The Liberal Democrat Group in the Local Government Association has announced the results of its elections to group positions and the various LGA commissioners, boards and panels. Those elected are listed below with the results available here and the full breakdown of the results by stage available here.
Group Executive
Group Leader – Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Portsmouth (Elected unopposed)
Deputy Leader (Policy) – Chris White, Hertfordshire (Elected unopposed)
Deputy Leader (Political) – Dorothy Thornhill, Watford
Group Chair – Jill Shortland, Somerset (Elected unopposed)
Group Whip – Howard Sykes, Oldham (Elected unopposed)
Commissions
Fire
Jeremy Hilton, Gloucestershire – Lead
Paul Shannon, Manchester – Deputy
Rural
Stan Collins, Cumbria – Lead
Heather Kidd, Shropshire – Deputy
Urban
Abigail Bell – Hull (Elected unopposed)
Panels
Audit & Scrutiny
David Neighbour, Hart – Lead
Gary Scott, Tendring – Sub (Elected unopposed)
Resources
Keith Whitmore, Manchester – Lead
Sam Crabb, Somerset – Sub
Programme Boards
Children & Young People
Liz Green, Kingston-upon-Thames – Lead
David Bellotti, Bath and North East Somerset
Kath Pinnock, Kirklees – Sub
Community Wellbeing
David Rogers, East Sussex – Lead
Zoe Patrick, Oxfordshire
Doreen Huddart, Newcastle – Sub
Culture, Tourism & Sport
Chris White, Hertfordshire – Lead
Brendan Jameson, South Lakeland
Flick Rea, Camden – Sub
Economy & Transport
Roger Symonds, Bath and North East Somerset – Lead
Richard Knowles, Oldham
Heather Kidd, Shropshire – Sub
Environment & Housing
Keith House, Eastleigh – Lead
Terry Stacy, Islington
Simon Galton, Leicestershire – Sub
European & International
Richard Kemp, Liverpool – Lead
Zulfiqar Ali, Rochdale (Elected unopposed)
Safer Communities
Duwayne Brooks, Lewisham – Lead
Lisa Brett, Bath and North East Somerset
Anita Lower, Newcastle – Sub
Workforce
Stephen Knight, Richmond-on-Thames – Lead
Steve Comer, Bristol
Simon Shaw, Sefton – Sub