Lancaster City Council
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Lancaster City Council is the 60-member elected local council for the City of Lancaster.[1]
Lancaster City Council | |
|---|---|
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Leadership | |
Leader | Cllr Dr Erica Lewis, Labour since 2019 |
Chief Executive | Kieran Keane |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 60[2] |
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Political groups |
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Length of term | 4 years |
| Elections | |
| FPTP | |
Last election | 2019 |
Next election | 2023 |
| Meeting place | |
| Morecambe Town Hall | |
| Lancaster Town Hall | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Council leadership[edit]
The Leader of the Council is elected by a majority of Councillors every two years.[3] The City Council's executive is comprised of a 10-member Cabinet, appointed by the Leader of the Council. Since December 2020, the Cabinet has included councillors from four political groups.[1]
Cabinet[1][edit]
| Portfolio | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leader of the Council | Cllr Dr Erica Lewis | Labour | |
| Natural Environment | Cllr Dave Brookes | Green | |
| Sustainable Neighbourhoods | Cllr Gina Dowding | Green | |
| Economic Recovery and Resilience | Cllr Merv Evans | Independent Group | |
| Climate Action | Cllr Kevin Frea | Eco-Socialist Independent | |
| Sustainable Economic Prosperity | Cllr Tim Hamilton-Cox | Green | |
| Economic Regeneration and Planning | Cllr Janice Hanson | Labour | |
| Housing | Cllr Caroline Jackson | Green | |
| Arts, Culture, Leisure and Wellbeing | Cllr Jean Parr | Labour | |
| Finance and Resources | Cllr Anne Whitehead | Labour | |
Committees[4][edit]
Scrutiny committees[edit]
| Committee | Chair | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview and Scrutiny Committee | Cllr Tricia Heath | MBI | |
| Budget and Performance Panel | Cllr Adrian Duggan | Conservative | |
Other committees[edit]
| Committee | Chair | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Licencing Committee | Cllr Colin Hartley | Labour | |
| Planning Regulatory Committee | Cllr Anna Thornberry | Labour | |
| Personnel Committee | Cllr Oliver Robinson | Labour | |
| Appeals Committee | Cllr Philip Black | Labour | |
| Standards Committee | Cllr Mandy King | Labour | |
| Audit Committee | Cllr Paul Stubbins | Green | |
| Council Business Committee | Cllr Joyce Pritchard | Liberal Democrat | |
Electoral History[edit]
| Election | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lab | Con | MBI | G | LD | Ind | |
| 2003 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| 2011 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 29 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
Councillors by ward[5][edit]
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bare Ward | Cllr Tony Anderson | Independent Group | 2011–2015, 2019–present | |
| Cllr Stephie Barber | Conservative | 2019–present | ||
| Cllr Sarah Knight | MBI | 2019–present | ||
| Bolton and Slyne Ward | Cllr Keith Budden | Conservative | 1995–2015, 2019–present | |
| Cllr Malcolm Thomas | Conservative | 2003–present | ||
| Cllr John Wild | Conservative | 2015–present | ||
| Bulk Ward | Cllr Lucie Carrington | Green | 2019–present | |
| Cllr Tim Hamilton-Cox | Green | 2011–present | ||
| Cllr Caroline Jackson | Green | 2013–present | ||
| Carnforth and Millhead Ward | Cllr Melanie Guilding | Conservative | 2015–present | |
| Cllr John Reynolds | Independent Group | 2016–present | ||
| Cllr Peter Yates | Conservative | 2015–present | ||
| Castle Ward | Cllr Dave Brookes | Green | 2011–present | |
| Cllr Paul Stubbins | Green | 2019–present | ||
| Ellel Ward | Cllr Richard Austen-Baker | Conservative | 2019–present | |
| Cllr David Whitworth | Conservative | 2019–present | ||
| Halton-with-Aughton Ward | Cllr Kevin Frea | Eco-Socialist Independent | 2017–present | |
| Harbour Ward | Cllr Darren Clifford | Independent Group | 2015–present | |
| Cllr Janice Hanson | Labour | 1995–1999, 2003–present | ||
| Cllr David Whittaker | Labour | 1999–2007, 2011–present | ||
| Heysham Central Ward | Cllr Geoff Knight | MBI | 1995–present | |
| Cllr Cary Matthews | MBI | 2019–present | ||
| Heysham North Ward | Cllr Victoria Boyd-Power | MBI | 2019–present | |
| Cllr Roger Cleet | Independent Group | 2019–present | ||
| Heysham South Ward | Cllr Alan Biddulph | Labour | 2015–present | |
| Cllr Mike Greenall | MBI | 1999–2015, 2019–present | ||
| Cllr Colin Hartley | Labour | 2015–present | ||
| John O'Gaunt Ward | Cllr Dr Erica Lewis | Labour | 2019–present | |
| Cllr Faye Penny | Eco-Socialist Independent | 2019–present | ||
| Cllr Alistair Sinclair | Eco-Socialist Independent | 2019–present | ||
| Kellet Ward | Vacant | |||
| Lower Lune Valley Ward | Cllr Joan Jackson | Conservative | 2011–present | |
| Cllr Joyce Pritchard | Liberal Democrat | 1999–2011, 2019–present | ||
| Marsh Ward | Cllr Mandy Bannon | Green | 2011–present | |
| Cllr Gina Dowding | Green | 1999–2007, 2019–present | ||
| Overton Ward | Cllr Andrew Gardiner | Conservative | 2015–2019, 2019–present | |
| Poulton Ward | Cllr Tricia Heath | MBI | 1993–2003, 2019–present | |
| Cllr Debbie Jenkins | Independent Group | 2019–present | ||
| Scotforth East Ward | Cllr Anne Whitehead | Labour | 2015–present | |
| Cllr Jason Wood | Labour | 2019–present | ||
| Scotforth West Ward | Cllr Tim Dant | Green | 2019–present | |
| Cllr Abi Mills | Green | 2014–present | ||
| Cllr Joanna Young | Green | 2019–present | ||
| Silverdale Ward | Cllr June Greenwell | Liberal Democrat | 1991–1995, 2019–present | |
| Skerton East Ward | Cllr Abbott Bryning | Labour | 1967–present | |
| Cllr Robert Redfern | Labour | 1999–present | ||
| Cllr Anna Thornberry | Labour | 2019–present | ||
| Skerton West Ward | Cllr Philip Black | Labour | 2019–present | |
| Cllr Mandy King | Labour | 2019–present | ||
| Cllr Jean Parr | Labour | 2017–present | ||
| Torrisholme Ward | Cllr Paul Anderton | MBI | 2019–present | |
| Cllr Roger Dennison | MBI | 2007–2015, 2019–present | ||
| University and Scotforth Rural Ward | Cllr Jack O'Dwyer-Henry | Eco-Socialist Independent | 2019–present | |
| Cllr Oliver Robinson | Labour | 2018–present | ||
| Cllr Katie Whearty | Eco-Socialist Independent | 2019–present | ||
| Upper Lune Valley Ward | Cllr Stewart Southern | Conservative | 2019–present | |
| Warton Ward | Cllr Adrian Duggan | Conservative | 2019–present | |
| Westgate Ward | Cllr Merv Evans | Independent Group | 2019–present | |
| Cllr Jason Firth | MBI | 2019–present | ||
| Cllr Jake Goodwin | Independent Group | 2019–present | ||
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Council structure". Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ↑ "Open Council Data UK - compositions councillors parties wards elections". opencouncildata.co.uk.
- ↑ "Lancaster City Council elects new leader". Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ↑ "Agenda for Council on Monday, 18th May 2020, 6.00 p.m." committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ↑ "Your Councillors". committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
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