
^ Pridmore, Oliver (2023-05-22). "Potential candidates emerge for first ever East Midlands Mayor". Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
^ Boakye, Kwame (2023-03-14). "Public split on plans for an East Midlands mayor". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Retrieved 2023-06-09.
^ Boakye, Kwame (2023-03-31). "East Midlands to proceed with devolution deal". Local Government Chronicle (LGC). Retrieved 2023-06-09.
^ Murray, Jessica (2022-09-05). "Joint east Midlands mayor plan would 'consign Leicestershire to division two'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-06-09.