Tees Valley Combined Authority

Tees Valley Combined Authority
Tees Valley Combined Authority
	The Tees Valley highlighted within North East England
Type
Type	Combined authority of Tees Valley
Houses	Unicameral
Term limits	None
History
Founded	1 April 2016
Leadership
Mayor	Ben Houchen, ; Conservative ; since 8 May 2017
Chief Executive	Julie Gilhespie ; since November 2018
Seats	5 constituent members and chair
Elections
Voting system	Directly elected mayor since 2017
Last election	2 May 2024
Last election	4 May 2028
Meeting place
	Teesside Airport Business Suite, Teesside International Airport, Darlington, DL2 1NJ
Website
	teesvalley-ca.gov.uk

The Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) is the combined authority for the Tees Valley urban area in England consisting of the following five unitary authorities: Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland, and Stockton-on-Tees, covering a population of approximately 700,000 people. It was proposed that a combined authority be established by statutory instrument under the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.^[2] It is a strategic authority with powers over transport, economic development and regeneration including the flagship Teesside Freeport.

The Combined Authority was established on 1 April 2016, after Local Government Minister James Wharton MP signed the necessary Order.^[3] It was announced in October 2015 that voters in the region covered by the Authority would directly elect a Mayor in 2017.^[4]^[5]

^ "Senior Management Team". Tees Valley Combined Authority. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
^ "New Statutory Combined Authority Proposed for Tees Valley, with Backing from Business". Teesvalleyunlimited.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
^ "The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^ "Elected mayors for north-east of England as devolution deal announced". BBC News. 23 October 2015.
^ "Tees Valley joins the unstoppable momentum of Northern Powerhouse". gov.uk. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

[1] "Senior Management Team". Tees Valley Combined Authority. Retrieved 5 May 2024.

[2] "New Statutory Combined Authority Proposed for Tees Valley, with Backing from Business". Teesvalleyunlimited.gov.uk. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

[3] "The Tees Valley Combined Authority Order 2016". Legislation.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[4] "Elected mayors for north-east of England as devolution deal announced". BBC News. 23 October 2015.

[5] "Tees Valley joins the unstoppable momentum of Northern Powerhouse". gov.uk. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.

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