West Yorkshire Combined Authority

West Yorkshire Combined Authority

West Yorkshire within England
Type
Type
Houses Unicameral
Term limits
 None
History
Founded 1 April 2014
Preceded by West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority
Leadership
Chair
Peter Box CBE
since 1 April 2014
Vice-chair
Tim Swift
since 1 April 2014
Structure
Seats 10 members
Committees District Engagement
Governance and Audit
Investment
Overview and Scrutiny
Transport
Elections
Indirect election
Last election
 1 April 2014
Meeting place
Wellington House, Leeds
Website
www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk

The West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) is the combined authority for West Yorkshire in England. It was established by statutory instrument under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 on 1 April 2014. It is a strategic authority with powers over transport, economic development and regeneration. The chair of the authority is Peter Box.

History

In order to create a combined authority the local authorities in the proposed area must undertake a governance review and produce a scheme of their proposals. The local authorities are Bradford City Council, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council, Leeds City Council and Wakefield Metropolitan District Council. A consultation ran from November 2013 to January 2014 and the responses were published in February 2014.[1] The combined authority was established on 1 April 2014, following statutory approval on 31 March 2014.[2][3]

Membership

Five members are leaders of the constituent authorities, with three additional district councillor members and two non-constituent partner members.[4][5]

Name Membership Position within nominating authority Nominating authority
Peter Box Constituent Leader of the Council Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
David Sheard Constituent Leader of the Council Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
Stephen Baines Constituent Leader of the Council Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
David Green Constituent Leader of the Council Bradford City Council
Keith Wakefield Constituent Leader of the Council Leeds City Council
Robert Light Additional constituent Leader of the Conservative Group Kirklees Metropolitan Borough Council
Andrew Carter Additional constituent Leader of the Conservative Group Leeds City Council
Janet Battye Additional constituent Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
James Alexander Non-constituent Leader of the Council City of York Council
Roger Marsh Non-constituent Chair Leeds City Region LEP

Structure

The Transport Committee of the combined authority replaced the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority. Public transport policy is delivered through the Metro brand, that was previously the public facing identity of the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive.

References

  1. ↑ Summary of responses to consultations on proposals to establish the Combined Authorities
  2. ↑ Scheme for the Establishment of a Combined Authority for West Yorkshire
  3. ↑ The West Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2014
  4. ↑ New combined authority to hold first public meeting
  5. ↑ http://www.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/your-ca/combinedauthority/members/