This is our plan to create a brighter West Yorkshire that works for all.
West Yorkshire has always been a place bursting with ideas, energy and creativity.
We know that we can only achieve success working together. Our success depends on all parts of the region thriving, contributing, being championed and celebrated. The West Yorkshire Plan sets out our vision and five missions for 2040 that will drive our work to transform lives and communities across the region.
Our vision and missions put equity, diversity and inclusion at the heart of everything we do. We will lead the way to embed these values across all our work.
How was the West Yorkshire Plan developed? The Plan has been developed and will be driven forward by the Combined Authority and five local authority partners, in consultation and partnership with a range of private, public, and voluntary and community sector partners. No one organisation can deliver these ambitions, it is only by the whole region working together that our vision will be realised.
Here in West Yorkshire, we do things differently. We are single-minded pioneers, determined and hard-working, ambitious, and creative, and not afraid to take on challenges.
Innovative ideas are our bread and butter, powering the region’s success.
Thanks to our rich history of innovation and industry, we have already paved the way for the emergence of new industries at the cutting edge of health and technology.
Inventing and manufacturing products that will solve challenges of the future - enabling people to live longer, healthier, and greener lives.
Our strengths lie in advanced manufacturing, a fast-growing digital sector and our global status as a leader in healthcare technology.
Boasting seven internationally renowned universities (with 35,000 graduates a year), 22% of the UK’s digital health jobs and home to the UK’s largest regional finance centre, West Yorkshire has a £74 billion economy.
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To deliver our missions and meet our 2040 vision, collaboration is key.
The scale of our ambition cannot be achieved in isolation. In West Yorkshire we have a proud history of partnerships which we continue to harness, bringing our passion and pride along with local, national, and international partners to build success.
Through our trusted and established partnerships, we will harness our assets to realise these opportunities for the people and the places of West Yorkshire, creating a brighter West Yorkshire that works for all.
Our comprehensive State of the Region Report delivers a thorough analysis of the region using indicators mapped against the five missions of the West Yorkshire Plan. This includes data-driven findings on socio-economic, transport, environment and climate performance in West Yorkshire.
Discover our latest insights into the West Yorkshire Plan by viewing our State of the Region dashboard below, or download an executive summary of the report. To request a copy of the full report, please contact our Research and Intelligence team.
You can visit our local authority partner websites below.
