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 2023 and the next ones set for 2025. 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
Group Deputy Leader
Cllr Bridget Smith
South Cambridgeshire
Group Chair
Cllr Lucy Nethsingha
Cambridgeshire
Group Whip
Cllr Heather Kidd
Shropshire
LGA Board Members
Children and Young People
Three places and a sub
Gerald Vernon-Jackson (lead)
Portsmouth
Cordelia Law
Torbay
Mark Cory
Colchester/Essex
Dine Romero (sub) TBC
Bath & North East Somerset
City Regions
Two places and a sub
Cllr Gareth Roberts (lead)
Richmond upon Thames
Mike Ross
Hull
Mark Jeffery (sub)
Portsmouth
Community Wellbeing
Three places and a sub
Sarah Osborne (lead)
East Sussex
Mike Bell
North Somerset Council
Wendy Taylor
Newcastle
Stewart Golton (sub)
Leeds
Culture, Tourism and Sport
Three places and a sub
Liz Green (lead)
Kingston upon Thames
Darry Smalley
York
Chris White
St Albans and Hertfordshire
tbc( sub)
Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport
Three places and a sub
Vikki Slade (lead)
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Victor Chamberlain
Southwark
Paula Widdowson
York
Roger Hayes (sub)
Kingston upon Thames
Fire Services
Two places and a sub
Carolyn Lambert (lead)
East Sussex
Ben Nutland
South Gloucestershire
Roger Price (sub)
Hampshire
Improvement and Innovation
Three places and a sub
Tim Pickstone
Cumberland
Peter Taylor
Watford
Mike Evemy
Cotswold
Paul Crossley (sub)
Bath and NE Somerset
People and Places
Four places and a sub
Caroline Leaver (lead)
North Devon and Devon
Emily Smith
Vale of White Horse
Michael Mullaney
Hinckley and Bosworth
Alex Wagner
Shropshire
Oliver Patrick (sub)
Somerset
Resources
Three places and a sub
Keith House (lead)
Eastleigh
Lucy Nethsingha
Cambridgeshire
Michael Headley
Bedford
Safer Communities
Three places and a sub
Cllr Heather Kidd (lead)
Shropshire
Jon Ball
Ealing
Jake Short
Sutton
District Councils Network Lead
Bridget Smith
South Cambridgeshire
County Councils Network Lead
Jerry Roodhouse
Warwickshire and Rugby
Policy coordinator
Chris White
Hertfordshire and St Albans
Council Rep on Federal Board and Policy Coordinator
Lucy Nethsingha
Cambridgeshire
Susan Juned
Stratford upon Avon
LGA Commercial Advisory Board
David Neighbour
Hart
Audit
Howard Sykes
Oldham
Council of European Municipalities and Regions
Flo Clucas
Cheltenham