LGA Labour Group 2019/20 elections
Nominations have now closed for LGA Labour Group officer and Regional Representative positions. The following positions were elected unopposed:
- Leader – Cllr Nick Forbes (Newcastle)
- Chair – Cllr Simon Henig (Durham)
- Vice-Chair – Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe (Bradford)
- Whip – Cllr Simon Blackburn (Blackpool)
- Deputy Whip – Cllr Alice Perry (Islington)
Three nominations for the two Deputy Leader positions were received, but only one was from a woman. Therefore Anntoinette Bramble (Hackney) is elected, but the other two candidates must proceed to an election.
The candidates for Deputy Leader are:
- Cllr Kevin Frea (Lancaster)
- Cllr Michael Payne (Gedling & Nottinghamshire)
Eight of the ten Regional Representative positions received only one nomination, and the following candidates are therefore elected unopposed:
- East Midlands – Cllr Tom Beattie (Corby)
- London – Cllr Georgia Gould (Camden)
- North East – Cllr Iain Malcolm (South Tyneside)
- North West – Cllr John Merry (Salford)
- South East – Cllr Naushabah Khan (Medway)
- South West – Cllr Kate Haigh (Gloucester/Gloucestershire)
- Wales – Cllr Dhanisha Patel (Bridgend)
- Yorkshire and Humber – Cllr Tim Swift (Calderdale)
In Eastern region and West Midlands region more than one valid nomination was received, and therefore will move to an election. The candidates are:
- Eastern – Cllr Richard Henry (Stevenage); Cllr Shaz Nawaz (Peterborough);
- West Midlands – Cllr Paulette Hamilton (Birmingham); Cllr Cathryn Bayton (Dudley);
Election is by vote of Labour Groups. Ballots will be issued to the leaders of Labour Groups today, and must be returned by email by 12 noon on June 24th 2019.
Book your place - LGA Labour/ALC ‘Effective Opposition’ conference: 10am-5pm, Friday 14th June 2019, Birmingham
Places are being booked up fast for the LGA Labour Group and Association of Labour Councillors one day ‘Effective Opposition’ conference, aimed at Labour councillors in opposition – to make sure you don’t lose out book your place today here.
Andrew Gwynne MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, is confirmed to attend and deliver a keynote speech. The day will see delegates share best practice in communications, campaigning, and community leadership. High-profile local government speakers will lead sessions looking at effective scrutiny, understanding council finances, and support for opposition councillors, and there will be tailored breakout sessions for frontline councillors, councillors from small groups, and for groups looking to take or regain power.
Registration will be open to all Labour councillors and political assistants in opposition, and will be held in Birmingham from 10am to 5pm on Friday 14th June. Attendance costs just £10, which includes lunch and refreshments through the day. Online booking is now open, but places are limited – book your place here.
News from local Labour
Exeter City Council is using an old bus station site to build the country’s first super energy efficient leisure complex
Slough Borough Council have launched a guide with information on accessibility in Slough venues
Enfield Council has presented the latest progress that they are making on the £6bn Meridian Water scheme
Nottingham City Council is celebrating as the city exceeds the national average for pupils at Good and Outstanding schools
Liverpool City Council is welcoming a bumper set of boats for the city’s river festival
Lambeth Council has delivered the UK’s first ever Living Wage building
Next Generation Programme 2019/20
The application for the Next Generation Programme for 2019/20 will be opening in mid-June. Please keep an eye out in our weekly bulletin for details and how to apply.
The programme offers ambitious and talented councillors an unparalleled political development opportunity, uniquely developed within party political traditions and with party political experts. Next Generation aims to support and encourage councillors to be bold and confident political leaders, progress in your political career and be champions of local government.
There will be a competitive application process and you will need sign off from you Group Leader to apply. The programme will run over the weekends of, 19/20 October (London) 30 November/1 December (Warwick) and 18/19 January 2020 (Manchester). Participants must attend all of the three weekends.
News from Wales
Newport City Council has signed up to the TUC’s Dying to Work charter
Cardiff City Council has taken part in this year’s Dementia Awareness Week with a series of events across the city
News from the Labour Party
Alex Cunningham – The shameful rise in homeless children stuck in temporary accommodation will be the legacy of this failed Conservative government
Jeremy Corbyn – Whoever becomes the new Conservative Leader must let the people decide our country’s future, through an immediate general election
Andy McDonald – New Stagecoach legal action shows franchising system beyond reform
Angela Rayner – Labour to make climate change part of the curriculum
Cat Smith – Government solely to blame for chaos as EU citizens denied the right to vote
Sue Hayman – plastics plan falls short while recycling rates slump
Margaret Greenwood – comment on the UN Special Rapporteur report on cuts to social security
Andy McDonald – the Tories have neglected buses, along with the people and communities who rely on them
John McDonnell – response to CBI scaremongering on public ownership
Barbara Keeley – CQC report shows that the care system has completely failed autistic people and people with learning disabilities
News from the LGA
LGA – Beware fake goods at bank holiday markets, warn councils
LGA responds to Government extension to permitted development rules
LGA responds to new MHCLG homelessness stats
LGA – Schools staying with their council are more likely to be good or outstanding
LGA responds to public accounts committee apprenticeship report
LGA responds to Office of National Statistics figures on young people not in education, employment and training
LGA responds to transport committee report on bus services
Emergency planning and civil resilience masterclasses – June 2019
These one-day masterclasses, to be held at in Liverpool on Friday, 14 June and in Durham on Monday, 17 June, will feature expertise and experience from leaders involved in major emergencies and will provide an introduction to handling the media, understanding your role as a councillor during a civil emergency and provide practical advice and best practice.
Key aspects of the masterclass include:
- the role of councillor during a civil emergency – looking at both your role as a representative of the council and as local community leaders
- the role in preparing for, responding to and recovering from emergencies and in particular around building and maintaining trust in communities.
- Input will be provided from local emergency planning officers and communications experts about how to deal with the press during a civil emergency.
The masterclass won’t focus purely on one type of emergency but will bring in examples from different events including flooding and terrorism.
This masterclass is suitable for all elected councillors, and is free to attend.
Date and venue Friday, 14 June from 10.00am - 4.30pm Hilton, Liverpool City Centre
Monday, 17 June from 10.00am to 4.30pm Radisson Blu Hotel, Durham
Bookings and further information Grace Collins, Adviser – Leadership and Localism Email: grace.collins@local.gov.uk
Opposition Watch
Newly elected Brexit Party MEP lives in France
The Prime Minister has announced that she will quit, with a new Tory Leader and PM in place by the end of July
By-elections
By-elections held on 23rd May:
Neath Port Talbot UA – Resolven
Ind 699 [59.7%; +59.7%]
Lab 293 [25.0%; -16.3%]
Plaid Cymru 121 [10.3%; -13.4%]
Con 34 [2.9%; +2.9%]
LD 23 [2.0%; +2.0%]
[Ind 0 [0%; -34.8%]]
Turnout 50.38%
Ind gain from Lab
Gwynedd UA – Morfa Nefyn
Plaid Cymru returned unopposed
By-elections taking place on 30th May:
Gosport BC - Brockhurst
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