Lancaster City Council

Lancaster City Council is the 60-member elected local council for the City of Lancaster.[1] Template:Infobox legislature

## Contents

* 1 Council leadership
* 1.1 Cabinet[1]
* 1.2 Committees[3]
* 1.2.1 Scrutiny committees
* 1.2.2 Other committees
* 2 Electoral History
* 3 Councillors by ward
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Council leadership[edit]

The Leader of the Council is elected by a majority of Councillors every two years.[2] The City Council's executive is comprised of a 10-member Cabinet, appointed by the Leader of the Council. Since December 2020, the Cabinet has included councillors from four political groups.[1]

### Cabinet[1][edit]

Portfolio | Councillor | Party

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style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Leader of the Council  | Cllr Dr Erica Lewis  | Labour
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Natural Environment  | Cllr Dave Brookes  | Green
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Sustainable Neighbourhoods  | Cllr Gina Dowding  | Green
style="background-color: Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color"|  | Economic Recovery and Resilience  | Cllr Merv Evans  | Independent Group
| Climate Action  | Cllr Kevin Frea  | Eco-Socialist Independent
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Sustainable Economic Prosperity  | Cllr Tim Hamilton-Cox  | Green
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Economic Regeneration and Planning  | Cllr Janice Hanson  | Labour
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Housing  | Cllr Caroline Jackson  | Green
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Arts, Culture, Leisure and Wellbeing  | Cllr Jean Parr  | Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Finance and Resources  | Cllr Anne Whitehead  | Labour

### Committees[3][edit]

#### Scrutiny committees[edit]

Committee | Chair | Party

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style="background-color: Template:Morecambe Bay Independents/meta/color"|  | Overview and Scrutiny Committee  | Cllr Tricia Heath  | MBI
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Budget and Performance Panel  | Cllr Adrian Duggan  | Conservative

#### Other committees[edit]

Committee | Chair | Party

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style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Licencing Committee  | Cllr Colin Hartley  | Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Planning Regulatory Committee  | Cllr Anna Thornberry  | Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Personnel Committee  | Cllr Oliver Robinson  | Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Appeals Committee  | Cllr Philip Black  | Labour
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Standards Committee  | Cllr Mandy King  | Labour
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Audit Committee  | Cllr Paul Stubbins  | Green
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color"|  | Council Business Committee  | Cllr Joyce Pritchard  | Liberal Democrat

## Electoral History[edit]

Main article: Lancaster City Council elections

Election  | Seats

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style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|Lab | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color|Con | style="background-color: Template:Morecambe Bay Independents/meta/color|MBI | style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color|G | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats (UK)/meta/color|LD | style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color|Ind
2003  | 20  | 10  | 11  | 7  | 8  | 0
2007  | 15  | 12  | 11  | 12  | 5  | 5
2011  | 24  | 16  | 8  | 8  | 0  | 4
2015  | 29  | 12  | 2  | 9  | 0  | 1
2019  | 21  | 12  | 14  | 10  | 3  | 0

## Councillors by ward[edit]

Ward | Councillor | Party | Term of office

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Bare Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color"|  | Cllr Tony Anderson  | Independent Group  | 2011–2015, 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Stephie Barber  | Conservative  | 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Morecambe Bay Independents/meta/color"|  | Cllr Sarah Knight  | MBI  | 2019–present
Bolton and Slyne Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Keith Budden  | Conservative  | 1995–2015, 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Malcolm Thomas  | Conservative  | 2003–present
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr John Wild  | Conservative  | 2015–present
Bulk Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Cllr Lucie Carrington  | Green  | 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Cllr Tim Hamilton-Cox  | Green  | 2011–present
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Cllr Caroline Jackson  | Green  | 2013–present
Carnforth and Millhead Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Melanie Guilding  | Conservative  | 2015–present
style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color"|  | Cllr John Reynolds  | Independent Group  | 2016–present
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Peter Yates  | Conservative  | 2015–present
Castle Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Cllr Dave Brookes  | Green  | 2011–present
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Cllr Paul Stubbins  | Green  | 2019–present
Ellel Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Richard Austen-Baker  | Conservative  | 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr David Whitworth  | Conservative  | 2019–present
Halton-with-Aughton Ward  |  | Cllr Kevin Frea  | Eco-Socialist Independent  | 2017–present
Harbour Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color"|  | Cllr Darren Clifford  | Independent Group  | 2015–present
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Janice Hanson  | Labour  | 1995–1999, 2003–present
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr David Whittaker  | Labour  | 1999–2007, 2011–present
Heysham Central Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Morecambe Bay Independents/meta/color"|  | Cllr Geoff Knight  | MBI  | 1995–present
style="background-color: Template:Morecambe Bay Independents/meta/color"|  | Cllr Cary Matthews  | MBI  | 2019–present
Heysham North Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Morecambe Bay Independents/meta/color"|  | Cllr Victoria Boyd-Power  | MBI  | 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color"|  | Cllr Roger Cleet  | Independent Group  | 2019–present
Heysham South Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Alan Biddulph  | Labour  | 2015–present
style="background-color: Template:Morecambe Bay Independents/meta/color"|  | Cllr Mike Greenall  | MBI  | 1999–2015, 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Colin Hartley  | Labour  | 2015–present
John O'Gaunt Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Dr Erica Lewis  | Labour  | 2019–present
| Cllr Faye Penny  | Eco-Socialist Independent  | 2019–present
| Cllr Alistair Sinclair  | Eco-Socialist Independent  | 2019–present
Kellet Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Vacant/meta/color"|  | Vacant |  |
Lower Lune Valley Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Joan Jackson  | Conservative  | 2011–present
style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color"|  | Cllr Joyce Pritchard  | Liberal Democrat  | 1999–2011, 2019–present
Marsh Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Cllr Mandy Bannon  | Green  | 2011–present
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Cllr Gina Dowding  | Green  | 1999–2007, 2019–present
Overton Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Andrew Gardiner  | Conservative  | 2015–2019, 2019–present
Poulton Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Morecambe Bay Independents/meta/color"|  | Cllr Tricia Heath  | MBI  | 1993–2003, 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color"|  | Cllr Debbie Jenkins  | Independent Group  | 2019–present
Scotforth East Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Anne Whitehead  | Labour  | 2015–present
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Jason Wood  | Labour  | 2019–present
Scotforth West Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Cllr Tim Dant  | Green  | 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Cllr Abi Mills  | Green  | 2014–present
style="background-color: Template:Green Party of England and Wales/meta/color"|  | Cllr Joanna Young  | Green  | 2019–present
Silverdale Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Liberal Democrats/meta/color"|  | Cllr June Greenwell  | Liberal Democrat  | 1991–1995, 2019–present
Skerton East Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Abbott Bryning  | Labour  | 1967–present
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Robert Redfern  | Labour  | 1999–present
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Anna Thornberry  | Labour  | 2019–present
Skerton West Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Philip Black  | Labour  | 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Mandy King  | Labour  | 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Jean Parr  | Labour  | 2017–present
Torrisholme Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Morecambe Bay Independents/meta/color"|  | Cllr Paul Anderton  | MBI  | 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Morecambe Bay Independents/meta/color"|  | Cllr Roger Dennison  | MBI  | 2007–2015, 2019–present
University and Scotforth Rural Ward  |  | Cllr Jack O'Dwyer-Henry  | Eco-Socialist Independent  | 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Labour Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Oliver Robinson  | Labour  | 2018–present
| Cllr Katie Whearty  | Eco-Socialist Independent  | 2019–present
Upper Lune Valley Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Stewart Southern  | Conservative  | 2019–present
Warton Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Conservative Party (UK)/meta/color"|  | Cllr Adrian Duggan  | Conservative  | 2019–present
Westgate Ward  | style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color"|  | Cllr Merv Evans  | Independent Group  | 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Morecambe Bay Independents/meta/color"|  | Cllr Jason Firth  | MBI  | 2019–present
style="background-color: Template:Independent/meta/color"|  | Cllr Jake Goodwin  | Independent Group  | 2019–present

## References[edit]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Council structure". Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
2. ↑ "Lancaster City Council elects new leader". Lancaster City Council. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
3. ↑ "Agenda for Council on Monday, 18th May 2020, 6.00 p.m." committeeadmin.lancaster.gov.uk. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2020-12-15.

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