The Greater Brighton Economic Board was created in April 2014 to oversee a 6-year programme of development and investment within the area,[1] which as of as of 2021 has about one million people.

The city region was subsequently extended to include Crawley and Gatwick Airport on 6 February 2018 and Arun in 2019.

Colour key (for political parties): Conservative Green Labour Lib Dem Non-political In 2019 the city region was seen to support over 500,000 jobs and had a net worth of £23 billion.

[3] Creative industries worth more than £1.5 billion in the city region, with Brighton and Hove and Crawley boroughs being particular key areas.

[5] In its first six years of running the Economic Board was reported to have attracted £160 million of investment to the city region.