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 2019 and the next ones set for 2021. 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.
Officers of the Group
Leader
Howard Sykes Oldham
Deputy Leader
Ruth Dombey Sutton
Chair
Heather Kidd Shropshire
Whip
Alan Connett Teignbridge and Devon CC
Children and Young People
Lucy Nethsinga - Colchester (Lead)
Mark Cory - Colchester
Nick Cott - Newcastle (Sub)
Community Wellbeing
Richard Kemp - Liverpool (Lead)
Doreen Huddart - Newcastle
Cllr Rob Rotchell - Cornwall (Sub)
Culture, Tourism and Sport
Gerald Vernon-Jackson - Portsmouth (Lead)
Chris White – St Albans and Hertfordshire
Chris Hogg - Cumbria (Sub)
Environment, Economy, Housing and Transport
Adele Morris - Southwark (Lead)
Peter Thornton - South Lakeland & Cumbria
Stuart Golton - Leeds City (Sub)
Improvement
Liz Green - Kingston-Upon-Thames (lead)
Dave Hodgson - Bedford
Caroline Leaver – North Devon (Sub)
Resources
Keith House – Eastleigh and Hampshire (lead)
Adam Paynter – Cornwall
Mike Bell – North Somerset (Sub)
Safer Communities
Bridget Smith – South Cambridgeshire (Lead)
Jeremy Hilton - Gloucestershire and Gloucester City
Jon Ball - Ealing (Sub)
City Regions
Anita Lower - Newcastle (Lead)
Gareth Roberts – Richmond
People and Places
Heather Kidd- Shropshire (lead)
Sarah Osbourne - East Sussex
Stan Collins - South Lakeland and Cumbria
Alan Knox - South Ribble Borough Council (Sub)
Fire
Keith Aspden - York (Lead)
Carolyn Lambert – East Sussex
Roger Price – Hampshire (Sub)
District Councils Network
Bridget Smith - South Cambridgeshire
County Councils Network
Jerry Roodhouse (Warwickshire)
Policy Co-ordinator and LGA Brexit working group rep
Chris White - Hertfordshire and St Albans
Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee rep
To be confirmed
FPC rep
Cllr Peter Thornton (Cumbria)