The Liberal Democrats at the LGA operate a full and open election process with all Liberal Democrat councillors in England and Wales whose councils are LGA members having a vote. Positions are normally elected ever two years with the last elections taking place in 2021 and the next ones set for 2023. The group is made up of the officers and all the members that have been elected to represent Lib Dem councillors in the range of policy areas that the LGA works on.
The LGA Liberal Democrat Group Leadership Team
Group Leader
Cllr Joe Harris
Cotswold DC and Gloucestershire CC
Group Deputy Leader
Cllr Bridget Smith
South Cambridgeshire DC
Group Chair
Cllr Heather Kidd
Shropshire Council
Group Whip
Cllr Alan Connett
LGA Liberal Democrat Board members 2021-2023
LGA Boards cover all areas of a local authority’s remit and provides guidance to the LGA as it represents local government at Westminster and advises councils around the country. Those elected members who served from 2019-2021 were as follows:
Those marked with an asterix (*) are also members of the LGA Liberal Democrat
Group Executive alongside the Group Leadership team)
Children and Young People
Cllr Lucy Nethsingha (Lead)*
Cambridgeshire CC
Cllr Mark Cory
Colchester DC and Essex CC
Cllr Dine Romero (Sub)
Bath & North East Somerset Council
City Regions
Cllr Gareth Roberts (Lead)*
LB Richmond upon Thames
Cllr Carl Cashman
Knowsley Council
Cllr Greg Stone
Newcastle City Council
Community Wellbeing
Cllr Sarah Osborne (Lead)*
East Sussex CC
Cllr Mike Bell
North Somerset Council
Cllr Dr Wendy Taylor (Sub)
Newcastle City Council
Culture, Tourism and Sport
Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE
(Lead)*
Portsmouth City Council
Cllr Chris White
St Albans City DC and Hertfordshire CC
Cllr Sean Macleod (Sub)
Lewes DC
Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport
Cllr Pippa Heylings (Lead) *
South Cambridgeshire DC
Cllr Vikki Slade
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport
Cllr Stewart Golton (Sub) Leeds CC
Fire Services
Cllr Keith Aspden (Lead)*
City of York Council and North Yorks Fire Panel
Cllr Jeremy Hilton
Gloucestershire CC and Gloucester CC
Cllr Roger Price (Sub)
Hampshire CC and Fareham DC
Improvement and Innovation
Cllr Liz Green (Lead)*
RB Kingston upon Thames
Mayor Peter Taylor
Watford BC
Cllr Paul Crossley (Sub)
Bath and NE Somerset Council
People and Places
Cllr Emily Smith (Lead)*
Vale of White Horse DC
Cllr Caroline Leaver
North Devon DC and Devon CC
Cllr Stan Collins
Cumbria CC
Resources
Cllr Keith House (Lead)*
Eastleigh DC and Hampshire CC
Cllr Richard Kemp
Liverpool City Council
Cllr Michael Headley (Sub)
Bedford Council
Safer Communities
Cllr Heather Kidd (Lead)*
Shropshire Council
Cllr Jon Ball
LB Ealing
Cllr Kris Brown (Sub)
Liverpool City Council
District Councils Network Lead
Cllr Bridget Smith*
South Cambridgeshire DC
County Councils Network Lead
Cllr Jerry Roodhouse*
Warwickshire CC and Rugby Council
Council Rep on Federal Board and Policy Coordinator
Cllr Chris White*
Hertfordshire CC and St Albans DC
LGA Properties Board
Cllr David Neighbour*
Audit
Cllr Howard Sykes MBE *
Oldham MBC