Devolution
Hull and East Yorkshire

Devolution

A devolution deal worth £400 million to create a Hull and East Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) was signed off by the Government on 19 September 2024. A mayoral election will take place in May 2025.

Read more about the agreed deal

Devolution at a glance

Devolution is the transfer of powers and funding from national to local government.

Benefits of devolution

Devolution will bring significant new investment into the area, helping to create more job opportunities, including:

Upcoming steps

Autumn*
2024
MCA created

Creation of Hull and East Yorkshire’s Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) signed off by the Government on 19 September. If approved by parliament, the MCA will be established.

May*
2025
Election

Mayoral election takes place.

How have we got here?

On 22 November 2023, the government announced a proposed devolution deal for Hull and East Yorkshire.

* Assumed dates, should devolution progress as expected.

Consultation

Thank you for having your say during the public consultation, which took place between 2 January 2024 and 27 February 2024. Your views helped inform the decision to progress the deal.

You can read the independent analysis of the consultation results on the HEY devolution website.

Commonly asked questions

Confused about devolution? We've written answers for some commonly asked questions to help.

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