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The Greater Brighton City Region is a city region in the south of England centred on Brighton and 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] There are about one million people within the city region as of 2021.
Greater Brighton City Region | |
|---|---|
City region | |
 The constituent districts of the city region within South East England | |
| Sovereign state |  United Kingdom |
| Constituent country |  England |
| Historic county |  Sussex |
| Ceremonial county | East Sussex West Sussex |
| Established | 2014 |
| Principal areas | List |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,054 km2 (407 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 932,500 |
| • Density | 880/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
Economic Board membership
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 Cllr Phélim Mac Cafferty.
Colour key (for political parties): Conservative Green Labour Lib Dem Non-political
| Constituent membership[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Nominating authority | Position within nominating authority | Year Joined | |
| Neil Parkin | Adur | Leader of the Council | 2014 | |
| Shaun Gunner | Arun | Leader of the Council | 2019 | |
| Phélim Mac Cafferty | Brighton and Hove City Council | Leader of the Council | 2014 | |
| John Allcock | Brighton and Hove City Council | Leader of the Opposition | 2020 | |
| Michael Jones | Crawley | Leader of the Council | 2018 | |
| Zoe Nicholson | Lewes | Deputy Leader of the Council | 2014 | |
| Jonathan Ash-Edwards | Mid Sussex | Leader of the Council | 2014 | |
| Dr Rebecca Cooper | Worthing | Leader of the Council | 2014 | |
| Education Providers[4] | ||||
| Professor David Maguire | University of Sussex | Interim Vice-Chancellor | 2014 | |
| Professor Debra Humphris | University of Brighton | Vice-Chancellor | 2014 | |
| Andy Cole | Greater Brighton Metropolitan College | Chief Executive Officer | 2014 | |
| Business partnership and other bodies[4] | ||||
| Andrew Swayne | Adur & Worthing Business Partnership | Chairman | 2014 | |
| Dean Orgill | Brighton & Hove Economic Partnership | Chairman | 2014 | |
| Henry Powell | Coastal West Sussex Business Partnership | Chairman | 2014 | |
| Claire Mason | Coast to Capital Local Enterprise Partnership | Board Member | 2014 | |
| Alison Addy | Gatwick Airport | Head of Community Engagement | 2019 | |
| Trevor Beattie | South Downs National Park Authority | Chief Executive | 2014 | |
Economy
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]
Demographics
| Population of local authorities in the Greater Brighton City Region (Census data)[7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Notable Settlements | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | 2021 |
| 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 | |
References
- "Five-year plan for Greater Brighton region". Worthing Herald. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "Arun joins the Greater Brighton success story". Greater Brighton City Region. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- Powling, Joshua. "Arun 'will add much' to greater Brighton city region". Littlehampton Gazette. JPIMedia. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "Meet The Board | Greater Brighton". greaterbrighton.com. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- Vowles, Neil. "Greater Brighton's creative industries worth more than £1.5 billion". The University of Sussex. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- Stack, Joe (22 October 2019). "Arun welcomed into Greater Brighton region". Bognor Regis Observer. JPIMedia. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- "Estimates of the population for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
External links
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