Greater Brighton City Region | |
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Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Historic county | Sussex |
Ceremonial county | East Sussex West Sussex |
Established | 2014 |
Principal areas | |
Area | |
• Total | 1,054 km2 (407 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 932,500 |
• Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
The Greater Brighton City Region is an area in the south of England centred on Brighton, incorporating seven local government districts in East Sussex and West Sussex. The Greater Brighton Economic Board was created in April 2014 to oversee a 6-year programme of development and investment within the area, [1] which as of as of 2021 has about one million people.
The city region was initially formed from five local authorities (Brighton and Hove, Mid Sussex, Worthing, Lewes and the Adur district), together with the South Downs National Park, the University of Sussex, the University of Brighton and the Greater Brighton Metropolitan College. The city region was subsequently extended to include Crawley and Gatwick Airport on 6 February 2018 and Arun in 2019. [2] [3] The chair of the board is elected from amongst the local authority representatives on an annual basis, the current chair of the board is Phélim Mac Cafferty.
Colour key (for political parties): Conservative Green Labour Lib Dem Non-political
Constituent membership [4] | ||||
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Name | Nominating authority | Position within nominating authority | Year Joined | |
Neil Parkin | Adur | Leader of the Council | 2014 | |
Matt Stanley | Arun | Leader of the Council | 2019 | |
Bella Sankey | Brighton and Hove City Council | Leader of the Council | 2014 | |
Steve Davis | Brighton and Hove City Council | Leader of the Opposition | 2020 | |
Michael Jones | Crawley | Leader of the Council | 2018 | |
Zoe Nicholson | Lewes | Leader of the Council | 2014 | |
Robert Eggleston | Mid Sussex | Leader of the Council | 2014 | |
Beccy Cooper | Worthing | Leader of the Council | 2014 | |
Education providers [4] | ||||
Debbie Keeling | University of Sussex | Deputy pro-vice-chancellor for knowledge exchange | 2014 | |
Debra Humphris | University of Brighton | Vice-chancellor | 2014 | |
Dan Power | Chichester College Group | Chief commercial officer | 2014 | |
Business partnership and other bodies [4] | ||||
Andrew Swayne | Adur & Worthing Business Partnership | Chairman | 2014 | |
Dean Orgill | Brighton & Hove Economic Partnership | Chairman | 2014 | |
Trevor Beattie | South Downs National Park Authority | Chief executive | 2014 | |
In 2019 the city region was seen to support over 500,000 jobs and had a net worth of £23 billion. [3] Creative industries worth more than £1.5 billion in the city region, with Brighton and Hove and Crawley boroughs being particular key areas. [5] In its first six years of running the Economic Board was reported to have attracted £160 million of investment to the city region. [6]
Name | Notable settlements | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
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Adur | Shoreham-by-Sea, Lancing, Southwick | 58,500 | 59,700 | 61,200 | 64,500 |
Arun | Arundel, Bognor Regis, Littlehampton | 130,500 | 141,000 | 149,500 | 164,800 |
Brighton and Hove | Brighton, Hove | 240,500 | 249,900 | 273,300 | 277,200 |
Crawley | Crawley | 88,300 | 100,400 | 106,600 | 118,500 |
Lewes | Lewes, Newhaven, Peacehaven, Seaford, Telscombe | 88,200 | 92,200 | 97,500 | 99,900 |
Mid Sussex | Burgess Hill, East Grinstead, Haywards Heath | 124,000 | 127,400 | 139,800 | 152,600 |
Worthing | Worthing | 97,200 | 97,700 | 104,600 | 111,400 |
Total | 827,200 | 868,300 | 932,500 | 988,900 |
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