East Midlands is a strategic authority area in England. It has four council areas: the non-metropolitan counties of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire and the unitary authorities of Nottingham and Derby. It had a population of in . Its largest settlement is Nottingham and administrative HQ is Derby.
The Mayor of the East Midlands and East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) have a devolution deal which was established on 27 February 2024.
History
The Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 provided the basis of the creation of combined county authorities, a form of strategic authority.
Governance
Combined county authority
, the board of the East Midlands Combined County Authority comprises: NameMembership Position within nominating authority Nominating authority Claire WardConstituent Mayor of the East Midlands Direct election Alan GravesConstituent Leader of the Council Derbyshire County Council Nadine PeatfieldConstituent Leader of the Council Derby City Council Mick BartonConstituent Leader of the Council Nottinghamshire County Council Neghat KhanConstituent Leader of the Council Nottingham City Council Rob ReaneyConstituent Deputy Leader of the Council Derbyshire County Council Paul HezelgraveConstituent Deputy Leader of the Council Derby City Council John DoddyConstituent Deputy Leader of the Council Nottinghamshire County Council Ethan RadfordConstituent Deputy Leader of the Council Nottingham City Council Tricia GilbyNon-constituent D2 Strategic Leadership Board Anthony McKeownNon-constituent D2 Strategic Leadership Board Julie LeighNon-constituent N2 Economic Prosperity Committee Paul PeacockNon-constituent N2 Economic Prosperity Committee
Mayor of the East Midlands
in 2016 the Cities and Local Government Devolution Act 2016 provided the provisions for combined authorities to establish directly elected mayors to lead their respective regions.
The local authorities in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire voted to proceed with devolution plans, including the establishment of a directly elected mayor of the East Midlands, in March 2023. The first mayor, Claire Ward, was elected on 2 May 2024 in the 2024 East Midlands mayoral election.
Members of Parliament Constituency Local authority Member of Parliament Political party Amber Valley Derbyshire Linsey Farnsworth Labour Party Ashfield Nottinghamshire Lee Anderson Reform UK Bassetlaw Nottinghamshire Jo White Labour Party Broxtowe Nottinghamshire Juliet Campbell Bolsover Derbyshire Natalie Fleet Chesterfield Derbyshire Toby Perkins Derby North Derby Catherine Atkinson Derby South Derby Baggy Shanker Derbyshire Dales Derbyshire John Whitby Erewash Derbyshire Adam Thompson Gedling Nottinghamshire Michael Payne High Peak Derbyshire Jon Pearce Mansfield Nottinghamshire Steve Yemm Mid Derbyshire Derby, Derbyshire Jonathan Davies Newark Nottinghamshire Robert Jenrick Reform UK North East Derbyshire Derbyshire Louise Sandher-Jones Labour Party Nottingham East Nottingham Nadia Whittome Nottingham North and Kimberley Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Alex Norris Nottingham South Nottingham Lilian Greenwood Rushcliffe Nottinghamshire James Naish Sherwood Forest Nottinghamshire Michelle Welsh South Derbyshire Derbyshire Samantha Niblett
Demography Population The area had a population of in .
See also 2024 East Midlands mayoral election
References
External links Statistics from the Office for National Statistics