Liberal Democrat 2025/27 Executive Directory
Board Members
Group Leader
Joe Harris
Cotswold District Council and Gloucestershire County Council
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Group Deputy Leader
Bridget Smith
South Cambridgeshire District Council
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Group Chair
Lucy Nethsingha
Cambridgeshire County Council
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Group Whip
Heather Kidd
Shropshire Council
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Additional LGA Board Member
Amanda Hopgood
Durham County Council
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National Lead Peer
Alan Connett
Devon County Council
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Regional Peers
Howard Sykes
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
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Sarah Butikofer
North Norfolk District Council
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Children and Young People
Gerald Vernon-Jackson
Portsmouth City Council
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Amanda Hopgood
(lead to May 2026)
Durham County Council
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Jane Carr
Milton Keynes City Council
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Dine Romero (sub)
Bath & North East Somerset Council
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Inclusive Growth
Carl Cashman (lead)
Liverpool City Council
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Mike Ross
Hull City Council
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Jim Millard
London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames
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Andrew Brown (sub)
Bristol City Council
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Health and Wellbeing
Wendy Taylor (lead)
Newcastle City Council
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Sarah Osborne
East Sussex County Council
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Mike Bell
North Somerset Council
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Rebecca Trimnell (sub)
Gloucester City Council
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Culture, Tourism and Sport
Darryl Smalley (lead)
City of York Council
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Liz Green
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
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Elizabeth Scott
Durham County Council
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Robert Pritchard (sub)
Hull City Council
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Neighbourhoods
Victor Chamberlain (lead)
London Borough of Southwark
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Hayleigh Gascoigne
Vale of White Horse District Council
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Paula Widdowson
City of York Council
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Alexander Ehmann (sub)
London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames
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Fire
Carolyn Lambert (lead)
East Sussex County Council
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Stuart Bray
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
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Paul Edgeworth
Sunderland City Council
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Roger Price (sub)
Hampshire County Council
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Improvement
Tim Pickstone (lead)
Cumberland Council
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Lucy Nethsingha
Cambridgeshire County Council
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Mike Evemy
Cotswold District Council
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Roger Hayes (sub)
Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
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Public Sector Reform
Caroline Leaver (lead)
North Devon District Council and Devon County Council
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Alex Wagner
Shropshire Council
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Michael Mullaney
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
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Diana Lugova (sub)
Vale of White Horse District Council
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Economy and Resources
Keith House (lead)
Eastleigh Borough Council and Hampshire County Council
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Mark Jeffery
Portsmouth City Council
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Michael Headley
Bedford Borough Council
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Safer and Stronger Communities
Ryan Priest (lead)
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
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Aga Dychton
Watford Borough Council
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Thalia Marrington
Cornwall Council
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Jon Ball (sub)
London Borough of Ealing
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District Councils Network
Bridget Smith
South Cambridgeshire District Council
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County Councils Network
Lucy Nethsingha
Cambridgeshire County Council
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Cllr representative on Liberal Democrat Federal Board
Simon McGrath
London Borough of Merton
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FPC reps
Lucy Nethsingha
Cambridgeshire County Council
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Susan Juned
Stratford Upon Avon District Council
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LGA Commercial Advisory Board
David Neighbour
Hart District Council
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Local Partnerships
Howard Sykes
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
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CEMR Rep
Flo Clucas
Cheltenham Borough Council
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Audit and Risk Assurance Committee
Paul Smith
Colchester City Council
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HR and People Committee
Heather Kidd
Shropshire Council
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Finance and Performance
Bridget Smith (Chair)
South Cambridgeshire District Council
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LGA Lib Dem Group Office
Terry Stacey
Head of the Group Office
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Rob Banks
Political Adviser
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Colin Ross
Political Officer
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