Hull and the East Riding councils will remain committed to a Humber Local Enterprise Partnership after a boundary was agreed for the neighbouring York LEP.
East Riding Council was previously a member of both the Humber and the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEPs.
However, new government rules dictated local authorities could only be a member of one Local Enterprise Partnership.
On Friday, details of the new York and North Yorkshire LEP were announced, with East Riding not included.
It means Hull and the East Riding remain committed to a Humber LEP setup.
All eyes now shift to the South Bank of the Humber, as uncertainty lingers over the future of the northern Lincolnshire authorities.
It is unclear whether North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire will remain with the Humber LEP, or opt for the alternative Greater Lincolnshire LEP. They currently sit in both.
David Kerfoot MBE DL, chair at the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding LEP board, said: “The preference of the YNYER LEP Board had been to retain overlapping boundaries with our partners in Leeds City Region and the Humber.
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“We have had many years of successful partnership and collaboration that have bought benefits to the people in all three areas.
“However, with Yorkshire Devolution ambitions progressing, the complexity of merger and the timescales available, it makes pragmatic sense to align LEP geographies with the potential devolution geographies.
“Therefore, our Board has taken the decision to comply with Government guidelines on overlapping geographies, in line with our partners and neighbours at Humber and Leeds City Region LEP.
“Our focus now is to ensure that we continue the successful collaboration we have enjoyed over many years, so that we can all benefit from the economies of scale available with a pan-regional approach.
“We want every place across our region to benefit, and for those people and businesses in areas with links to the west, east – and indeed south and north, of our region to be able to take full advantage of the opportunities that close ties with our neighbours will afford.”
An announcement from the two north Lincolnshire councils on their future LEP status has yet to be made.
However, it is understood North Lincolnshire Council have previously favoured being a member of the Greater Lincolnshire LEP, despite a preference from North East Lincolnshire Council to remain Humber-focused.
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A recent switch from Labour to Conservative administration in North East Lincolnshire, and all South Bank MPs also now wearing blue rosettes following December's General Election, may also be factors., with th Tories understood to have favoured ceremonial county ties.
Future leadership of the Humber LEP is also expected to be announced in the coming week.
Current chair Lord Chris Haskins will soon step down from his role. Interviews have this week been held to decide on his successor.
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