The LGA Independent Group Executive Committee is the governing body of the Independent Group. Together with the elected Group Leader, Deputy Leader and Treasurer, its appointed members, steer the Group's work, focusing in particular on coordinating policy.
Independent Group Executive Committee
Cllr Marianne Overton MBE, Lincolnshire CC & North Kesteven DC (Leader/Chair)
Cllr Hannah Dalton, Epsom and Ewell Borough Council (Deputy Lead/ Chair)
Cllr Paul Woodhead, Cannock Chase (Treasurer)
Cllr Colin Mann, Caerphilly CBC (Plaid Cymru Wales/ Co-opted)
Cllr Sue Baxter, Bromsgrove (Co-opted – NALC)
Cllr Chidi Nwere, Epping Forest (London and surrounds)
Cllr Caroline Topping, East Suffolk (East of England)
Cllr Tony Saffell, NW Leicestershire (East Midlands)
Cllr Georgina Hill, Northumberland (NE, Yorkshire)
Cllr Caroline Jackson, Lancaster (North West)
Cllr Craig Browne, Cheshire East (NW/West Midlands)
Cllr Mike Haines, Teignbridge (South West/ National Lead Peer)
Cllr Tessa Hodgeson, Pembrokeshire (Independent Wales)
Cllr Andrew Cooper, Kirklees (AGC Rep)
Cllr Ian Stephens, Isle of Wight (South East England)
Cllr James Giles, RB Kingston-upon-Thames (Young Councillor)
Meeting dates
The 2022/23 meeting dates of the LGA Independent Group Executive are:
20 October 2022, 10.30am – 12.00pm
26 January 2023 , 10.30am – 12.00pm
08 June 2023, 10.30am – 12.00pm
20 July 2023, 10.30am – 12.00pm
Attending a meeting
The Independent Group Executive Committee has an open invitation for Group members to attend a meeting of their Executive Committee.
Attendance at an Executive Committee meeting is a useful opportunity for members to learn more about the work of the Group and the LGA Members are asked to cover their own travel costs. These meetings take place every six weeks, at the LGA offices in London.
Should you wish to attend a meeting please advise the Group Office by contacting:
Abigail Gallop, Head of Group Office
Telephone: 020 7664 3206
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 07780 226 852