Thank you to all who voted in the LGA Liberal Democrat Group Elections, congratulations to all who are elected and commiserations to those who weren’t this time round. We are still the only political group at the LGA that gives all its councillors an automatic right to vote in group elections. View the results in full – which are also listed below for ease of reference.
Leader – Howard Sykes, Oldham
Deputy Leader – Ruth Dombey, Sutton
Chair – Heather Kidd, Shropshire
Whip – Alan Connett, Teignbridge and Devon CC
Children and Young People
- Lucy Nethsingha, Cambridgeshire (Lead)
- Carl Cashman, Knowsley
- Chris Coleman, Cheltenham and Gloucs (Sub)
Community Wellbeing
- Richard Kemp, Liverpool (Lead)
- Doreen Huddart, Newcastle
Culture Tourism and Sport
- Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Portsmouth (Lead)
- Mike Bell, North Somerset
- Niall Hodson, Sunderland City (Sub)
Environment Economy Housing and Transport
- Adele Morris, Southwark (Lead)
- Peter Thornton, South Lakeland & Cumbria
- Stuart Golton , Leeds City (Sub)
Improvement and Innovation
- Dave Hodgson, Bedford (Lead)
- Liz Green, Kingston Upon Thames
- Cherry Beath, BaNES (Sub)
Resources
- Claire Hudson, Mendip, (Lead)
- Adam Paynter, Cornwall
- Simon Shaw, Sefton (Sub)
Safer Communities
- Anita Lower, Newcastle (Lead)
- Note: An appointment will be made for the second place on the Safer Communities Board in due course.
City Regions
- Abi Bell, Hull (Lead)
- Paul Crossley, BaNES
People and Places
- Heather Kidd, Shropshire (Lead)
- Sarah Osborne, Lewes and East Sussex
- Stan Collins, South Lakeland and Cumbria (Sub)
Fire Services Commission
- Keith Aspden, York (Lead)
- Stuart Bray, Hinckley & Bosworth & Leics (Sub)
(Any queries please contact Rob Banks, Deputy Returning Officer, at rob.banks@local.gov.uk)