Let Communities Decide

Over 850 councillors and other elected representatives have signed an open letter opposing government proposals to allow fracking companies to undertake exploratory drilling without local planning applications.

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If you’re a councillor or MP, you can sign the letter here.

Dear James Brokenshire MP (CC Greg Clark MP, Kit Malthouse MP, Claire Perry MP),

The UK government has proposed changes to planning rules that would allow exploratory drilling for shale gas to be considered “permitted development”, removing the need for fracking companies to apply for planning permission.

The current planning framework for shale gas provides an important regulatory process for the industry, offering necessary checks and balances by local authorities who best understand the circumstances in their areas. Crucially, it also allows communities directly affected a say in how, and whether, shale gas exploration proceeds in their neighbourhoods.

We believe that applying permitted development to exploratory shale gas drilling represents a distortion of its intention and is a misuse of the planning system. Permitted Development was originally intended to be used to speed up planning decisions on small developments – like garden sheds or erecting a fence – not drilling for shale gas.

As elected representatives of our communities, we the undersigned call for the withdrawal of this proposal, and respect for the right of communities to make decisions on shale gas activities in their areas through the local planning system.

Yours Sincerely,

Signed:

Alex Dale, Chairman of North Derbyshire Conservative Association, Derbyshire County Council
Andy Sorton, Chair, Planning and Highways Regulation Committee, Stockport MBC (Labour)
David Rudd, Planning Committee Member, East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Conservative)
Dr Catherine Preston, Chair of Planning Control Committee, Bury MBC (Labour)
Gerald Dakin, Planning Committee Member, Shropshire County Council (Conservative)
Gillian Campbell, Deputy Leader of the Council, Blackpool Council (Labour)
Henry Nicholson, Planning Committee Member, Derbyshire County Council (Labour)
Jillian Reeves, Chair of Scrutiny Committee, Essex County Council (Conservative)
Jonathan Owen, Deputy Leader of the Council, East Riding of Yorkshire Council (Conservative)
Julie Cattell, Chair of Planning Committee, Brighton and Hove City Council (Labour)
Keith House, Leader of the Council, Eastleigh Borough Council (Liberal Democrats)
Maureen Mills, Chair of Planning Committee, West Lancashire Borough Council (Labour)
Sian Berry, Green Party Co-Leader and London Assembly Member
Stewart Young, Leader of the Council, Cumbria County Council (Labour)
Tim Hall, Chairman of Planning and Regulatory Committee, Surrey County Council (Conservative)

Plus more than 800 other signatories. See below for the full list.

Name	Role	Council / Constituency	Position	Party
Abi Bell	Councillor	Hull City Council		Liberal Democrats
Abi Mills	Councillor	Lancaster City Council		Green Party
Adam Boyden	Councillor	Mendip District Council	Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Somerton and Frome	Liberal Democrats
Adam Monk	Councillor	South Gloucestershire Council		Labour Party
Adam Price	Councillor	Medway Council	Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Adam Yates	Councillor	West Lancashire Borough Council	Cabinet, Resources and Transformation	Labour Party
Adam Zerny	Councillor	Central Bedfordshire Council		Independent
Adele Barnett-Ward	Councillor	Reading Borough Council		Labour Party
Adele Warren	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Conservative Party
Adele Williams	Councillor	Nottingham City Council		Labour Party
Adrian Collett	Councillor	Hampshire County Council	Deputy Group Leader	Liberal Democrats
Adrian Delaney	Councillor	Birmingham City Councl		Conservative Party
Ahmed Ajli	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Chair, Audit Committee	Labour Party
Alan Chilver	Parish Councillor	Upper Beeding Parish Council	Joint Parishes Youth Committee	None
Alan Connett	Councillor	Teignbridge District Council		Liberal Democrats
Alan Coultas	Councillor	Darlington Borough Council		Independent
Alan Dowden	Councillor	Hampshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Alan L Barry	Councillor	Cumbria County Council		Labour Party
Alan McCarthy	Councillor	Rochdale Borough Council		Labour Party
Alan Sage	Councillor	Stroud Town Council	Chair, Finance, Community and Policy Committee	Green Party
Alan Wainwright	Councillor	Bradford MDC	Chair, Bradford South Area Committee	Labour Party
Alex Dale	Councillor	Derbyshire County Council	Chairman, North Derbyshire Conservative Association	Conservative Party
Alex Ganotis	Councillor	Stockport MBC	Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Alex Phillips	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council		Green Party
Alex Scroggie	Councillor	Gedling Borough Council		Labour Party
Alex Sobel	MP	Leeds North West		Labour Party
Alex Wade	Councillor	New Forest District Council		Liberal Democrats
Alexandra Phillips	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council		Green Party
Ali-Raza Ilyas	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Assistant Executive, Enviroment	Labour Party
Alice Bennett	Councillor	Liverpool City Council		Labour Party
Alice Campbell	Councillor	Stroud Town Council		Green Party
Alison Graham	Councillor	Central Bedfordshire Council		Independent
Alison Lowe	Councillor	Leeds City Council		Labour Party
Alison Munro	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Liberal Democrats
Allan Andrews	Councillor	Coventry City Council	Deputy Group Leader	Conservative Party
Allan Brame	Councillor	Wirral MBC	Environment Spokesperson	Liberal Democrats
Allen Cowles	Councillor	Rotherham MBC		UKIP
Amanda Broom	Councillor	Somerset County Council	Opposition Spokesperson for Health and Wellbeing	Liberal Democrats
Amanda Knight	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council		Green Party
Amy Brookes	Councillor	Rotherham MBC		Labour Party
Andrea Simpson	Councillor	Bury MBC	Deputy Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Andree Frieze	Councillor	Richmond Borough Council		Green Party
Andrew Cooper	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Green Party
Andrew Fewings	Councillor	Burnley MBC		Green Party
Andrew Gadsby	Councillor	Pickering Town Council		Independent
Andrew Simcock	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Andrew Stringer	Councillor	Suffolk County Council	Leader, Lib Dem, Green and Independent Group	Green Party
Andrew Waller	Councillor	City of York Council	Deputy Leader of the Council	Liberal Democrats
Andrew Western	Councillor	Trafford MBC		Labour Party
Andy Bainbridge	Councillor	Sheffield City Council		Labour Party
Andy Burgin	Councillor	Mansfield District Council		Labour Party
Andy Connelly	Councillor	Leicester City Council	Assistant Mayor, Housing	Labour Party
Andy D'Agorne	Councillor	City of York Council	Group Leader	Green Party
Andy Hadley	Councillor	Poole Borough Council		Independent
Andy Perkins	Councillor	South Gloucestershire Council		Labour Party
Andy Sorton	Councillor	Stockport MBC	Chair, Planning and Highways Regulation Committee	Labour Party
Andy Strangeway	Councillor	East Riding of Yorkshire Council		Independent
Angela Hamilton	Councillor	South Tyneside Council		Labour Party
Angela Wilkins	Councillor	Bromley Borough Council	Group Leader	Labour Party
Angelique Foster	Councillor	Dronfield Town Council	Leader of the Council	Conservative Party
Angie Davies	Councillor	Wirral MBC	Cabinet	Labour Party
Anita Thorpe	Councillor	Wigan MBC		Labour Party
Ann Cunliffe	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Labour Party
Ann O'Byrne	Councillor	Liverpool City Council	Deputy Group Leader	Labour Party
Anna Key	Councillor	Liverpool City Council	Deputy Chair, Environment Regulatory Committee	Green Party
Anne Chalk	Councillor	Southend-on-Sea Borough Council		Independent
Anne Killett	Councillor	Mid Suffolk District Council		Green Party
Anne Twine	Clerk to Parish Council	Nawton Parish Council		Independent
Annette Wright	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Azra Ali	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Neighbourhoods and Environment Committee	Labour Party
Bally Singh	Councillor	Coventry City Council		Labour Party
Bambos Charalambous	MP	Enfield Southgate	Shadow Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy	Labour Party
Barbara Boyce	Councillor	City of York Council		Labour Party
Barry Bingham	Councillor	Derbyshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Barry Brotherton	Councillor	Trafford MBC		Labour Party
Barry Collins	Councillor	Calderdale MBC	Deputy Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Basat Sheikh	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Assistant Executive, Housing and Regeneration	Labour Party
Ben Bradley	MP	Mansfield	Education Select Committee	Conservative Party
Ben Clay	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Ben Dowling	Councillor	Portsmouth City Council	Cabinet, Planning, Regeneration and Economic Development	Liberal Democrats
Ben Groom	Councillor	Solihull MBC		Green Party
Ben Price	Councillor	Norwich City Council		Green Party
Bernard Stone	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Chair, Scrutiny	Labour Party
Bernie Scaplehorn	Councillor	Sunderland City Council		Labour Party
Bev Craig	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Cabinet, Adult Services, Health and Wellbeing	Labour Party
Bev Mullaney	Councillor	Bradford MDC		Labour Party
Beverley Mullaney	Councillor	Bradford MDC		Labour Party
Bilkis Ismail	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Labour Party
Bill Gifford	Councillor	Warwickshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Bill Lewis	Councillor	Rugby Borough Council	Deputy Mayor	Liberal Democrats
Bill Revans	Councillor	Somerset County Council		Liberal Democrats
Billy Lake	Councillor	Liverpool City Council		Liberal Party
Bob Collis	Councillor	Gedling Borough Council		Labour Party
Bob McCann	Councillor	Sefton MBC	Planning Committee	Formby Residents Action Group
Bob Metcalfe	Councillor	Calderdale MBC	Cabinet, Adults Health and Social Care	Labour Party
Bob Piper	Councillor	Sandwell MBC		Labour Party
Bob Smytherman	Councillor	West Sussex County Council		Liberal Democrats
Bob Wright	Councillor	Wiltshire Council	Chair, Overview and Scrutiny	Labour Party
Brenda McGonigle	Councillor	Reading Borough Council		Green Party
Brian Ridgway	Councillor	Derbyshire County Council		Labour Party
Brian Steele	Councillor	Rotherham MBC	Chair, Overview and Scrutiny Management Board	Labour Party
Brian Watkins	Councillor	Norfolk County Council		Liberal Democrats
Bryan Pillow	Parish Councillor	Foston and Thornton-le-Clay Parish Council		None
C Moore	Parish Councillor	Rudheath Parish Council		None
Carl Crompton	Councillor	Lancashire County Council		Labour Party
Carl Doran	Councillor	Wokingham Borough Council		Labour Party
Carla Denyer	Councillor	Bristol City Council	Development Control Committee	Green Party
Carol Machell	Councillor	Calderdale MBC	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Carol Whitton	Councillor	Devon County Council		Labour Party
Carole Jones	Councillor	Nottingham City Council		Labour Party
Carole Storey	Councillor	Liverpool City Council		Liberal Democrats
Caroline Firth	Councillor	Bradford MDC		Labour Party
Caroline Jackson	Councillor	Lancaster City Council		Green Party
Caroline Pidgeon	London Assembly Member	London Assembly	Liberal Democrat London Spokesperson	Liberal Democrats
Caroline Russell	Councillor, London Assembly Member	Islington Borough Council, London Assembly		Green Party
Carolyn Lambert	Councillor	East Sussex County Council		Liberal Democrats
Cat Smith	MP	Lancaster and Fleetwood		Labour Party
Cath Davis	Councillor	North Tyneside Council	Enviroment Committee	Labour Party
Catherine Braun	Councillor	Stroud District Council		Green Party
Cathryn Bayton	Councillor	Dudley MBC	Shadow Cabinet Health and Wellbeing	Labour Party
Catie Page	Councillor	Sefton MBC	Chair, Overview and Scrutiny	Labour Party
Cecile Biant	Councillor	Rochdale MBC	Action and Resources Committee	Labour Party
Celia Hibbert	Councillor	Wolverhampton City Council	Planning, Licensing & Transport Delivery Committee	Labour Party
Celia Loughran	Councillor	Wakefield MBC	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Charles Clark	Councillor	East Sussex County Council		Independent
Charles Metcalfe	Parish Councillor	Balcombe Parish Council		None
Charlie Bolton	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Green Party
Charlie Stewart	Councillor	Stockport MBC	Chair Central Stockport Area Committee	Labour Party
Cherry Beath	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council		Liberal Democrats
Cheryl Buxton-Sait	Councillor	Solihull MBC		Green Party
Cheryl Raynor	Councillor	Wyre Borough Council	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Chris McFarling	Councillor	Forest of Dean District Council	Cabinet	Green Party
Chris Mellings	Councillor	Shropshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Chris Paul	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Chris Read	Councillor	Rotherham MBC	Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Chris Walker	Councillor	Southend-on-Sea Borough Council		Conservative Party
Chris White	Councillor	St Albans City and District Council	Leader of the Opposition	Liberal Democrats
Chris Williams	Councillor	Solihull MBC		Green Party
Chris Wills	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Christina Funnell	Councillor	City of York Council		Labour Party
Christine Bowditch	Councillor	Cumbria County Council		Labour Party
Christine Channon	Councillor	Devon County Council	Vice-Chairman, Investments and Pensions	Conservative Party
Christine Dale	Councillor	Derbyshire County Council	Shadow Cabinet, Adult Care	Labour Party
Christine Wild	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Conservative Party
Christopher Carubia	Councillor	Wirral MBC		Liberal Democrats
Christopher Rowe	Councillor	Halton Borough Council	Group Leader	Liberal Democrats
Claire Driver	Councillor	Cumbria County Council	Chair, Health Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Claire Wright	Councillor	Devon County Council		Independent
Clare Carragher	Councillor	Sefton MBC		Labour Party
Clive Jepson	Councillor	Rotherham MBC	Improving Places Select Committe	Independent
Clive Johnson	Councillor	Medway Council		Labour Party
Clive Stevens	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Green Party
Colette Weir	Councillor	Salford City Council		Labour Party
Colin Blackburn	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council	Planning, Housing & Economic Development Scrutiny Panel Member	Independent
Colin Dever	Councillor	Knowsley MBC		Labour Party
Colin Hutchinson	Councillor	Calderdale MBC	Adult Health and Social Care Scrutiny Board	Labour Party
Colin Macalister	Councillor	Stockport MBC	Shadow Spokesperson, Economy & Regeneration	Liberal Democrats
Colin Swansborough	Councillor	East Sussex County Council	Chair, Audit Committee	Liberal Democrats
Craig Simmons	Councillor	Oxford City Council		Green Party
Cynthia Dereli	Councillor	West Lancashire Borough Council		Labour Party
Cyril Liddy	Councillor	Colchester Borough Council	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Cyril Weber	Councillor	Cumbria County Council		Labour Party
Dan Jerrome	Councillor	Trafford MBC		Green Party
Dan Yates	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council	Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Daniel Lewis	Councillor	Sefton MBC		Liberal Democrats
Danny Myers	Councillor	City of York Council	Environment Spokesperson	Labour Party
Darren Hayday	Councillor	Buckinghamshire County Council		Independent
Darren Sanders	Councillor	Portsmouth City Council		Liberal Democrats
Dave Ashmore	Councillor	Portsmouth City Council	Cabinet, Environment and Community Safety	Liberal Democrats
Dave Brookes	Councillor	Lancaster City Council	Planning Committee Group Lead	Green Party
Dave Harling	Councillor	Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council		Labour Party
Dave Mansell	Councillor	Taunton Deane Borough Council		Green Party
Dave McCobb	Councillor	Hull City Council		Liberal Democrats
Dave Murphy	Councillor	Oldham MBC	Shadow Cabinet Member, Neighbourhood Services	Liberal Democrats
Dave Rawson	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Dave Young	Councillor	Calderdale MBC		Labour Party
David Acton	Councillor	Trafford MBC	Chair, Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
David Barker	Councillor	Sheffield City Council	Chair, Licensing	Labour Party
David Cannon	Parish Councillor	Loders Parish Council	Rights of Way Liaison Officer	non-political
David Chadwick	Councillor	Bolton MBC	Executive Member, Highways and Transport	Labour Party
David Evans	Councillor	Bolton MBC	Vice Chair, Environmental Scrutiny	Labour Party
David Freeman	Councillor	Durham County Council		Liberal Democrats
David Gibson	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council	Chair, Asset Management Board	Green Party
David Halik	Councillor	Wiltshire Council		Conservative Party
David Hall	Councillor	Durham County Council		Labour Party
David Harrison	Councillor	Hampshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
David Howarth	Councillor	Lancashire County Council		Liberal Democrats
David Jarman	Councillor	Trafford MBC	Vice Chair, Licensing	Labour Party
David Kendall	Councillor	Essex County Council		Liberal Democrats
David Marren	Councillor	Cheshire East Council		Conservative Party
David Meller	Councillor	Stockport MBC		Labour Party
David O'Toole	Councillor	West Lancashire Borough Council	Group Leader	Conservative Party
David Owen	Councillor	Blackpool Council		Labour Party
David Pullin	Councillor	Sefton MBC		Liberal Democrats
David Raby	Councillor	Norwich City Council		Green Party
David Roche	Councillor	Rotherham MBC	Cabinet	Labour Party
David Rudd	Councillor	East Riding of Yorkshire Council	Planning Committee	Conservative Party
David Shaw	Councillor	Doncaster MBC	Planning Committee	Labour Party
David Summers	Councillor	Herefordshire Council	Adult Health and Wellbeing Committee	IOC
David Vasmer	Councillor	Shropshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
David Warburton	Councillor	Bradford MDC	Chair, Regulatory & Appeals Committee	Labour Party
Debbie Andre	Councillor	Isle of Wight Council	Scrutiny Committee	Independent
Debbie Newall	Councillor	Bolton MBC	Cabinet, Adult Social Care and Health	Labour Party
Deborah McIlveen	Councillor	Oxfordshire County Council		Labour Party
Debs Absolom	Councillor	Reading Borough Council		Labour Party
Denise Carlo	Councillor	Norwich City Council		Green Party
Denise Craghill	Councillor	City of York Council	Area Planning Committee	Green Party
Derek Antrobus	Councillor	Salford City Council	Lead, Planning and Sustainable Development	Labour Party
Derek Heffernan	Councillor	Oldham MBC	Shadow Cabinet	Liberal Democrats
Diane Hoy	Councillor	Rochford District Council		Green Party
Dick Page	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council		Green Party
Dick Wolff	Councillor	Oxford City Council		Green Party
Dilys Cluer	Councillor	Scarborough Borough Council	Planning and Development Committee	Green Party
Dine Romero	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council	Group Leader	Liberal Democrats
Dominic Hiscock	Councillor	Hampshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Don Alexander	Councillor	Bristol City Council	Chair, Development Control	Labour Party
Douglas Bagnall	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Liberal Democrats
Douglas Johnson	Councillor	Sheffield City Council		Green Party
Dr Brian Mathew	Councillor	Wiltshire Council		Liberal Democrats
Dr Catherine Preston	Councillor	Bury MBC	Chair, Planning Control Committee	Labour Party
Dr Chris Gordon	Councillor	Stockport MBC		Liberal Democrats
Dylan Baxendale	Councillor	Richmond Borough Council		Green Party
Dzidra Noor	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
E A Wills	Parish Councillor	Isle of Wight Council		None
Ebrahim Adia	Councillor	Bolton MBC	Deputy Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Ed Murphy	Councillor	Peterborough City Council		Labour Party
Edward Cottrell	Parish Councillor	Marden Parish Council		Conservative Party
Eleanor Combley	Councillor	Bristol City Council	Group Leader	Green Party
Elfrede Brambley-Crawshaw	Councillor	Suffolk County Council		Green Party
Elizabeth Blanshard	Councillor	North East Derbyshire District Council		Conservative Party
Elizabeth Greenaway	Councillor	Telford and Wrekin Council		Conservative Party
Elizabeth Hayden	Councillor	Liverpool City Council	Cabinet, Child Services	Labour Party
Ellie Brooks	Councillor	Cheshire East Council	Heritage Champion	Conservative Party
Ellie Chowns	Councillor	Herefordshire Council		Green Party
Ellie Reeves	MP	Lewisham West & Penge		Labour Party
Emily Smith	Councillor	Oxfordshire County Council	Group Leader	Liberal Democrats
Emma Anderton	Councillor	Wyre Borough Council		Labour Party
Emma Taylor	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Erìc Firth	Councillor	Kirklees MBC	Planning Sub-Committee	Labour Party
Erica Lewis	Councillor	Lancashire County Council		Labour Party
Eva Ward	Councillor	Gloucestershire County Council	Health and Care Overview and Scrutiny Committee	Green Party
Eve Holt	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Fabian Breckels	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Labour Party
Felicity Norman	Councillor	Herefordshire Council	Planning Committee	Green Party
Felicity Temple	Councillor	East Riding of Yorkshire Council		Conservative Party
Fiona Derbyshire	Councillor	City of York Council	Local Plan Spokesperson	Independent
Fiona Twycross	London Assembly Member	London Assembly	Deputy Group Leader	Labour Party
Fran Carpenter	Councillor	Hampshire County Council	Health & Adult Social Care Select Committee	Conservative Party
Francis Oppler	Councillor	West Sussex County Council		Liberal Democrats
Frank Jonas	Councillor	Portsmouth City Council		Conservative Party
Gail Hodson	Councillor	South Ribble Borough Council	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Gary Cowan	Councillor	Wokingham Borough Council		Independent
Gary McMaster	Parish Councillor	Willerby and Kirk Ella	Western Planning Committee	Conservative Party
Gavin Grant	Councillor	Wiltshire Council	Northern Area Planning Committee	Liberal Democrats
Gavin James	Councillor	Hampshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Gaynor Rogers	Councillor	North East Lincolnshire Council	Cabinet Member	Labour Party
Geoff Brodie	Councillor	Isle of Wight Council		Labour Party
George Fairhurst	Councillor	Wigan MBC		Independent
George Lindars-Hammond	Councillor	Sheffield City Council		Labour Party
Gerald Dakin	Councillor	Shropshire County Council	Planning Committee	Conservative Party
Gerald Vernon-Jackson	Councillor	Portsmouth City Council	Leader of the Council	Liberal Democrats
Geraldine Coggins	Councillor	Trafford MBC	Group Leader	Green Party
Gerry Harper	Councillor	Leeds City Council		Labour Party
Gill Mitchell	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council	Chair, Environment, Transport and Sustainability Committee	Labour Party
Gillian Campbell	Councillor	Blackpool Council	Deputy Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Gillian Cookson	Parish Councillor	Treales Roseacre and Wharles Parish Council
Gina Dowding	Councillor	Lancashire County Council	Health Scrutiny Committee	Green Party
Gina Dowding	Councillor	Lancashire County Council		Green Party
Gina Reynolds	Councillor	Salford City Council	Lead, Adult Services, Health and Wellbeing	Labour Party
Ginny Alexander	Councillor	Oldham MBC	Deputy Cabinet, Neighbourhood Services	Labour Party
Glyn Lloyd	Councillor	Wakefield MBC		Labour Party
Godfrey Daniel	Councillor	East Sussex County Council		Labour Party
Grace Fletcher-Hackwood	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Graham Elliott	Councillor	Waveney District Council	Planning Committee	Green Party
Graham Turner	Councillor	Kirklees MBC	Cabinet	Labour Party
Guy Lambert	Councillor	Houndslow Borough Council	Cabinet	Labour Party
Hal Brown	Councillor	Reigate and Banstead Borough Council		Green Party
Hannah Bithell	Councillor	Leeds City Council		Labour Party
Hannah Coombs	Councillor	Southampton City Council		Labour Party
Hannah Kitching	Councillor	Barnsley MBC		Liberal Democrats
Hannah Minns	Councillor	Milton Keynes Council		Labour Party
Hannah Priest	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Chair, Economy Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Harriet Bradley	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Labour Party
Harry Doyle	Councillor	Liverpool City Council	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Harry Taylor	Councillor	Shropshire County Council	Deputy Group Leader	Labour Party
Hasina Khan	Councillor	Lancashire County Council	Labour Group Secretary	Labour Party
Hazel Elliott	Parish Councillor	Lynchmere Parish Council		None
Heather Speak	Councillor	Fylde Borough Council		Independent
Helen Evans	Councillor	Oxfordshire County Council		Labour Party
Helen Wall	Councillor	Cumbria County Council		Labour Party
Helen Weltman	Councillor	Cheshire West and Chester Council, Member for Sutton Ward		Conservative Party
Henry Nicholson	Councillor	Derbyshire County Council	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Henry Trueman	Councillor	Sunderland City Council		Labour Party
Henry Wheeler	Councillor	Gedling Borough Council	Cabinet, Housing, Health and Wellbeing	Labour Party
Hilary Ackland	Councillor	Devon County Council	Corporate and Infrastructure Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Holme Valley North	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Labour Party
Howard Sykes	Councillor	Oldham MBC	Leader of the Opposition	Liberal Democrats
Ian Boulton	Councillor	South Gloucestershire Council		Labour Party
Ian Jones	Councillor	Rotherham MBC		Labour Party
Ian Jones	Councillor	Sandwell MBC		Labour Party
Ian Manion	Parish Councillor	Aldwick Parish Council		Labour Party
Ian Manning	Councillor	Cambridgeshire County Council	Leader of the Opposition	Liberal Democrats
Ian Moran	Councillor	West Lancashire Borough Council	Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Ian Saunders	Councillor	Sheffield City Council	Heritage Champion	Labour Party
Ian Thorn	Councillor	Wiltshire Council		Liberal Democrats
Imogen Shepherd-DuBey	Councillor	Wokingham Borough Council		Liberal Democrats
Irene Ratcliffe	Councillor	Derbyshire County Council		Labour Party
Jack Abbott	Councillor	Suffolk County Council		Labour Party
Jack Scott	Councillor	Sheffield City Council	Cabinet, Development	Labour Party
Jackie O’Quinn	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council	Planning Committee	Labour & Co-op
Jackie Porter	Councillor	Hampshire County Council	Opposition Spokesperson, Children	Liberal Democrats
Jacqi Hodgson	Councillor	Devon County Council	Planning Committee	Green Party
Jacqui Beswick	Councillor	Rochdale Borough Council		Labour Party
James Abbott	Councillor	Essex County Council		Green Party
James Baker	Councillor	Calderdale MBC	Group Leader	Liberal Democrats
James Burn	Councillor	Solihull MBC	Leader of the Opposition	Green Party
James Gibson	Councillor	Leeds City Council		Labour Party
James Lewis	Councillor	Leeds City Council		Labour Party
James Wilson	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Jamie Driscoll	Councillor	Newcastle City Council		Labour Party
Jamila Azad	Councillor	Oxfordshire County Council	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Jane Baugh	Councillor	Trafford MBC	Executive Member for Children's Services	Labour Party
Jane Brophy	Councillor	Trafford MBC		Liberal Democrats
Jane Evison	Councillor	East Riding of Yorkshire Council	Cabinet	Conservative Party
Jane Slater	Councillor	Trafford MBC		Labour Party
Jane Urquhart	Councillor	Nottingham City Council	Cabinet, Planning, Housing & Heritage	Labour Party
Janet Looker	Councillor	City of York Council	Group Leader	Labour Party
Janet Willis	Councillor	Cumbria County Council	Cabinet	Liberal Democrats
Janice Long	Councillor	Brent Borough Council		Labour Party
Jaresd O'Mara	MP	Sheffield Hallam		Independent
Jason Fazackarley	Councillor	Portsmouth City Council		Liberal Democrats
Jason Pritchard	Councillor	City of London Council	Cabinet, Health & Environmental Services	Labour Party
Jayne Dillon	Councillor	Trafford MBC		Labour Party
Jayne Innes	Councillor	Coventry City Council	Cabinet, City Services	Labour Party
Jean Gillies	Councillor	Bolton MBC	Chair, Adult and Health Scrutiny	Labour Party
Jean Hornby	Councillor	Rochdale MBC		Labour Party
Jeanette Smith	Councillor	Portsmouth City Council	Cabinet, Resources	Liberal Democrats
Jeanie Bell	Councillor	St Helens Council	Chair, Licencing	Labour Party
Jeff Summers	Councillor	West Lindsey District Council	Leader of the Council	Conservative Party
Jennifer Mein	Councillor	Lancashire County Council		Labour Party
Jenny Hollingsworth	Councillor	Gedling Borough Council	Cabinet	Labour Party
Jerry Roodhouse	Councillor	Rugby Borough Council	Group Leader	Liberal Democrats
Jess Barnard	Councillor	Norfolk County Council		Labour Party
Jesse Foot	Councillor	Cornwall Council	Tamar Valley AONB Executive Committee	Liberal Democrats
Jill Ashton	Parish Councillor	Salfords and Sidlow Parish Council	N/A	Independent
Jill Houlbrook	Councillor	Cheshire West and Chester Council		Conservative Party
Jillian Reeves	Councillor	Essex County Council	Committee Chairman	Conservative Party
Jim Robbins	Councillor	Swindon Borough Council		Labour Party
Jo Bird	Councillor	Wirral MBC		Labour Party
Jo Henderson	Councillor	Norwich City Council		Green Party
Jo Sergeant	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Labour Party
Joan Dixon	Councillor	Derbyshire County Council		Labour Party
Joan Whitehead	Councillor	Cambridgeshire County Council	Group Leader	Labour Party
Joanna Carter	Councillor	Lewes District Council		Green Party
Joanna Midgley	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Joanne Dodds	Councillor	Bradford MDC		Labour Party
Joanne Harding	Councillor	Trafford MBC		Labour Party
Joanne McCartney	London Assembly Member	London Assembly		Labour Party
Joe Kirwin	Councillor	North Tyneside Council		Labour Party
John Barry	Councillor	Lancaster City Council		Green Party
John Bell	Councillor	Cumbria County Council		Labour Party
John Bennison	Councillor	Hampshire County Council		Independent
John Bennison	Councillor	Hampshire County Council		Independent
John Biggs	Mayor	Tower Hamlets Borough Council		Labour Party
John Bull	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council	Chair, Scrutiny Panel	Labour Party
John Clatworthy	Councillor	Devon County Council		Conservative Party
John Dodd	Councillor	Sefton MBC		Liberal Democrats
John Ferguson	Councillor	Salford City Council		Labour Party
John Hacking	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Chair, Communities and Equalities Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
John Hale	Councillor	Hertfordshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
John Hartshorne	Councillor	Nottingham City Council		Labour Party
John Holland	Councillor	Warwickshire County Council	Health and Wellbeing Board	Labour Party
John Howson	Councillor	Oxfordshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
John Jordan	Councillor	Southampton City Council	Cabinet Member	Labour Party
John Leech	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Leader of the Opposition	Liberal Democrats
John M Clarke	Councillor	Somerset County Council		Green Party
John Matthissen	Councillor	Mid Suffolk District Council		Green Party
John Medland	Councillor	Isle of Wight Council		Independent
John O'Shea	Councillor	North Tyneside Council		Labour Party
John Raine	Councillor	Worcestershire County Council	Planning and Regulatory Committee	Green Party
John Shuttleworth	Councillor	Durham County Council		Independent
John Stockton	Councillor	Halton Borough Council		Labour Party
John Stott	Councillor	Pickering Town Council		Liberal Democrats
John Ungar	Councillor	East Sussex County Council		Liberal Democrats
John Wright	Councillor	Stockport MBC		Conservative Party
Johnny Dennis	Councillor	Lewes District Council		Green Party
Jon Orrell	Councillor	Dorset County Council	Regulatory Committee	Green Party
Jon-Connor Lyons	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Planning and Highways Committee.	Labour Party
Jonathan Bartley	Councillor	Lambeth Borough Council	Co-Leader, Green Party	Green Party
Jonathan Bentley	Councillor	Leeds City Council	Environment Spokesperson	Liberal Democrats
Jonathan Chilvers	Councillor	Warwickshire County Council	Group Leader	Green Party
Jonathan Essex	Councillor	Surrey County Council		Green Party
Jonathan Ireland	Councillor	Rotherham MBC		Labour Party
Jonathan Owen	Councillor	East Riding of Yorkshire Council	Deputy Leader of the Council	Conservative Party
Jonathan Price	Councillor	Staffordshire County Council		Conservative Party
Jonathan Smith	Councillor	Isles of Scilly Council	Isles of Scilly AONB Partnership Member	Independent
Jonny Crawshaw	Councillor	City of York Council		Labour Party
Jonny Morris	Councillor	Plymouth City Council	Chair, Brexit, Infrastructure and Legislative Change Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Josh King	Councillor	Bromley Borough Council		Labour Party
Josh Williams	Councillor	Reading Borough Council		Green Party
Joshua Bennett Lovell	Councillor	Hertfordshire County Council		Labour Party
Joyce Bowerman	Councillor	Tameside MBC		Labour Party
Jude English	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Green Party
Judith Hughes	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Labour Party
Judith Kelly	Councillor	Bury MBC	Cabinet, Corporate Affairs and HR	Labour Party
Julia Wakelam	Councillor	St. Edmundsbury Borough Council		Green Party
Julian Brazil	Councillor	Devon County Council		Liberal Democrats
Julian Rand MBE	Councillor	Cornwall Council	Strategic Planning Committee	Independent
Julian Ware-Lane	Councillor	Southend-on-Sea Borough Council		Labour Party
Julie Cattell	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council	Chair, Planning Committee	Labour Party
Julie Gibson	Councillor	Lancashire County Council	Shadow Cabinet	Labour Party
Julie Gunn	Councillor	Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council	Assistant Executive, Children, Young People and Education	Labour Party
Julie Heselwood	Councillor	Leeds City Council		Labour Party
Julie Howell	Councillor	Peterborough City Council		Green Party
Julie Pattison	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Farnworth and Kearsley First
Julie Stewart-Turner	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Green Party
Julie Young	Councillor	Essex County Council		Labour Party
Julien Pritchard	Councillor	Birmingham City Council		Green Party
Kai Taylor	Councillor	Knowsley MBC		Green Party
Kallum Nolan	Councillor	Rochdale MBC		Labour Party
Kallum Taylor	Councillor	City of York Council		Labour Party
Karen Allison	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Green Party
Karen Constantine	Councillor	Kent County Council		Labour Party
Karen Leach	Councillor	Bury MBC	Deputy Cabinet, Health & Wellbeing	Labour Party
Karen Lockney	Councillor	Cumbria County Council		Labour Party
Karen McCarthy	Councillor	Birmingham City Council		Labour Party
Karen Renshaw	Councillor	Leeds City Council		Labour Party
Karl Love	Councillor	Isle of Wight Council		Independent
Karl Macnaughton	Councillor	Solihull MBC		Green Party
Kate Foale	Councillor	Nottingham City Council	Deputy Group Leader	Labour Party
Kate Osborne	Councillor	North Tyneside Council		Labour Party
Kate Stowey	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council		Conservative Party
Kath Hartley	Councillor	Birmingham City Council	Sustainability & Transport Overview & Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Kathleen Lockie	Councillor	West Lancashire Borough Council		Labour Party
Kathy Bance MBE	Councillor	Bromley Borough Council	Public Protection and Enforcement Committee	Labour Party
Kayleigh Brooks	Councillor	Leeds City Council		Labour Party
Keith Aspden	Councillor	City of York Council	Executive Member, Community Engagement	Liberal Democrats
Keith Day	Councillor	Dorset County Council		Conservative Party
Keith House	Councillor	Eastleigh Borough Council	Leader of the Council	Liberal Democrats
Keith Kondakor	Councillor	Warwickshire County Council		Green Party
Keith Morrell	Councillor	Southampton City Council		Independent
Keith Taylor	MEP	South East England	Vice Chair, Local Government Association	Green Party
Keith Wakefield.	Councillor	Leeds City Council	Lead, Health	Labour Party
Keith Welham	Councillor	Mid Suffolk District Council		Green Party
Kevin Cranston	Councillor	Stroud Town Council	Mayor	Green Party
Kevin McKeon	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Labour Party
Kevin Procter	Councillor	Trafford MBC	Executive Member, Communities and Housing	Labour Party
Kevin Ritchie	Councillor	Leeds City Council		Labour Party
Kevin Tait	Councillor	Dronfield Town Council		Conservative Party
Kieron Gill	Councillor	Brent Borough Council		Labour Party
Kim Scudamore	Councillor	South Gloucestershire Council		Labour Party
Kim Snape	Councillor	Lancashire County Council		Labour Party
Kirsten Johnson	Councillor	Oxfordshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Kirsty Lord	Councillor	West Sussex County Council		Liberal Democrats
Kyle Robinson	Councillor	Staffordshire County Council	Shadow Cabinet, Prosperous Communities	Labour Party
Lara Ellis	Councillor	Newcastle City Council		Labour Party
Lars Kramm	Councillor	City of York Council		Green Party
Laura Booth	Councillor	Stockport MBC		Labour Party
Laura Robertson-Collins	Councillor	Liverpool City Council - Greenbank Ward	Chair, Neighbourhoods Select Committee	Labour Party
Lawrence Brown	Councillor	Liverpool City Council		Green Party
Lee Scordis	Councillor	Essex County Council	Chair, Policy and Public Initatives	Labour Party
Len Duvall	London Assembly Member	London Assembly		Labour Party
Leo Littman	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council		Green Party
Leonie Cooper	London Assembly Member	London Assembly	Chair, Environment Committee	Labour Party
Les Gilbert	Councillor	Cheshire East Council		Conservative Party
Liam Robinson	Councillor	Liverpool City Council	Cabinet, Transport and Air Quality	Labour Party
Lin Patterson	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council	Health and Wellbeing Select Committee	Green Party
Linda Hellyer	Councillor	Devon County Council		Conservative Party
Linda Nulty	Councillor	Fylde Borough Council	Planning Committee	Independent
Linda Robinson	Councillor	Wychavon District Council	Leader of the Council	Conservative Party
Linda Thomas	Councillor	Bolton MBC	Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Linda Woodings	Councillor	Nottingham City Council	Cabinet, Housing, Planning and Heritage	Labour Party
Lindsay MacDougall	Councillor	Glastonbury Town Council		Green Party
Lindsley Harvard	Councillor	Coventry City Council	Chair, Planning	Labour Party
Lisa Mitchelll	Councillor	Southampton City Council		Labour Party
Lisa Trickett	Councillor	Birmingham City Council		Labour Party
Liz Clements	Councillor	Birmingham City Council		Labour Party
Liz Leffman	Councillor	Oxfordshire County Council	Performance Scrutiny Committee	Liberal Democrats
Liz Oades	Councillor	Lancashire County Council		Independent
Lizzi Collinge	Councillor	Lancashire County Council	Prospective Parliamentary Candidate Morecambe and Lunesdale	Labour Party
Lizzie Deane	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council		Green Party
Lorcan Whitehead	Councillor	Colchester Borough Council		Labour Party
Lorna Dupre	Councillor	Cambridgeshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Lorna Fielker	Councillor	Southampton City Council	Cabinet Member	Labour Party
Lorraine Ashman	Councillor	Sandwell MBC		Labour Party
Lorraine Beavers	Councillor	Lancashire County Council		Labour Party
Louisa Greenbaum	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council		Green Party
Lucas Schoemaker	Councillor	Stroud Town Council	Planning Committee	Green Party
Lucy Whittle	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Labour Party
Lyn Boyd	Councillor	Durham County Council		Labour Party
Lynda Atkins	Councillor	Oxfordshire County Council		Independent
Lynn Masterman	Councillor	Wakefield MBC		Labour Party
Lynne Stagg	Councillor	Portsmouth City Council	Cabinet, Traffic and Transportation	Liberal Democrats
Lynnie Hinnigan	Councillor	Liverpool City Council	Cabinet, Housing	Labour Party
Madeline Murray	Councillor	Bolton MBC	Chair, LERC	Labour Party
Majid Dar	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Communities and Equalities	Labour Party
Mal Danks	Councillor	Pickering Town Council		Independent
Mal Mutton	Councillor	Coventry City Council	Chair, Scrutiny Board for Education and Childrens Services	Labour Party
Malc Crane	Councillor	Bolsover District Council	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Malcolm Brown	Councillor	Cornwall Council	Group Leader	Liberal Democrats
Malcolm Clementts	Councillor	Barnsley MBC	Overview and Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Malcom Boriss	Councillor	Rochdale Borough Council		Labour Party
Mandie Shilton Godwin	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Margaret Bruff	Councillor	Barnsley MBC		Labour Party
Margaret Isherwood	Councillor	Wakefield MBC	Cabinet	Labour Party
Marian Gilpin	Councillor	South Gloucestershire Council	Chairman, Health Scrutiny Committee	Conservative Party
Marion Le Poidevin	Councillor	Poole Borough Council		Liberal Democrats
Marion Pope	Councillor	Poole Borough Council		Independent
Marje Paling	Councillor	Gedling Borough Council	Chair, Environment and Licensing Committee	Labour Party
Mark Brain	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Labour Party
Mark Deacon	Councillor	Plymouth City Council		Conservative Party
Mark Dixey	Councillor	Bolsover District Council		Labour Party
Mark Dobson	Councillor	Leeds City Council	Party Leader	Independent
Mark Gray	Councillor	Oxfordshire County Council	Cabinet	Independent
Mark Platt	Councillor	Essex County Council		Conservative Party
Mark Preston	Councillor	Haxby Town Council		None
Mark Rivers	Councillor	Luton Borough Council	Development Control Committee	Labour Party
Mark Wright	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Liberal Democrats
Marlaine Whitham	Councillor	Wigan MBC		Labour Party
Martin Dimery	Councillor	Somerset County Council	Group Leader	Green Party
Martin Donaghy	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Labour Party
Martin Fodor	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Green Party
Martin Hayes	Councillor	Bury MBC	Member, Planning Control Committee	Labour Party
Martin Love	Councillor	Bradford MDC	Environment Scrutiny Committee	Green Party
Martin Mitchell	Councillor	Blackpool Council		Labour Party
Martin Phipps	Councillor	Sheffield City Council		Green Party
Martin Schmierer	Councillor	Norwich City Council		Green Party
Martin Shaw	Councillor	Devon County Council		Independent
Martin Straker Welds	Councillor	Birmingham City Council	Secretary, Birmingham Labour group	Labour Party
Martin Thacker	Councillor	North East Derbyshire District Council	Group Leader	Conservative Party
Martin Tod	Councillor	Hampshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Martin Waite	Councillor	Wolverhampton City Council	Chair, Vibrant and Sustainable City Scrutiny Panel	Labour Party
Martin Whiteside	Councillor	Stroud District Council	Group Leader	Green Party
Martin Whybrow	Councillor	Kent County Council		Green Party
Martin Wright	Councillor	Nottinghamshire County Council		Independent
Martyn Ward	Councillor	Wakefield MBC	Deputy Cabinet, Communities and Environment	Labour Party
Mary Locke	Councillor	Birmingham City Council		Labour Party
Mary Monaghan	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Mary Whitby	Councillor	Bury MBC		Labour Party
Matt Gibson	Councillor	Leeds City Council		Labour Party
Matthew Brown	Councillor	Preston City Council	Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Matthew Mahabadi	Councillor	Peterborough City Council	Shadow Cabinet, University	Labour Party
Matthew Melias	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Conservative Party
Matthew Riddle	Councillor	South Gloucestershire Council		Conservative Party
Maureen Compton	Councillor	Staffordshire County Council		Labour Party
Maureen Dobson	Councillor	Nottinghamshire County Council		Independent
Maureen Mills	Councillor	West Lancashire Borough Council	Chairman, Planning Comittee	Labour Party
Meredith Lawrence	Councillor	Gedling Borough Council	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Michael Appelbe	Parish Councillor	Hawkhurst Parish Council		Liberal Democrats
Michael Bell	Councillor	South Gloucestershire Council	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Michael Brooke	Councillor	Poole Borough Council	Place Committee	Liberal Democrats
Michael Clare	Councillor	South Tyneside MBC	Chair, Riverside Community Area Forum	Labour Party
Michael Eddy	Councillor	Dover District Council		Green Party
Michael Graham	Councillor	Wakefield MBC	Deputy Cabinet, Corporate Services	Labour Party
Michael Hood	Councillor	Gateshead Council	Vice Chair, Planning Committee	Labour Party
Michael Hoy	Councillor	Rochford District Council		Green Party
Michael James	Councillor	Bury MBC		Labour Party
Michael Lilley	Councillor	Colchester Borough Council	Cabinet, Planning, Public Safety and Licensing	Labour Party
Michael Lilley	Councillor	Isle of Wight Council	Vice-Chair of Scrutiny	Independent
Michael Payne	Councillor	Nottinghamshire County Council	Deputy Leader of Gedling Borough Council	Labour Party
Michael Peirson	Parish Councillor	Aislaby Middleton & Wrelton Parish Council	Chairman	None
Michael Roche	Councillor	Sefton MBC	Vice Chair, Audit & Governance, Overview and Scrutiny	Labour Party
Michael Taplin	Parish Councillor	Isle of Wight Council		None
Michelle Emmens	Councillor	North East Derbyshire District Council		Conservative Party
Michelle O'Doherty	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council		Liberal Democrats
Mike Cordingley	Councillor	Trafford MBC		Labour Party
Mike Davies	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Labour Party
Mike Freeman	Councillor	Trafford MBC	Cabinet, Resident Engagement	Labour Party
Mike Hawkins	Councillor	Cumbria County Council		Labour Party
Mike Payne	Councillor	Calderdale MBC	Chairman, Halifax Conservative Association	Conservative Party
Mike Potter	Councillor	Ryedale District Council	Planning Committee	Liberal
Mike Thornton	Councillor	Hampshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Mohammad Maroof	Councillor	Sheffield City Council	Children and Young People's Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Mohammed Ayub	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Labour Party
Mohammed Iqbal	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Labour Party
Mohammed Khan	Councillor	Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council	Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Mohammed Shahzad	Councillor	Leeds City Council		Labour Party
Mollie Lock	Councillor	West Berkshire Council		Liberal Democrats
Monica Saunders	Councillor	Richmond Borough Council	Overview and Scrutiny Committee	Green Party
Moya Ann O'Rourke	Councillor	Sheffield City Council		Labour Party
Musarrat Khan	Councillor	Kirklees MBC	Cabinet, Health	Labour Party
Nadim Muslim	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Conservative Party
Naeem Hassan	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Neighbourhoods and Environment Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Nancy Platts	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council	Lead, Economic Development and Social Value	Labour Party
Navin Shah	London Assembly Member	London Assembly		Labour Party
Neil Barnes	Councillor	City of York Council		Labour Party
Neil Butters	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council	Shadow Cabinet	Liberal Democrats
Neil Griffiths	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Labour Party
Neil Hughes	Councillor	Cumbria County Council	Health Scrutiny Committee	Liberal Democrats
Neil Puttick	Councillor	Macclesfield Town Council		Labour Party
Neil Reynolds	Councillor	Salford City Council	Children’s Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Neil walshaw	Councillor	Leeds City Council	Chair, Planning	Labour Party
Neil Wright	Councillor	Barnsley MBC		Labour Party
Nicholas Wilkinson	Councillor	Lancaster City Council		Green Party
Nick Harrison	Councillor	Surrey County Council	Opposition Group Leader	Independent
Nick Peel	Councillor	Bolton MBC	Cabinet, Environmental Services	Labour Party
Nick Pentney	Councillor	Torbay Council		Liberal Democrats
Nick Raine	Councillor	Nottingham City Council		Labour Party
Nick Small	Councillor	Liverpool City Council		Labour Party
Nick Wilkinson	Councillor	Lancaster City Council		Green Party
Nicki Brooks	Councillor	Gedling Borough Council		Labour Party
Nicky Gould	Parish Councillor	Balcombe Parish Council		None
Nicola Davies	Councillor	Warwickshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Nicole Griffiths	Councillor	Lambeth Borough Council		Green Party
Nicole Meardon	Councillor	Cheshire West and Chester Council	Cabinet	Labour Party
Nigel Dixon	Councillor	North Norfolk District Council	Cabinet	Conservative Party
Nikki Hennessy	Councillor	Lancashire County Council	Shadow Cabinet, Health	Labour Party
Nina Killen	Councillor	Sefton MBC		Labour Party
Noel Kavanagh	Councillor	Cambridgeshire County Council	Economy and Environment Committee	Labour Party
Norman Kay	Councillor	Stroud District Council	Housing Committee	Green Party
Norman Lamb	MP	North Norfolk		Liberal Democrats
Olga Milburn	Councillor	Durham County Council	Vice Chair, Environment and Sustainable Communities Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Oliver Bird	Councillor	Rutland County Council		Independent
Olivia Rowley	Councillor	Wakefield MBC		Labour Party
Ollie Sykes	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council		Green Party
Olly Armstrong	Councillor	Birmingham City Council		Labour Party
Onkar Sahota	London Assembly Member (AM)	London Assembly		Labour Party
Oscar Gillespie	Councillor	Cambridge City Council		Green Party
Pat Antcliff	Councillor	North East Derbyshire District Council		Conservative Party
Pat Cleary	Councillor	Wirral MBC		Green Party
Pat Merrick	Councillor	Cheshire West and Chester Council	Chair, Appeals	Labour Party
Pat Rodohan	Councillor	East Sussex County Council		Liberal Democrats
Pat Rooney	Councillor	South Gloucestershire Council		Labour Party
Patricia O'Hanlon	Councillor	Sefton MBC		Independent
Patrick Cleary	Councillor	Wirral MBC		Green Party
Patrick Hurley	Councillor	Liverpool City Council		Labour Party
Paul Brimacombe	Councillor	Windsor and Maidenhead Borough Council	Corporate Services O&S Committtee	Independent
Paul Carter	Councillor	Otley Town Council	Chairman, Trade & Tourism	Liberal Democrats
Paul Crossley	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council	Leader of the Council 2002-7 and 2011-15	Liberal Democrats
Paul Cummins	Councillor	Sefton MBC	Cabinet, Adult Social Care	Labour Party
Paul Denham	Councillor	Worcestershire County Council	Vice-Chair, Planning Committee	Labour Party
Paul Doughty	Councillor	City of York Council	Scrutiny Committee	Conservative Party
Paul Farrelly	MP	Newcastle-under-Lyme		Labour Party
Paul Kenny	Councillor	Wigan MBC		Labour Party
Paul Newman OBE	Councillor	Herefordshire Council		Conservative Party
Paul Warburton	Councillor	Warrington Borough Council		Labour Party
Paul Williams	Councillor	Milton Keynes Council		Labour Party
Paul Woodhead	Councillor	Cannock Chase District Council	Group Leader	Green Party
Paula Dolphin	Councillor	Cornwall Council		Independent
Paula O’Rourke	Councillor	Bristol City Council	Chair, Growth and Regeneration Committee	Green Party
Pauline Sinnott	Councillor	Halton Borough Council		Labour Party
Pauline Wallis	Councillor	Milton Keynes Council	Communitiy and Housing, Licensing and Standards	Labour Party
Pervez Akhtar	Councillor	Coventry City Council		Labour Party
Pete Elliott	Councillor	Lambeth Borough Council		Green Party
Pete West	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council		Green Party
Peter Fuller	Councillor	Wiltshire Council		Conservative Party
Peter La Broy	Councillor	Cornwall Council		Liberal Democrats
Peter Lamb	Councillor	Crawley Borough Council	Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Peter Lidstone	Councillor	Tunbridge Wells Borough Council		Liberal Democrats
Peter Lloyd Jones	Councillor	Halton Borough Council	Chair, Standards Committee	Labour Party
Peter Malcolm	Councillor	Rochdale MBC		Labour Party
Peter Robinson	Councillor	Tameside MBC	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Peter Whitfield	Parish Councillor	Copmanthorpe Parish Council		None
Phélim Mac Cafferty	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council	Convenor of the Green Group of Councillors	Green Party
Phil Gilchrist	Councillor	Wirral MBC	Group Leader	Liberal Democrats
Philip Harding	Councillor	Stockport MBC		Labour Party
Phillip Brightmore	Councillor	Wirral MBC	Cabinet, Leisure and Recreation	Labour Party
Phillip Hill	Parish Clerk on behalf of the parish council	Treales Roseacre and Wharles Parish Council		Parish Council
Quesir Mahmood	Councillor	Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council		Labour Party
Rachael Blake	Councillor	Doncaster MBC	Cabinet	Labour Party
Rachel Eburne	Councillor	Mid Suffolk District Council		Green Party
Rachel Smith	Councillor	Gloucestershire County Council	Environment and Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee	Green Party
Raj Mehta	Councillor	Telford and Wrekin Council	Mayor	Labour Party
Ray Georgeson	Councillor	Otley Town Council	Leader of Town Council, Chair, Environment Committee	Liberal Democrats
Ray Whittingham	Councillor	Wigan MBC	Planning Committee	Conservative Party
Rebecca Moore	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Rebecca Novell	Councillor	Lancaster City Council		Green Party
Rebecca Shatwell	Councillor	Newcastle City Council		Labour Party
Rebecca Thackray	Councillor	Lambeth Borough Council		Green Party
Rev Jackie Cray	Parish Councillor	Kirby Misperton Parish Council		I am not affiliated to any political party
Rhyse Cathcart	Councillor	Bury MBC	Deputy Cabinet, Children and Families	Labour Party
Ric Brackenbury	Councillor	Milton Keynes Council	Deputy Group Leader	Liberal Democrats
Richard Bennett	Councillor	Richmond Borough Council		Green Party
Richard Dolinski	Councillor	Wokingham Borough Council	Cabinet	Conservative Party
Richard Dunbar	Councillor	Bradford MDC		Labour Party
Richard Howlett	Councillor	Oxford City Council		Labour Party
Richard Jones	Councillor	Doncaster MBC		Conservative Party
Richard Kilpatrick	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Deputy Leader of the Opposition	Liberal Democrats
Richard Leese	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Richard Lewis	Councillor	Leeds City Council	Council Executive Board	Labour Party
Richard Mallender	Councillor	Rushcliffe Borough Council		Green Party
Richard McLinden	Councillor	Liverpool City Council	Chair, Health and Social Care Select Committee	Labour Party
Richard Murgatroyd	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Labour Party
Richard Ormerod	Councillor	Durham County Council		Liberal Democrats
Richard Shaw	Councillor	Sheffield City Council		Liberal Democrats
Richard Silvester	Councillor	Bolton MBC	Chair, Environment Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Richard Taylor	Councillor	Wakefield MBC		Labour Party
Richard Walsh	Councillor	Surrey County Council		Conservative Party
Richard Welton	Councillor	North East Derbyshire District Council		Conservative Party
Richard Wraith	Councillor	Barnsley MBC	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Richard wright	Councillor	North Kesteven District Council	Leader of the Council	Conservative Party
Rob Appleyard	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council	Development Control Committee	Liberal Democrats
Rob Fail	Councillor	Wyre Borough Council	Group Leader	Labour Party
Rob Pocock	Councillor	Birmingham City Council		Labour Party
Rob Walker	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Labour Party
Robert Allen	Councillor	Bolton MBC	Planning Committee	Conservative Party
Robert Frost	Councillor	Barnsley MBC		Labour Party
Robert Hendry	Councillor	Cornwall Council	Planning Committee	Independent
Robert Lindsay	Councillor	Suffolk County Council		Green Party
Robert Sharpe	Councillor	Salford City Council	Executive Support, Adult Social Care and Mental Health	Labour Party
Robert Wainwright	Councillor	Ryedale District Council		Independent
Robert White	Councillor	Reading Borough Council		Green Party
Rodney Downer	Councillor	Isle of Wight Council	Adult Social Care Policy and Scrutiny Committee	Independent
Roger Godsiff	MP	Birmingham Hall Green		Labour Party
Roger Harmer	Councillor	Birmingham City Council	Deputy Group Leader	Liberal Democrats
Roger Hayes	Councillor	Bolton MBC	Leader, Liberal Democrat Group	Liberal Democrats
Roger Hutchinson	Councillor	South Gloucestershire Council	Labour lead, Planning and Community Services	Labour Party
Roma Mills	Councillor	St Albans City and District Council	Group Leader	Labour Party
Ron Abbey	Councillor	Wirral MBC	Chief Whip, Planning	Labour Party
Ros Lund	Councillor	Wakefield MBC		Labour Party
Rose Thorn	Councillor	Surrey County Council		Conservative Party
Rosie Hogg	Councillor	Newcastle City Council		Labour Party
Roxanne Ellis	Councillor	Gedling Borough Council	Policy Advisor on Equalities	Labour Party
Roy Butler	Parish Councillor	Warsop Parish Council
Roy Freshwater	Councillor	Medway Council		UKIP
Roz Gladden	Councillor	Liverpool City Council	Mayoral Lead, Mental Health and City Wellbeing	Labour Party
Roz Smith	Councillor	Oxfordshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Ruth George	MP	High Peak		Labour Party
Ruth O'Keeffe	Councillor	East Sussex County Council		Independent
Ruth Pickersgill	Councillor	Bristol City Council	Chair, Public Safety Committee	Labour Party
Ruth Wood	Councillor	Bradford MDC		Labour Party
Sabrina Poole	Councillor	Cirencester Town Council	Planning Committee	Green Party
Sam Corcoran	Councillor	Congleton Town Council	Leader of the Opposition	Labour Party
Sam Lynch	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Samantha Bowring	Councillor	Abingdon Town Council	Leader of the Opposition	Liberal Democrats
Samantha Marshall	Councillor	Sefton MBC		Labour Party
Sandra Moore	Councillor	Poole Borough Council	Deputy Group Leader	Liberal Democrats
Sandra Walmsley	Councillor	Bury MBC		Labour Party
Saoirse Horan	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council		Labour Party
Sarah Courtney	Councillor	Calderdale MBC		Labour Party
Sarah Field	Councillor	Leeds City Council		Independent
Sarah Jennings	Councillor	Liverpool City Council		Green Party
Sarah Mansell	Councillor	Mid Suffolk District Council		Green Party
Sarah Parkin	Councillor	Lincolnshire County Council		Labour Party
Sarah Russell	Councillor	Leicester City Council	Deputy Mayor	Labour Party
Sarah Sharp	Councillor	Chichester City Council	Community Affairs Committee	Green Party
Sarah Southworth	Councillor	Bury MBC		Labour Party
Scott Ainslie	Councillor	Lambeth Borough Council		Green Party
Scott Patient	Councillor	Calderdale MBC		Labour Party
Shabir Pandor	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Labour Party
Sharon Connor	Councillor	Liverpool City Council		Labour Party
Shaukat Ali	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Shaun Stephenson-McGall	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council		Liberal Democrats
Sheila Bailey	Councillor	Stockport MBC	Cabinet, Communities and Housing	Labour Party
Shirley Evans	Councillor	Cumbria County Council		Liberal Democrats
Sian Berry	Councillor, London Assembly Member	Camden Borough Council, London Assembly	Green Party Co-Leader	Green Party
Simon Arundel	Councillor	Stroud Town Council		Green Party
Simon Bull	Councillor	Bournemouth Borough Council		Green Party
Simon Grover	Councillor	St Albans City and District Council		Green Party
Simon Heap	Councillor	Epping Forest District Council		Green Party
Simon Pickering	Councillor	Stroud District Council	Chair, Environment Committee	Green Party
Simon Tweed	Councillor	Rotherham MBC		Labour Party
Sir Albert Bore	Councillor	Birmingham City Council		Labour Party
Sobia Afridi	Councillor	Oxfordshire County Council		Labour Party
Stan Pajak	Councillor	Swindon Borough Council		Liberal Democrats
Stephen Adshead	Councillor	Trafford MBC	Environment, Air Quality and Climate Change committee	Labour Party
Stephen Clarke	Councillor	Bristol City Council		Green Party
Stephen Dechan	Councillor	Stroud Town Council		Conservative Party
Stephen Foulkes	Councillor	Wirral MBC	Chair, Planning	Labour Party
Stephen Hellier	Councillor	Wigan MBC	Vice-Chair, Planning Committee	Labour Party
Stephen Homer	Councillor	Tameside MBC		Labour Party
Stephen Murphy	Councillor	Wigan MBC		Labour Party
Stephen Pickup	Councillor	Bolton MBC	Chair, Corporate and External Services Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Stephen Robinson	Councillor	Gloucestershire County Council		Labour Party
Stephen Smith	Councillor	Cheshire West and Chester Council		Labour Party
Steve Carr	Councillor	Nottinghamshire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Steve Davenport	Councillor	Shropshire County Council	Cabinet, Highways and Transport	Conservative Party
Steve Hastings	Councillor	Isle of Wight Council	Chair, Policy and Scrutiny for Regeneration, Housing, Planning and the Environment	Conservative Party
Steve Holgate	Councillor	Lancashire County Council	Shadow Cabinet, Older people	Labour Party
Steve Kay	Councillor	Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council	Deputy Mayor	East Cleveland Independent
Steve McKenna	Councillor	Reigate and Banstead Borough Council		Green Party
Steve Munby	Councillor	Liverpool City Council		Labour Party
Steve O'Connell	Councillor, London Assembly Member	Croydon Borough Council, London Assembly		Conservative Party
Steve Pitt	Councillor	Portsmouth City Council	Deputy Leader of the Council	Liberal Democrats
Steve Robinson	Councillor	Stroud District Council		Labour Party
Steve Sweeney	Councillor	Calderdale MBC	Chair, Planning	Labour Party
Steven Lambert	Councillor	Buckinghamshire County Council	Opposition Group Leader	Liberal Democrats
Steven Neville	Councillor	Epping Forest District Council		Green Party
Stevie Wood	Councillor	Newcastle City Council		Labour Party
Stewart Young	Councillor	Cumbria County Council	Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Stuart Dunn	Councillor	Durham County Council		Labour Party
Stuart Heptinstall	Councillor	Wakefield MBC	Ward Chair	Labour Party
Stuart Martin	Councillor	Peterborough City Council	Shadow Cabinet Member	Labour Party
Stuart Wilson	Councillor	Rochford District Council		Green Party
Sue Craig	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council		Liberal Democrats
Sue Crumpton	Councillor	Sandwell MBC		Labour Party
Sue Dann	Councillor	Plymouth City Council	Cabinet, Street Scene and the Environment	Labour Party
Sue Duffy	Councillor	Bradford MDC		Labour Party
Sue Mallender	Councillor	Rushcliffe Borough Council		Green Party
Sue Murphy	Councillor	Manchester City Council	Deputy Leader of the Council	Labour Party
Sue Oliver	Councillor	Bedford Borough Council	Group Leader	Labour Party
Sue Styles	Clerk, Marton Parish Meeting	Marton Parish Meeting	Parish Clerk	Not affiliated to any party
Sue Taylor	Parish Councillor	Balcombe Parish Council		Independent
Susan Baines	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Conservative Party
Susan Goodchild	Councillor	Central Bedfordshire Council	Health and Housing Overview Committee	Liberal Democrats
Susan Haworth	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Labour Party
Susan McDonnell	Councillor	Durham County Council		North East Party
Susan Nicholas	Councillor	Cornwall Council		Conservative Party
Susan Wainwright	Clerk to Parish Council	Thirsk and Malton Parish Council		None
Susanna Pressel	Councillor	Oxfordshire County Council		Labour Party
Suzanne Richards	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Suzy Horton	Councillor	Portsmouth City Council	Cabinet	Liberal Democrats
Sylvia Walmsley	Councillor	Stockton On Tees Borough Council	Vice Chair, Executive Scrutiny	Independent
Symon Fraser	Councillor	East Riding of Yorkshire Council		Conservative Party
Tahir Rafiq	Councillor	Bury MBC		Labour Party
Terry Clark	Councillor	Northumberland County Council		Labour Party
Terry Lyons	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Independent
Thelma Milns	Councillor	Bridlington Town Council		UKIP
Tim Ball	Councillor	Bath and North East Somerset Council	Shadow, Adult Health and Social Services	Liberal Democrats
Tim Collins	Councillor	Dronfield Town Council		Conservative Party
Tim East	Councillor	Norfolk County Council	Spokesperson, Environment, Development and Transport	Liberal Democrats
Tim Hall	Councillor	Surrey County Council	Chairman, Planning and Regulatory Committee	Conservative Party
Tim Hamilton Cox	Councillor	Lancaster City Council		Green Party
Tim Pickstone	Councillor	Bury MBC		Liberal Democrats
Timothy Huxtable	Councillor	Birmingham City Council	Shadow Cabinet, Transport and Environment	Conservative Party
Tom Brook	Councillor	Bristol City Council	Vice Chair, Growth and Regeneration Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Tom Crone	Councillor	Liverpool City Council		Green Party
Tom Druitt	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council	Green Spokesperson for Tourism, Development & Culture	Green Party
Tom Druitt	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council		Green Party
Tom Leimdorfer	Councillor	North Somerset Council		Green Party
Tom Wells	Councillor	Worcestershire County Council		Liberal Democrats
Tommy Rowe	Councillor	Knowsley MBC	Planning Committee	Labour Party
Tony Martin	Councillor	Burnley Borough Council		Labour Party
Tony Norbury	Councillor	Wirral MBC		Labour Party
Tony Rowell	Councillor	Lewes District Council		Green Party
Tracey Hill	Councillor	Brighton and Hove City Council	Deputy Chair, Housing & New Homes Committee	Labour Party
Trevor Byford	Councillor	Southend-on-Sea Borough Council		Conservative Party
Trevor Carbin	Councillor	Wiltshire Council		Liberal Democrats
Trevor Crumpton	Councillor	Sandwell MBC		Labour Party
Tristan Osborne	Councillor	Medway Council		Labour Party
Unmesh Desai	London Assembly Member	London Assembly	Health Committee	Labour Party
Vaughan Hopewell	Councillor	Nottinghamshire County Council		Independent
Vick Jenkins	Councillor	Bradford MDC		Labour Party
Vikki Slade	Councillor	Poole Borough Council		Liberal Democrats
Vivienne Kendrick	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Labour Party
Warren Bray	Councillor	Tameside MBC	Cabinet	Labour Party
Wendy Cocks	Councillor	Rochdale MBC	Assistant Portfolio Holder, Health and Wellbeing	Labour Party
Wendy Purdy	Councillor	Medway Council		Conservative Party
Wendy Young	Councillor	Newcastle City Council	Health Scrutiny Committee	Labour Party
Will Clark	Councillor	Cumbria County Council		Liberal Democrats
Will Simpson	Councillor	Kirklees MBC		Labour Party
William Oxley	Councillor	Ryedale District Council		Conservative Party
Xena Dion	Councillor	Poole Borough Council		Conservative Party
Yasmine Dar	Councillor	Manchester City Council		Labour Party
Yousuf Motala	Councillor	Lancashire County Council	Shadow Cabinet, Economic Development, Environment and Planning	Labour Party
Yvonne Cartey	Councillor	Tameside MBC		Labour Party
Yvonne Fovargue	MP	Makerfield		Labour Party
Zahid Chauhan	Councillor	Oldham MBC	Group Chair	Labour Party
Zoe Kirk-Robinson	Councillor	Bolton MBC		Conservative Party

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