The East of England Local Government Association (EELGA) is an association of council leaders form the East of England

East of England

The East of England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics from 1999. It includes the ceremonial counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk. Essex has the highest population in the region.Its...

 Region of England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It was established in April 2010 following the abolition of the East of England Regional Assembly

East of England Regional Assembly

The East of England Regional Assembly was the regional assembly for the East of England region of the United Kingdom. It was based at Flempton, near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. The assembly was created as a voluntary regional chamber in 1998 by the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. The first...

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Regional Strategy Board

EELGA assumed the regional strategy functions previously carried out by the East of England Regional Assembly

East of England Regional Assembly

The East of England Regional Assembly was the regional assembly for the East of England region of the United Kingdom. It was based at Flempton, near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. The assembly was created as a voluntary regional chamber in 1998 by the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. The first...

 when that body was abolished in March 2010. For this purpose, it has established a Regional Strategy Board to act as the Local Authority Leaders’ Board

Local Authority Leaders’ Board

Local authority leaders' boards are voluntary associations of council leaders that have been established in England following the abolition of regional assemblies established in 1998 by the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998. The establishment of the boards was part of the UK Government's...

 for the East of England.
The board members are from a range of organisations; 10 council leaders, 5 members from the board of the East of England Development Agency

East of England Development Agency

The East of England Development Agency is a non-departmental public body and the regional development agency for the East of England region of England....

, and non-voting representatives of the Homes and Communities Agency

Homes and Communities Agency

The Homes and Communities Agency is the non-departmental public body that funds new affordable housing in England. It was established by the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 as one of the successor bodies to the Housing Corporation, and became operational on 1 December 2008.-Background:On 17...

, Environment Agency

Environment Agency

The Environment Agency is a British non-departmental public body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Government Sponsored Body of the Welsh Assembly Government that serves England and Wales.-Purpose:...

, Natural England

Natural England

Natural England is the non-departmental public body of the UK government responsible for ensuring that England's natural environment, including its land, flora and fauna, freshwater and marine environments, geology and soils, are protected and improved...

and the Strategy Health Authority.
Council leaders will have 1 vote each and EEDA board members will have 2 votes each, giving a total of 20 votes.