The Group

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
Hertfordshire 

Amanda Hopgood (sub) 
Durham Council

Environment, Economy,  Housing and Transport 

Three places and a sub

Victor Chamberlain (lead)
Southwark

Paula Widdowson
York

Roger Hayes
Kingston upon Thames

Sub tbc

Fire Services 

Two places and a sub

Carolyn Lambert (lead)
East Sussex

Roger Price (sub)
Hampshire 

Improvement and Innovation 

Three places and a sub

Tim Pickstone (lead)
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

Sub tbc

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 

Lucy Nesthinga
Cambridgeshire

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 

Local Partnerships 

Howard Sykes
Oldham 


Audit and Risk Assurance Committee

Paul Smith
Colchester

Council of European Municipalities and Regions

Flo Clucas
Cheltenham