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Ministers have to date announced 34 new local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) in place of the soon-to-be-abolished regional development agencies.

Here LGC provides a guide to the new LEPs, region by region, with all the councils involved and the boards of each LEP, as they are formed.(For an analysis of the LEP boards, showing industries represented, see file attached at bottom)

34 Local Enterprise Partnerships

North West - 5 LEPs

  • Cheshire & Warrington

Warrington BC, Cheshire West & Chester Council, Cheshire East Council

BOARD

Chair: Christine Gaskell, board member for personnel, Bentley Motors.

Howard Hopwood, chairman of Harman Technology Ltd
Robert Davis, CEO of EA Technology
Graham Ramsbottom, Managing Director of Grosvenor Estates
Nigel Schofield, Managing Director of Northenden Travel Group
Martin Ashcroft, Managing Director of Brunner Mond
Pete Waterman, founder of Pete Waterman Entertainments
Louise Morrissey, Director of Peel Holdings
Alison Roylance, Chief Executive of Cheshire Community Action

Timothy Wheeler, Vice-Chancellor of Chester University
Sara Mogel, Principal of West Cheshire College

Warrington BC leader
Cheshire East Council leader
Cheshire West & Chester Council leader

  • Liverpool City Region

Liverpool City Council, Sefton MBC, Knowsley MBC, St Helens MBC, Halton BC, Wirral MBC

SHADOW BOARD

Interim chair: Steve O’Connor, director Stobart Group

Jack Stopforth, chief executive Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Sir Terry Leahy, former CEO of Tesco
Mike Blackburn, regional director BT
Rod Holmes, chairman The Mersey Partnership
Asif Hamid, chief executive The Contact Company
Peter Nears , strategic director of planning Peel Holdings
Michael Straughan, board member for manufacturing, Bentley Motors
Alistair Poole, marketing manager NGF Europe

Prof Howard Newby, vice-chancellor University of Liverpool
Prof Michael Brown, vice-chancellor & chief executive Liverpool John Moores University

Liverpool City Council leader
Sefton Borough Council leader
Halton BC leader
Knowsley BC leader
St Helens MBC leader
Wirral BC leader

  • Cumbria

Cumbria CC, Carlisle City Council, Allerdale BC, Eden DC, Copeland BC, South Lakeland DC, Barrow-in-Furness BC

BOARD

Chair: George Beveridge, deputy managing director, Sellafield

Jackie Arnold, chief accountant BAE Systems Submarine Solutions
Maria Whitehead, co-owner & director of Hawkeshead Relish Company
Michael Cowen, Director of H&H Ltd, entrepreneur & farmer
Stephen Broughton, managing director of Lindeth Howe Hotel
Fred Story, founder Story Construction & former owner of Carlisle

Bill Jefferson, chairman Lake District National Park Authority
Moira Tattersall, principal of Carlisle College

Cumbria CC leader
Carlisle City Council leader
Copeland DC leader
South Lakeland DC leader

  • Greater Manchester

Manchester City Council, Bolton MBC, Bury MBC, Oldham MBC, Rochdale MBC, Salford City Council, Trafford MBC, Stockport MBC, Tameside MBC, Wigan MBC

BOARD

Chair: Mike Blackburn, regional director BT

Keith Johnson, partner, Addleshaw Goddard
Neil McArthur, chairman Talk Talk Technology
Ken Knott, chief executive, Ask Developments Group
Peter Marks, group chief executive, Co-operative Group
Alison Tumitty, deputy chief executive and finance director, Rathbone Training
Roger Milburn, director Ove Arup Partners
Scott Fletcher, chairman ANS Group

Dame Nancy Rothwell, vice-chancellor, University of Manchester

Greater Manchester Combined Authority chair
Manchester City Council leader
Oldham MBC leader
Bury MBC leader

  • Lancashire

Lancashire CC; Blackpool BC; FyldeBC; Wyre BC; Preston City Council; South Ribble BC; West Lancashire BC; Chorley BC; Blackburn with Darwen BC; Ribble Valley BC; Hyndburn BC; Pendle BC; Burnley BC; Rossendale BC

BOARD

Chair: Edwin Booth, chairman EH Booth & Co

Mike Appleton, chairman of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Economic Development Company Limited
Mike Blackburn, regional director, BT
Steve Broomhead, nominee of North & Western Chamber of Commerce
James Burleigh, divisional director Midway Europe Merlin Entertainments
Graham Cowley, chief operating officer Capita Symonds
Mike Damms, nominee of East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce
Steve Fogg, director Integrated Services & Operations (MAI) BAE Systems
Owen McLaughlin, executive chairman Enterprise Plc
Dennis Mendoros, chairman of Regenerate Pennine Lancashire
Mike Tynan, chief executive Toshiba Westinghouse UK
Malcolm McVicar, vice-chancellor University of Central Lancashire

Blackpool Council leader
West Lancashire Council leader
Blackburn with Darwen Council leader
Lancashire CC leader
Ribble Valley Council leader

North East - 2 LEPs

  • North East

Newcastle City Council, Gateshead Council ,Northumberland CC, North Tyneside Council, Sunderland City Council, South Tyneside MBC, Durham CC

BOARD

Chair: Paul Walker, former chief executive of Sage

Board still being recruited

  • Tees Valley

Middlesbrough Council, Darlington BC, Stockton-on-Tees BC, Redcar & Cleveland BC, Hartlepool BC

BOARD

Chair: Sandy Anderson, OBE, Teesside University chairman, formerly senior vice-president, technology, ICI

Alastair MacColl, chief executive, Business and Enterprise North East
Paul Booth, president Sabic UK
Alison Thain, chief executive Fabrick Housing
Martyn Pellew, group development director PD Ports

Professor Graham Henderson, vice-chancellor Teesside University

Middlesbrough BC elected mayor
Hartlepool BC elected mayor
Stockton-on-Tees BC leader
Redcar & Cleveland BC leader
Darlington BC leader

Yorkshire & Humber - 4 LEPs

  • Leeds City Region

Barnsley MBC, Bradford MDC, Calderdale MDC, Craven DC, Harrogate BC, Kirklees Metropolitan Council, Leeds City Council, Selby DC, Wakefield MDC, City of York Council

BOARD

Chair: Neil McLean, managing partner DLA Piper

John Parkin, chief executive Leeds Bradford International Airport
Stephen Kennedy, chief operating officer CPP Group
Mark Ridgway, managing director Group Rhodes
Stephanie Burras, chief executive Leeds Ahead
Gary Jones, chairman MSA Engineering Systems & Heights Group
Paul Hamer, chief executive officer WYG Group
Gary Lumby, director of small business banking Yorkshire and Clydesdale Banks

Brian Cantor, vice chancellor University of York

Leeds City Council leader
Bradford City MDC leader
Kirklees Metropolitan Council leader
Wakefield MDC leader
Calderdale MBC leader
City of York Council leader
North Yorkshire CC leader
Harrogate BC leader

  • Greater Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire CC, Lincoln City Council, West Lindsey DC, East Lindsey DC, Boston DC, North Kesteven, South Kesteven DC, South Holland DC

BOARD

Chair: Ursula Lidbetter, chief executive Lincolnshire Co-operative and president Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce

David Dexter (vice-chair), chairman FSB Lincolnshire Region
Herman Kok, finance director Lindum Group
Chris Baron, resort director Butlins
Neil Corner, director of service Siemens
Mark Tinsley, chair of Lincolnshire Forum for Agriculture and Horticulture and director PC Tinsley

Mary Stewart, vice-chancellor University of Lincoln
Andy Baxendale, northern area manager Environment Agency
Tony Hill, Lincolnshire Primary Care Trust director of public health and partnerships

Lincolnshire CC executive director for communities.
Lincolnshire CC economic development portfolio holder
One district council representative to come

 

  • Sheffield City Region

North East Derbyshire DC, Doncaster MBC, Barnsley MBC, Rotherham MBC, Derbyshire Dales DC, Chesterfield BC, Bolsover DC, Sheffield City Council, Bassetlaw DC, High Peak BC

BOARD

Chair: James Newman, chairman Finance Yorkshire

Philip Bartey, group chief executive The Adsetts
Nigel Brewster, managing director Sewell Moorhouse Recruitment and President, Doncaster Chamber of Commerce
Simon Carr, managing director Henry Boot Construction
Deborah Egan, director The Electric Village
David Grey,group managing director OSL Group Holdings
Lee Strafford, co-founder & CEO PlusNet and co-founder of Project

Prof Philip Jones, vice-chancellor Sheffield Hallam University
Chris Scholey, chairman of Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS Foundation Trust

Barnsley MBC leader
Bassetlaw DC leader
Bolsover DC leader
Chesterfield BC leader
Doncaster MBC elected mayor
North East Derbyshire DC leader
Rotherham MBC leader
Sheffield City Council leader

  • York and North Yorkshire

City of York Council; North Yorkshire CC; Craven DC; Hambleton DC; Harrogate BC; Richmondshire DC; Ryedale DC; Scarborough BC and Selby DC

BOARD

Chair: Barry Dodd, chairman GSM Group

Board still being recruited

  • Areas without: Hull & Humber

West Midlands - 6 LEPs

  • Black Country

Wolverhampton City Council, Dudley MBC, Sandwell MBC, Walsall MBC

BOARD

Chair: Stewart Towe, managing director Hadley Group

Tim Hair, chief executive Chamberlin and Hill
Peter Mathews, managing director Black Country Metals
John McDonough, group chief executive Carillion
Jason Wouhra, deputy chairman East End Foods

Prof Ian Oakes, pro vice-chancellor, University of Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton MBC leader
Walsall MBC leader (deputy chair)
Sandwell MBC leader
Dudley MBC leader

  • Greater Birmingham

Birmingham City Council, Solihull MBC, East Staffordshire BC, Lichfield DC, Tamworth BC, Wyre Forest DC, Redditch BC, Bromsgrove DC, Cannock Chase DC

BOARD

Chair: Andy Street, managing director John Lewis

Steve Hollis, midlands chairman KPMG (deputy chair)
Rob Brown, group managing director Roger Bullivant
Nick Bunker, president Kraft Foods & Cadbury UK/Ireland
Brian Francis, European group chairman ThyssenKrupp
Paul Heaven, owner/manager Blue Sky Corporate Finance
David Kaye, managing director National Express
Wade Lyn, managing director Island Delights
Alan Volkaerts, director Solihull Plant, Jaguar Land Rover

Professor David Eastwood, vice-chancellor University of Birmingham

Birmingham City Council leader
Solihull MBC leader
Bromsgrove DC leader
Cannock Chase DC leader
East Staffordshire DC leader
Lichfield DC leader
Tamworth DC leader

  • Coventry & Warwickshire

Coventry City Council, Warwickshire CC, Warwick DC, Rugby BC, Stratford-on-Avon DC, North Warwickshire BC

BOARD

Chair: Denys Shortt, chairman & chief executive DCS Europe and Enable Software

Daniel Gidney, chief executive Ricoh Arena
Sir Peter Rigby, chairman & chief executive SCH Group
Vikki Heywood, executive director Royal Shakespeare
Martin Hollingsworth, director Jaguar Land Rover
Derek Parking, managing director business services EON
Amrik Bhabra, managing director Adecs

John Latham, deputy vice-chancellor Coventry University
Nigel Thrift, vice-chancellor University of Warwick

Coventry City Council leader
Coventry City Council cabinet member for city development
Warwickshire CC leader
Warwickshire CC cabinet member for environment and economy
Rugby BC leader

  • Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire

Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Staffordshire CC, Newcastle-under-Lyme BC, Stafford BC, East Staffordshire BC, Cannock Chase DC, Staffordshire Moorlands DC, South Staffordshire Council

SHADOW BOARD

Interim Chair: Jim Rickard, former managing director of Michelin

Steve Burgin, UK president Alstom
Ron Dougan, chief executive Trent & Dove Housing Association
Maitland Hyslop, managing director Internet Central
Mark Kerrigan, operations and development director Alton Towers
Sue Prince, ecotourism business consultant
Ken Stepney, head of people development JCB

Staffordshire CC leader
Nick Bell, Staffordshire CC chief executive,
Stoke-on-Trent City Council leader
John van de Laarschot, Stoke-on-Trent City Council chief executive
South Staffordshire DC leader
Newcastle-under-Lyme BC leader

  • Worcestershire

Worcestershire CC, Worcester City Council, Malvern Hills DC, Wychavon DC, Redditch BC, Bromsgrove DC, Wyre Forest DC

BOARD

Chair: Tony Hyde, managing director, Thomas Vale Group

Richard Soper, managing director, Bosch Thermotechnology
Ed Webb, executive chairman, Webb’s Garden Centres
Alan White, chief executive, Malvern Hills Science Park

David Green, vice-chancellor University of Worcester

Worcester City Council leader & Worcestershire CC, cabinet member for planning, economy & performance
Redditch BC leader (represents northern districts);
Malvern Hills DC leader (represents southern districts)

  • The Marches

Herefordshire CC, Shropshire CC, Telford & Wrekin Council

BOARD

Chair: Geoffrey Davies, managing director McConnel Ltd

Mandy Thorn, chair Shropshire Business Board
Ian Dosser, chair of Telford and Wrekin Economic Development Board & chief financial officer Capgemini
Neil Kerr, chair of Herefordshire Business Board

Shropshire Council leader
Herefordshire Council leader
Telford & Wrekin Council leader

East Midlands - 3 LEPs

  • Leicester & Leicestershire

Leicester City Council, Leicestershire CC, North West Leicestershire DC, Charnwood BC, MeltonBC, Harborough DC, Oadby & Wigston BC, Blaby DC, Hinckley & Bosworth BC

BOARD

No appointments to board yet after Leicestershire CC blocked the appointment of Stephen Woolfe, senior partner at Leicester law firm Harvey Ingram, as the chairman of the LEP.

  • N2D2

Nottingham City Council, Nottinghamshire CC, Derby City Council, Derbyshire CC, High Peak BC, Derbyshire Dales DC, Amber Valley BC, South Derbyshire DC, Erewash BC, Mansfield DC, Ashfield Dc, Broxtowe BC, Rushcliffe BC, Newark & Sherwood DC

SHADOW BOARD

Full board due to be chosen late 2011

Interim Chair: Colin Walton, Chairman UK and Ireland Bombardier

Trevor Fletcher, managing director Hardstaffs
David Robinson, president Speedo
Richard Horsley, director Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce

Peregrine Cavendish (the Duke of Devonshire), chancellor University of Derby
Professor John Coyne, vice-chancellor Derby University (also represents other local universities)

Nottinghamshire CC leader
Nottingham City Council leader
Derbyshire CC leader
Derby City Council leader

  • South East Midlands

Milton Keynes Council, Bedford BC, Central Bedfordshire Council, Luton BC, and Aylesbury Vale DC, Cherwell DC, South Northamptonshire DC, Daventry DC, Northampton BC, Kettering BC, Corby BC

SHADOW BOARD

Interim Chair: Brian Hibbert, chair Bedfordshire & Luton Chamber of Commerce

David Burch, policy manager East of England FSB
Jonathan Bailey, chairman IOD Milton Keynes
Mary Clarke, chief executive Cognisco
Maxine Aldred, development manager Leicestershire Northamptonshire & Rutland FSB
Dr Mike Nussbaum, former chair of Volunteering England
Rita Spada, chief executive Milton Keynes Chamber of Commerce
Rod Calvert, chair Bedford Business Group, Bedfordshire & Luton Chamber of Commerce
Roger Talbot, partner Picton Solicitors

Les Ebdon, vice-chancellor University of Bedfordshire

Northants BC leader
Bedford BC elected mayor
Luton BC leader
Central Bedfordshire leader
Kettering BC leader

  • Areas without: East Northamptonshire Council is in talks with both the South East Midlands LEP and the Gt. Cambridge & Gt. Peterborough LEP. Council leader Steven North (Con) says the council may end up sitting with both LEPs.Northamptonshire CC is pushing ahead with its own partnership, without LEP status.

East of England - 2 LEPs

  • New Anglia

Norfolk CC, Suffolk CC, Norwich City Council, Ipswich BC, Kings Lynn & West Norfolk BC, Breckland DC, South Norfolk Council, Broadland DC, Great Yarmouth BC, North Norfolk DC, Waveney DC, Suffolk Coastal DC, Mid Suffolk DC, St Edmundsbury BC, Forest Heath DC, Barbegh DC

BOARD

Board still being recruited

  • Gt. Cambridge & Gt. Peterborough

Cambridge City Council, Cambridgeshire CC, Peterborough City Council, South Cambridgeshire DC, East Cambridgeshire DC, Fenland DC, Huntingdonshire DC, North Hertfordshire DC, Rutland CC, King’s Lynn & West Norfolk BC, Fenland DC, Forest Heath DC, St Edmundsbury BC, Uttlesford DC

BOARD

Chair: Neville Reyner, chairman Anglia Components

Dr Lynn Morgan, chief executive Arthur Rank Hospice Charity
Allan Arnott OBE, operations director Caterpillar Industrial Power Systems Division
Mark Reeve, managing director Chalcroft
Trevor Ellis, chairman CS Ellis Group
John Bridge, chief executive Cambridgeshire Chambers of Commerce
Dr Robert Swann, entrepreneur in technology and high-tech start up companies

Professor Sir Richard Friend, Cavendish Professor of Physics University of Cambridge
Professor Mike Thorne, Vice Chancellor Anglia Ruskin University

Cambridgeshire CC leader
Cambridge City Council leader
Peterborough City Council leader
Huntingdonshire DC leader
Rutland CC portfolio holder for corporate services

South East of England - 7 LEPs

  • Coast to Capital

West Sussex CC, Brighton & Hove City Council, Croydon LBC, Crawley BC, Horsham DC; Mid Sussex DC, Mole Valley DC; Reigate & Banstead BC, Tandridge DC, Chichester DC, Arun DC, Worthing BC, Adur DC, Crawley BC

BOARD

Chair: John Peel, chairman MARSC

Timothy Wates (vice-chair), chairman Wates Family Holdings
Steve Allen, managing director Prime Care Community Services
Philip Jones, managing director Wired Sussex
Alex Williamson, chief financial officer The Goodwood Estate
Ravi Shankar, managing director Epic Asset Management
Iain Shepherd, marine director MARCOM
Juliette Green, director Women’s Wisdom

Dr Russell Strutt, principal Central Sussex College

West Sussex CC leader
Croydon LBC leader
Brighton & Hove City Council leader
Surrey CC leader
One district council representative from ‘Gatwick Diamond’ area

  • Enterprise M3

Basingstoke & Deane BC; Hampshire CC; Hart DC; Rushmoor BC; Surrey Heath BC; Test Valley BC; Winchester City Council; East Hampshire DC ; Woking BC; Guildford BC; and Waverley BC

SHADOW BOARD

Interim Chair: Geoff French, non-executive chairman URS Scott Wilson

John Copley (interim vice-chair), chief executive, Farnborough Aerospace Consortium

Still appointing other members, names expected in June

  • Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire CC, North Hertfordshire DC, East Hertfordshire DC, Stevenage BC, St Albans City & DC, Three Rivers DC, Watford BC, Hertsmere BC, Welwyn Hatfield BC, Broxbourne BC

SHADOW BOARD

Chair: Sir Tim Wilson, former vice-chancellor University of Hertfordshire.

Still appointing other members, names expected in June - to include representatives from GlaxoSmithKline, Tesco, Warner Bros and Johnson Matthey.

  • Kent, Greater Essex & East Sussex

Kent CC, Essex CC, East Sussex CC, Uttlesford DC, Harlow DC, Epping Forest DC, Brentwood BC, Basildon DC, Rochford DC, Maldon DC, Chelmsford BC, Braintree DC, Colchester BC, Tendring DC, Southend-on-Sea BC, Thurrock BC, Dartford BC, Gravesham BC, Medway Council, Sevenoaks DC, Tonbridge & Malling BC, Maidstone BC, Swale BC, Canterbury City Council, Thanet DC, Dover DC, Shepway DC, Ashford BC, Tunbridge Wells BC, Rother DC, Hastings BC, Wealdon DC, Eastbourne BC, Lewes DC

SHADOW BOARD

Intention is to have a smaller executive board plus a larger oversight board

Interim Chair: George Kieffer, Haven Gateway

Graham Brown, managing director Denne Construction
Keith Brown, development manager Essex FSB
Nicholas Cook, consultant Birketts LLP
Murray Foster, chairman Southend Business Partnership
Stephen M Gobbi, Group Marine Director Peel Ports
Douglas Horner, director Trenport Investments
Jo James, director & chief executive Kent Invicta Chamber of Commerce
Graham Marley, chief executive Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce
Ray Mason, chief executive Eastbourne & District Chamber of Commerce
Lord Brett McLean, chairman East Sussex FSB
Geoff Miles, managing director Maidstone Studios
Tony Ball, chairman Thames Gateway South Essex Strategic Housing Group
Jon Regan, operations director Hugh Lowe Farms
Alan Ridgwell, Public Sector Business Development Director, BT
Denise Rossiter, chief executive Essex Chambers of Commerce
John Spence, chair Harlow Renaissance
Paul Winter, managing director Wire Belt Co

Mike Alder, executive director Federation of Essex Colleges
Prof Julian Crampton, vice-chancellor University of Brighton
Prof Alan Sibbald, deputy vice-chancellor Anglia Ruskin University
Nigel South, pro-vice-chancellor University of Essex
Melanie Hunt, Principal and Chief Executive Sussex Downs College

Hastings BC leader
Kent CC leader
Medway Council leader
Epping Forest DC leader (representing West Essex District Councils)
Lewes DC leader
Canterbury City Council leader
East Sussex CC leader
Thurrock Council leader
Dartford BC leader
Southend-on-Sea BC leader
Essex CC leader
Wealden DC leader
Tendring DC leader
Eastbourne BC leader
Dover DC leader
Tonbridge & Malling BC leader

  • Oxfordshire City Region

Oxfordshire CC, Oxford City Council, Cherwell DC, West Oxfordshire DC, Vale of the Whitehorse DC, South Oxfordshire DC

BOARD

Chair: Martin Dare-Edwards, UK Country Manager Infineum

Adrian Shooter, vice-chair Chiltern Railways
James Dipple, director MEPC
Jonathan Lloyd-Jones, chairman Blake Lapthorn
Stuart Miller, chief executive ByBox
Tony Stratton, chairman, CPM & Oxford Inspires
Ian Wenman, county chairman Institute of Directors
Sally-Ann Forsyth, director of science parks Goodman

Professor Colin Whitehouse, deputy chief executive Science and Technology Facilities Council
Prof Ian Walmsley, pro-vice chancellor University of Oxford
Lt Gen Andrew Graham, director UK Defence Academy
Sally Dicketts, principal Oxford and Cherwell Valley College

South Oxfordshire DC leader
Oxford City Council leader
Oxfordshire CC deputy leader

  • Thames Valley Berkshire

West Berkshire Council, Reading BC, Bracknell Forest BC, Windsor & Maidenhead RBC, Slough BC, Wokingham BC

BOARD

Chair: Steve Lamb, senior director for strategic business Oracle

David Crook, general manager, corporate marketing and public affairs 3M
Gareth Osborn, business unit director Segro
Andy Stevenson profitability chairman KPMG Reading
Mark Ashwell, managing director Trademark Windows
Andrew Middleton, chief executive Berkshire Community Foundation

David Gillham, director research & enterprise services University of Reading

Reading BC leader
Ian Trenholm, chief executive Windsor & Maidenhead RBC

  • Solent

Portsmouth City Council, Southampton City Council, Eastleigh BC, Fareham BC, Gosport BC, Havant BC, New Forest DC, Test Valley BC , Winchester City Council, and Isle of Wight Council

SHADOW BOARD

Interim Chair: Sean Woodward, Fareham BC leader

Doug Morrison, port director of ABP Southampton
Russell Kew, chief executive, Wightlink
Steve Barber, chief executive Xyratex
Philippe Jouy, managing director Warings
Chris Allington, managing director Oxford Innovation
Stuart Hill, chief operating officer of technology services IBM UK & Ireland
Ernie Battey, managing director Morgan Sindall Investments
Gary Jeffries, managing director Hughes Ellard

Isle of Wight Council leader
Portsmouth City Council leader
Southampton City Council leader

  • Areas without: Buckinghamshire CC, Wycombe DC, Chiltern DC, South Buckinghamshire DC, Runnymede BC, Spelthorne BC, Elmbridge BC. NB: Surrey CC still plans to press for its own LEP.

South West - 4 LEPs

  • West of England

Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council, Bath & North East Somerset Council, South Gloucestershire Council

BOARD

Chair: Colin Skellett, chairman Wessex Water

David Sproxton, co-founder Aardman Animation
Robert Sinclair, chief executive Bristol Airport
Katherine Bennett, vice-president Airbus
Prof Joe McGeehan, managing director Toshiba Research Europe

Bristol City Council leader
South Gloucestershire Council leader
North Somerset Council leader
Bath & North East Somerset Council leader

  • Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly

Cornwall CC

BOARD

Chair: Chris Pomfret, marketing and sustainability consultant and senior associate of the University of Cambridge Programme for Industry

Board still being recruited

  • The Heart of the South West

Devon CC, Plymouth City Council, Exeter City Council, Torbay Council, Somerset CC, Torridge DC, West Devon BC, South Hams DC, Teignbridge DC, Mid Devon DC, North Devon DC, East Devon DC, Taunton Deane BC, Sedgemoor DC, South Somerset DC, West Somerset DC, Mendip DC

BOARD

Interim Chair: Jeremy Filmer-Bennett, chief executive Devon & Cornwall Business Council

Board still being recruited

More details here.

  • Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire CC; Gloucester City Council; Tewkesbury BC; Forest of Dean DC; Stroud DC; Cotswold DC; Cheltenham BC

BOARD

To be recruited

  • Areas without: Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole, Swindon, and Wiltshire. Wiltshire CC has submitted a bid for a LEP covering the county council area

London - 1 LEP

  • Greater London

London Councils and the Mayor of London

BOARD

Co-chaired by the mayor otherwise no decisions yet. Other co-chair to be leading business figure, and to include three borough leaders, business members and representatives from the higher education and voluntary and community sector.

 

 

 

 

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