Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority

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Area covered by the proposed Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority
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1 May 2025

The Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority (GLCCA) is a new combined county authority for the ceremonial and historic county of Lincolnshire, which will be made up of the county council area of Lincolnshire in the East Midlands region and the two unitary authorities of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire in the Yorkshire and Humber region of England. [1] [2] The first election for the Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, who will chair GLCCA, is expected to take place in May 2025. [3] [4]

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History

An earlier plan for a Lincolnshire devolution was proposed, which would have included all constituent boroughs as well as the county council, [5] failed in 2016 after it was rejected by South Kesteven District Council and Lincolnshire County Council with the main issue being primarily over the condition in the deal of having to accept a directly elected mayor in a rural area that lacks the urban development that is more typically associated with having directly elected mayors. [6] [7]

Following this outcome a new Greater Lincolnshire devolution deal but was announced on 13 November 2023 but without the involvement of any the constituent boroughs. [1] [8] The deal proposes to devolve certain powers, i.e. housing, transport, education and skills as well as environmental matters to GLCCA. The consultation by the constituent councils received significant support in favour of the GLCCA. [9]

As well as increased local decision-making, the deal included and an extra £24 million in funding per year transferred from the UK government over the next 30 years, the budget to be overseen by a directly elected mayor. [10]

The three local authorities involved agreed to the deal in March 2024, [11] awaiting the decision of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and consequent secondary legislation. [12] In May the decision was delayed until after the 2024 UK general election in July. [13] Following the election, the new Labour government agreed to proceed with the devolution deal on 21 September 2024. [14] [15] Draft statutory instruments to establish the combined authority were laid before parliament on 26 November 2024. [16] [17]

The first Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire is expected to be elected in May 2025. [18] [19] The mayor will be a member of the Mayoral Council for England and the Council of the Nations and Regions.

Membership

The combined authority board is made up of the directly elected Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, two members from each of the constituent authorities and up to six non-constituent and associate members. [20]

NameMembershipNominating authority
TBD Mayor of Greater Lincolnshire Direct election
TBDConstituent Lincolnshire County Council
TBDConstituent Lincolnshire County Council
TBDConstituent North East Lincolnshire Council
TBDConstituent North East Lincolnshire Council
TBDConstituent North Lincolnshire Council
TBDConstituent North Lincolnshire Council

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