The Liberal Democrats have just under 3,400 councillors across the UK, currently leading 76 councils across England and Wales. Lib Dem Councillors have oversight of over £17 billion of public funds and lead or are part of the administration of councils which serve a combined population of over 13 million people.
Seventy six councils are currently led by Liberal Democrats, either in outright control or in alliance/coalition with other parties and in addition we provide the Deputy Leadership of another 16 councils, giving a total of 91.
Over 40 of these councils are majority controlled by the Liberal Democrats.
Arun: Martin Lury
Bath and North East Somerset: Kevin Guy
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole: Millie Earl
Brentwood: Barry Aspinell
Broadland: Susan Holland
Cambridgeshire: Lucy Nethsingha
Chelmsford: Stephen Robinson
Cheltenham: Rowena Hay
Cherwell: David Hingley
Chichester: Adrian Moss
Colchester: David King
Cornwall: Leigh Frost
Cotswold: Mike Evemy
Dacorum: Sally Symington
Derbyshire Dales: Steve Flitter
Devon: Julian Brazil
Dorset: Nick Ireland
East Devon: Paul Arnott
Eastbourne: Stephen Holt
Eastleigh: Keith House
East Surrey (Shadow Unitary until April 2028): Steve Wotton
Elmbridge: Mike Rollings
Gloucester City: Jeremy Hilton
Gloucestershire: Lisa Spivey
Guildford: Julia McShane
Harborough: Phil Knowles
Hart: David Neighbour
Hertfordshire: Steve Jarvis
Hinckley and Bosworth: Stuart Bray
Horsham: Martin Boffey
Huntingdonshire: Sarah Conboy
Kingston upon Hull: Mike Ross
Kingston upon Thames: Andreas Kirsch
Mid Devon: David Wulff
Mid Sussex: Robert Eggleston
Milton Keynes: Jane Carr
Mole Valley: Bridget Kendrick
Newcastle City Council: Colin Ferguson
North Devon: David Clayton
North Norfolk: Tim Adams
North Somerset: Mike Bell
Oadby and Wigston: Samia Haq
Oxfordshire: Tim Bearder
Portsmouth: Steve Pitt
Powys: Jake Berriman
Richmond upon Thames: Gareth Roberts
Runnymede: Don Whyte (co-leader)
Rutland: Christine Wise
Shropshire: Heather Kidd
Somerset: Bill Revans
South Cambridgeshire: Bridget Smith
South Gloucestershire: Maggie Tyrrell
South Hams: Dan Thomas
South Oxfordshire: Maggie Filopova-Rivers
St Albans: Paul De Kort
Stockport: Mark Roberts
Stratford-on-Avon: Susan Juned
Surrey Heath: Shaun Macdonald
Sutton: Barry Lewis
Teignbridge: Richard Keeling
Tewkesbury: Richard Stanley
Three Rivers: Stephen Giles-Medhurst
Tunbridge Wells: Ben Chapelard
Vale of White Horse: Bethia Thomas
Watford: Mayor Peter Taylor
Waverley: Paul Follows
Wealden: James Partridge
West Berkshire: Jeff Brooks
West Oxfordshire: Andy Graham
West Sussex: Jay Mercer
Westmorland and Furness: Jonathan Brook
West Surrey (Shadow Unitary until April 2028): Paul Follows
Wiltshire: Ian Thorn
Winchester: Martin Tod
Windsor and Maidenhead: Simon Werner
Woking: Ann-Marie Barker
Wokingham: Stephen Conway
In addition Liberal Democrats currently provide the deputy leadership of the following authorities:
Basingstoke and Deane: Gavin James
Burnley: Margaret Lishman
Canterbury: Mike Sole
East Hertfordshire: Mione Goldspink
East Suffolk: Paul Ashton
Folkestone and Hythe: Tim Prater
Havant: Phillipa Gray
Hertsmere: Chris Shenton
Lancaster City Council: Peter Jackson
North West Leicestershire: Michael Wyatt
Pendle: Lola Whipp
Rother: Sue Prochak
Spelthorne: Greg Neall
Welwyn Hatfield: Sandreni Bonfante
West Lindsey: Moira Westley