Churn in regional government: a timeline of policy, structural and personnel changes
London Government Conservatives propose county/ Housing Act 1980 Local Government Act 1985 Local Government Labour manifesto 1997 Planning and Compulsory Local Greater Manchester Act 1963 district 2–tier model 1970 Act 1992 Purchase Act 2004 Democracy, Agreement 2014 Economic
Policy Local Government Regional Development Development Town and Country Local Government Planning and Land Local Government Agencies Act 1998 Northern England devolution Cities and Local Government and Planning Act 1968 Act 1972 Act 1980 Finance Act 1988 referendums 2004 Devolution Act 2015 Construction ‘Regional Industrial Policy’ Greater London Act 2009 White Paper 1995 Authority Act 1999 ‘Strong and ‘Northern Powerhouse’ Prosperous speech 2014 Local Government Communities: the Budget and Local Government Spending Act 2000 Theresa May White Paper’ 2005 Review 2010 announces her ‘Your Region, Your commitment to Choice’ White RDAs granted new Localism Northern Powerhouse Paper 2002 responsibilities 2005 Act 2011 2016
Structure Plans Assisted Areas Strategic Planning Regional Planning Community Strategies Core Strategies Local Area Agreements Enterprise Zones Community Budgets 1968–2004 1972–Present Guidance Merseyside Guidance South West 2000–Present 2004–Present 2005–10 2012–Present 2010–Present 1988 England 1994 Regional Economic City Strategy City Deals Devolution deals Strategies 2004–10 2006–11 2012–Present 2014–Present New Deal for Programme Communities 1998–2008 Local Development Combined Authorities Growth Deals 2016– Plans 2004–Present 2009–Present Present
Regional Spatial Comprehensive Area Local Growth Champions Strategies 2004–10 Assessment 2009–Present 2016–Present
Regional Economic Planning Metropolitan County Development Unitary Authorities London Mayoral Office Multi–Area Agreements 2008–10 North–East Combined West Midlands Combined Councils 1964–69 Councils 1972–85 Corporations 1980–2014 1992–Present 2000–Present Authority 2014–Present Authority 2016–Present Local Authority Leader’s Boards 2009–10 Regional Economic Government Offices Local Strategic Sheffield City Region Combined Authority 2014–Present Planning Boards 1964–69 1994–2011 Partnerships 2000–Present Greater Manchester Combined Authority 2011–Present Tees Valley Combined Organisation Greater London Council Regional Assemblies Core Cities Authority 2016–Present 1965–86 1998–2010 Group 1995– Bristol Mayoral Office (other Present cities reject elected mayors) North Midlands Combined 2012–Present Regional Development Authority 2016–Present Agencies 1998–2010 West Yorkshire Combined Authority Greater Greater London Authority 2014–Present Lincolnshire 1999–Present Combined Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Authority 2014–Present 2016–Present
Department of Economic Affairs 1964–69 Department of the Department of Department of Ministry of Housing and Local Department of the Environment, Transport Transport, Local Communities and Local Government 1951–70 Environment 1970–97 and the Regions Government and the Government 2006– 1997–2001 Regions 2001–02 Present
Department Secretary of State for Local Government and Regional 12 Departments’ Government Office of the Deputy Prime
Planning 1966–70 Offices 1994–2011 Minister 2002–05
George Brown 1964–66 Peter Shore 1967–69 Tom King 1983 John Gummer 1993–97 Ken Livingstone 2000–08 John Denham 2009–10 Greg Clark 2015–16
Michael Stewart Peter Walker 1970–72 Kenneth Baker 1985–86 John Prescott 2001–06 1966–67 Eric Pickles 2010–15 Personnel*
Geoffrey Rippon 1972–74 Nicholas Ridley 1986–89 John Prescott 1997–2001 Hazel Blears Anthony Crosland 2007–09 Sajid Javid 2016–Present 1966–70 Peter Walker Anthony Crosland 1974–76 Patrick Jenkin Chris Patten 1989–90 Stephen Byers 2001–02 Marvin Rees 2016–Present 1970 1983–85
Peter Shore 1976–79 Michael Heseltine 1990–92 George Ferguson 2012–16 Anthony Greenwood 1966–70 David Miliband 2005–06
Michael Heseltine 1979–83 Michael Howard 1992–93 Ruth Kelly 2006–07 Sadiq Khan Richard Crossman 1964–66 Robert Melish 1970 2016–Present
General elections 1964 1970 1974 1979 1983 1988 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015
Personnel/Department key: Economic Affairs Local Government Minister of State for Housing Environment Environment, Transport Mayor of Department of Transport, Local Deputy Prime Minister of State for Communities Communities and Mayor of and Regional Planning and Local Government and the Regions London Government and the Regions Minister and Local Government Local Government Bristol
* Secretary of State unless otherwise stated. Timeline key: Governing party Conservative Labour Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition © Institute for Government 2017