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Independent Group appointments 2019/2020
Independent Group Leadership
Leader: Cllr Marianne Overton MBE, Lincolnshire CC & North Kesteven DC
Deputy Leader: Cllr Clive Woodbridge, Epsom and Ewell
Treasurer: Cllr Paul Woodhead, Cannock Chase
LGA Leadership Board
Vice-Chairman of LGA: Cllr Marianne Overton, Lincolnshire CC & North Kesteven DC
Deputy-Chairman of LGA: Cllr Clive Woodbridge
LGA Executive
Vice-Chairman of LGA: Cllr Marianne Overton, Lincolnshire CC & North Kesteven DC
Deputy-Chairman of LGA: Cllr Clive Woodbridge, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Independent Group Executive Committee and representatives on LGA Councillor's Forum
Cllr Marianne Overton MBE, Lincolnshire CC & North Kesteven DC
Cllr Clive Woodbridge, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Cllr Colin Mann, Caerphilly CBC
Cllr Phelim MacCafferty, Brighton & Hove City Council
Cllr Carolyn Rule, Cornwall Council
Cllr Wayne Davies, Redcar and Cleveland
Cllr Helen-Ann Smith, Ashfield District Council
Cllr Sue Baxter, Bromsgrove
Cllr Rosemarie Harris, Powys
Cllr Sarah Rouse, Malvern Hills
Independent Group representatives on LGA Boards
Culture, Tourism and Sport
Vice Chair: Cllr Julian German, Cornwall CC
Member: Cllr Tom Hollis, Ashfield DC and Nottinghamshire CC
Substitute: Cllr Sean Macleod, Lewes
Deputy Chair: Cllr Julie Fallon, Conwy
Member: Cllr Judy Jennings, Epping Forest
Substitute: Cllr Ruth O’Keeffe, East Sussex CC and Lewes DC
Substitute: Cllr Julian Dean, Shropshire
Substitute: Cllr Kevin Etheridge, Caerphilly
Safer and Stronger Communities
Deputy Chair: Cllr Hannah Dalton, Epsom and Ewell BC
Member: Cllr Philip Evans, Conwy
Substitute: Cllr Jo Beavis, Essex CC
Substitute: Cllr Helen-Ann Smith, Ashfield DC and Nottinghamshire CC
Community Wellbeing
Deputy Chair: Claire Wright, Devon County Council
Member: Cllr Neil Burden, Cornwall Council
Substitute: Cllr David Beaman, Waverley
Substitute: Tim Hodgson, Solihull
Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport
Deputy Chair: Cllr Linda Gillham, Runnymede DC
Member: Cllr David Beaman, Waverley
Substitute: Cllr Loic Rich, Cornwall
Substitute: Cllr Diana Moore, Exeter
Substitute: Cllr Tim Hodgson, Solihull
Resources
Deputy Chair: Cllr Jason Zadrozny, Ashfield DC and Nottinghamshire CC
Member: Cllr Phelim Mac Cafferty, Brighton and Hove
Substitute: Cllr Loic Rich, Cornwall
Improvement and Innovation
Deputy-Chair: Cllr Neil Prior, Pembrokeshire
Member: Cllr Wayne Davies, Redcar and Cleveland
Member: Cllr Mike Haines, Teinbridge Council and National Lead Peer
Substitute Member: Jo Beavis, Essex
Substitute Member: Cllr Alex Coley, Epsom and Ewell
Fire Services Management Committee
Chair: Cllr Ian Stephens, Isle of Wight
Member: Cllr Cleo Lake, Bristol
People and places
Deputy Chair: Cllr Robert Jennings, Epping Forest DC
Member: Cllr Helen Grant, North Yorkshire CC and Richmondshire DC
Substitute: Cllr Kevin Etheridge
City regions
Deputy-Chair: Cllr Gillian Ford, LB Havering
Substitute: Cllr Phelim MacCafferty, Brighton and Hove
We also appoint representatives to other LGA structures, special interest groups and other national and European structures:
Audit Committee
Cllr Geoff Knight, Lancaster
Commercial Advisory Board
Cllr Nick Darby, Surrey CC
IDeA Board
Cllr Marianne Overton MBE, Lincolnshire CC & North Kesteven DC
Local Government Association (Properties) Ltd
Cllr Nick Darby, Surrey CC
Local Government Management Board (LGMB)
Cllr Nick Darby, Surrey CC
Fire Commission
To be advised
Reuse Commission
Cllr Jonathan Essex, Surrey CC
County Councils Network
Cllr Carolyn Rule, Cornwall Council
Cllr John Shuttleworth
District Councils Network
Vice Chair: Cllr Tim Gwilliam, Forest of Dean
Member: Cllr Jason Zadrozny, Ashfield DC and Nottinghamshire CC
Local Partnerships Board
Cllr Tony Saffell, North West Leicestershire District Council
Centre for Public Scrutiny
Cllr Peter Southgate, Merton
Sustainable Communities Selector Panel
Cllr Sebastian Bowen, Herefordshire Council
UK Delegation of the Committee of the Regions
Cllr Andrew Cooper, Kirklees M. C.
Cllr Gillian Ford, London Borough of Havering
Cllr Geoff Knight, Lancaster City Council
Congress of the Council of Europe
Cllr Martin Fodor, Bristol City Council
Cllr Linda Gillham, Runnymede BC
Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)
Cllr Marianne Overton MBE, North Kesteven and Lincolnshire Cllr Johnny Denis, Lewes
National Employers Organisation for School Teachers (NEOST)
Cllr Julian Dean, Shropshire
Cllr Colin Mann, Caerphilly CBC
NJC for Local Authority Fire & Rescue Services; NJC for Brigade Managers of Local Authorities' Fire & Rescue Services; Middle Managers Negotiating Body
Cllr Ian Stephens, Isle of Wight
Cllr Donald Davies, North Somerset CC and Avon Fire Authority
Local Government Services Employers NJC incl. Chief Executives, NJC Chief Officers, Workshop's for the Blind
Cllr Goronwy Edwards, Conwy CBC
Cllr Doug McMurdo, Bedford
Local Government Pensions Committee
Cllr Goronwy Edwards, Conwy CBC
Cllr Doug McMurdo, Bedford
CEEP UK Executive
Cllr Goronwy Edwards, Conwy CBC
Cllr Doug McMurdo, Bedford