Thursday 2nd May. Use your vote

This is what it all comes down to: Your Region, Your Mayor, Your Vote…and they’re being counted today. This afternoon, we’ll know who the people of Derbyshire, Derby, Nottinghamshire and Nottingham have chosen as the first-ever elected Mayor of the East Midlands, leading the new

News from Oliver Pridmore at the EM Mayor count: "Mel Barrett (Chief Exec of Nottingham City Council & Returning Officer for this election) has just announced that the turnout in Nottingham for the East Midlands Mayor election was 28.85%."

This is a great place for Mayor Claire Ward to start the East Midlands Combined County Authority journey - Bolsover Castle is one of the region’s numerous heritage gems, which together with the Peak District National Park and #SherwoodForest make for a brilliant #tourism and #visitoreconomy opportunity #VisitEastMidlands

📢Stay in the loop with all things East Midlands! Follow our Mayor, Claire Ward, on social media for the latest updates and initiatives impacting our region. Twitter: Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward Facebook: MayorEastMids LinkedIn: /mayor-of-east-mids #MayorClaire #EMCCA

I'm wasting no time in getting on with the job of making this region the best to live, work, and learn. Really looking forward to leading Team East Midlands at this event in Leeds. I'll be flying the flag for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire's amazing potential.

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Great to be at UKREiiF today supporting our home region #eastmidlands #UKREiiF in the marvellous, wonderful city of #Leeds

It’s a damp day outside ⁦UKREiiF⁩ but the stands are already busy inside - and no surprise as 12,000 people are booked to attend. So a big audience for everything #TeamEastMidlands has to offer, and we’ll be telling our story in a big way today #investment #collaboration

Anticipation building ⁦UKREiiF⁩ where #TeamEastMidlands will be telling the UK’s biggest #investment #development #regeneration event why Our time is now Destination Chesterfield Invest in Nottingham Marketing Derby Midlands Engine East Midlands Freeport EMDevCo D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership East Midlands Combined County Authority

A packed working lunch ⁦UKREiiF⁩ hears a #TeamEastMidlands rallying cry from ⁦Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward⁩ Claire Ward as she pledges to turn it into the UK’s best region ⁦East Midlands Combined County Authority⁩ ⁦Destination Chesterfield⁩ ⁦Invest in Derby⁩ ⁦Marketing Derby⁩ ⁦Marketing Nottingham & Nottinghamshire⁩

We're delighted to announce that we've signed a new partnership with FreeportEast to support a green freight corridor. This initiative will help decarbonise transport and enhance skills and employment along the length of one of the UK’s most important transportation routes.

Exciting times for our region and on the national stage today UKREiiF #TeamEastMidlands

Team East Midlands and East Midlands Combined County Authority Mayor Claire Ward showcase the wide range of investment opportunities across our cities and major towns Destination Chesterfield Invest in Nottingham Marketing Derby Midlands Engine East Midlands Freeport EMDevCo D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership 🚩 Find out more: bit.ly/3KdZYku

Thank you James Walker The National for this piece. Proud of my Scottish heritage & my grandfather’s generation’s service we owe them such a debt of gratitude 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇬🇧 #DDay80 #LestWeForget #Normandy #DDay

It’s the biggest Chamber, and in our humble opinion the best. Delighted to be guests of Nottingham Trent University at the Chamber Newsroom annual dinner & echo every sentiment of its president Stuart Dawkins about the work its team does making the case for #eastmidlands businesses and

Mayors around the cabinet table this morning with ⁦Keir Starmer⁩ : massively significant for UK regions, with ⁦⁦Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward⁩ facing the Prime Minister. Let’s bring back power to the East Midlands 💪

Mayor of the East Midlands, Claire Ward Claire Ward joined fellow regional Mayors to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner at Downing Street today to discuss more powers and funding for the region. You can read more about this on our website: zurl.co/P9zu.

We're very excited to have the world's top cyclists whizzing through our region on 6 September. The Stage 4 of the Lloyds Bank Tour of Britain Men starts in Derby and concludes in Newark. You can find out more about the Stage 4 route here: zurl.co/ReVv