LGA Labour Group appointments 2023/2024

Applications for Labour Group appointments will open on 12th June and close on Friday 14th July 2023.


Labour appointments to LGA member structures

The appointments process for LGA member structures commences on 12th June 2023.

Labour Group appointments to LGA member structures are reviewed each year by the elected group officers. All Labour Councillors on LGA member councils are eligible to nominate for the roles.

Applicants must submit a self-nomination form, which is available and needs to be returned by Friday 14 July 2023. Appointments are made by Group Officers in late July.

Self-nomination form

Labour Group Appointment Principles

Our boards and panels team should:

  • Represent the best that local government has to offer
  • Be representative of local government
  • Be credible both to Labour Councils and to national politicians.

Labour’s position in local government is changing rapidly. In 2009 Labour controlled just over 30 councils, Labour is now the largest Party in local government, for the first time since 2002.

We need to maintain the integrity of the LGA Labour Group at all times. Therefore the process for making appointments needs to be fair and transparent.

These are the principles that the Labour Group officers must apply:

1. Our team of councillors have to reflect the political realities on the ground and respect local democratic decision making

Our appointments should:

  • Have more councillors in power
  • Particular attention should be given to council leaders
  • Ideally be cabinet members or shadow cabinet members (With exception of Fire Authorities where members need to be senior members of FAs)
  • Reflect the regional balance of our councillors

2. A commitment to fairer representation

We should at least match the proportion of women and ethnic minority councillors as there amongst all Labour Councillors and should improve on it.

3. Our appointments should involve as many councils as possible

We should have no more than two councillors per authority.

4. Our appointments should maintain the reputation of Labour in local government

Our appointments on relevant boards should not come from authorities that services are subjected to restrictions for poor performance or have serious reputation problems on that particular service.

5. Re-appointments should take into consideration performance and attendance of the councillor over the past year

6. Appointments should only go to councillors from authorities that are in full membership of the LGA

Councillors from authorities that are on notice to leave the LGA should not receive places.

For further details about this year’s LGA Labour Group appointments, you can contact Martin Angus by email: [email protected].