Statement of person nominated

Local Government Association Independent Group

ELECTION OF DEPUTY GROUP LEADER

The following is a statement of the persons nominated for the

2026 election of LGA Independent Deputy Group Leader

Name and Council

Nominators

Reasons for which the Returning Officer has declared a nomination invalid

BEAVIS, Joanne

(Councillor)

 

Braintree District Council
  1. Cllr Wendy Taylor (Braintree)
  2. Cllr Marianne Overton MBE (Lincolnshire)
  3. Cllr Ian McCord (West Northamptonshire)
  

DAVIES, Wayne

(Councillor)

 

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
  1. Cllr Georgina Hill (Northumberland)
  2. Cllr Julian German (Cornwall)
  3. Cllr Jade Lavan (Redcar and Cleveland)
  

FORD, Gillian 

(Councillor)

 

London Borough of Havering
  1. Cllr Jon Hubbard (Wiltshire)
  2. Cllr Adam Paynter (Cornwall)
  3. Cllr Karen Lucioni (Isle of Wight)
  

GILES, James 

(Councillor)

 

Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
  1. Cllr Russell Whiting (Gedling)
  2. Cllr Theo Dennison (LB Hounslow)
  3. Cllr Hariss Khaliq (Birmingham)
  

HARVEY, Paul (Councillor)

 

Basingstoke and Deane
  1. Cllr Roger Whitfield (North Somerset)
  2. Cllr Adam Zerny (Central Bedfordshire)
  3. Cllr Mandy Ewing (West Devon)
  

The persons above, where no entry is made in the last column, have been and stand validly nominated.

Dated
Monday 1 June 2026

 

Shelagh O’Brien
The Returning Officer

Printed and published by Shelagh O’Brien, the Returning Officer,

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