Cabinet and council leader

Our cabinet is made up of the council leader and councillors who are chosen by the leader. Each cabinet member has an individual area of responsibility, also known as their portfolio.
 
The cabinet members are:

  • Councillor Jane Ashworth OBE - Leader of the Council - Cabinet Member for Strategy, Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Homelessness

  • Councillor Amjid Wazir OBE - Deputy Leader of the Council - Cabinet Member for City Pride and Enforcement

  • Councillor Lynn Watkins - Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and All Age Commissioning

  • Councillor Sarah Jane Colclough - Cabinet Member for Children’s Services 

  • Councillor Duncan Walker - Cabinet Member for Safe and Resilient Communities and Housing

  • Councillor Sarah Hill - Cabinet Member for Finance, Anti-Poverty, Governance and Corporate Services

  • Councillor Majid Khan - Cabinet Member for Health Integration & Wellbeing

  • Councillor Finlay Gordon-McCusker - Cabinet Member for Transport, Infrastructure, Planning and Regeneration
     

Cabinet Support members:

  • Councillor Lauren Davison - Cabinet Support Member – Communications and Children’s Services

  • Councillor Waseem Akbar - Cabinet Support Member – Improvement and Highways

  • Councillor Chris Robinson - Cabinet Support Member – Planning