The role of Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Does HEYCA replace Hull City Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council?
No. Both councils will continue to perform the vast majority of their existing functions, and residents will still continue to engage with their respective council for day-to-day functions. Residents will, for instance, continue to see council-branded wagons when council staff collect their bins. Each area will retain its unique identity, governance structures, and decision-making powers. The new Combined Authority takes on powers relating to strategic decisions that affect both areas, including transport, where it will become the Local Transport Authority for the region, allowing it to develop a single strategic transport plan for the North Bank of the Humber.
Is all of this leading to Humberside coming back?
No. The devolution process is not about changing boundaries. Both Hull and the East Riding will keep their current names and identities.
Humberside, which included areas of the South Bank of the Humber, was a former administrative county that no longer exists, and there are no plans to bring it back. However, HEYCA and the two councils will continue to work with colleagues in Lincolnshire, including the Greater Lincolnshire mayor when appointed, for the benefit of the entire Humber region.