On Thursday 1 May, voters in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Greater Lincolnshire; Hull and East Yorkshire; and the West of England will head to the polls to choose their next mayors.
The challenges the mayors will face, from driving growth and increasing local employment to spreading opportunity across the region, will require investment and expertise from every part of their communities.
To achieve this, we are keen that the elected mayors build deep and collaborative partnership with the financial and related professional services industry, given the crucial role it plays across local economies.
Our manifestos use the latest available data from our report, ‘Enabling growth across the UK 2024’, to show the positive impact financial and related professional services industry have on different regions across the UK.
The manifestos also give recommendations focused on three key areas where the next mayors can make meaningful changes, helping unlock the potential of financial and related professional services to drive growth in the wider economy.