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Committee membership

This page provides details on which councillors sit on which committees, as well as who the chairs and vice-chairs of those committees are. Some councillors have appointments to internal advisory groups and outside bodies.

Leader of the Council

Councillor Lucy Nethsingha is the Leader of the Council.

Deputy Leader of the Council

Councillor Lorna Dupré is the Deputy Leader of the Council.

Group Leaders and Committee Spokes

Group Leader (Strategy, Performance and Resources Spokes) - Councillor Lucy Nethsingha

Deputy Group Leader - Councillor Lorna Dupré

Committee Spokes

Adults and Health Committee - Councillor Graham Wilson

Assets and Procurement Committee - Councillor Karen Young

Children and Young People Committee - Councillor Edna Murphy

Communities, Social Mobility and Inclusion Committee - Councillor Alison Whelan 

Environment and Green Investment Committee - Councillor Ros Hathorn

Highways and Transport Committee - Councillor Alex Beckett

Group Leader (Strategy, Performance and Resources Spokes) - Councillor Ross Martin

Deputy Group Leader - Councillor Chris Boden

Committee Spokes

Adults and Health Committee - Councillor David Keane

Assets and Procurement Committee - Councillor Chris Boden

Children and Young People Committee - Councillor Mark Goldsack

Communities, Social Mobility and Inclusion Committee - Councillor Sam Hoy

Environment and Green Investment Committee - Councillor Steve Tierney

Highways and Transport Committee - Councillor Ian Gardener

Group Leader (Strategy, Performance and Resources Spokes) - Councillor James Sidlow

Deputy Group Leader - Councillor Ricky Ioannides

Committee Spokes

Adults and Health Committee - Councillor James Sidlow

Assets and Procurement Committee - Councillor Ricky Ioannides

Children and Young People Committee - Councillor James Sidlow

Communities, Social Mobility and Inclusion Committee - Councillor Daniel Divine

Environment and Green Investment Committee - Councillor Chris Thornhill

Highways and Transport Committee - Councillor Des Watt

Group Leader (Strategy, Performance and Resources Spokes) - Councillor Elisa Meschini

Deputy Group Leader - Councillor Richard Howitt

Committee Spokes

Adults and Health Committee - Councillor Richard Howitt

Assets and Procurement Committee - Councillor Elisa Meschini

Children and Young People Committee - Councillor Bryony Goodliffe

Communities, Social Mobility and Inclusion Committee - Councillor Alex Bulat

Environment and Green Investment Committee - Councillor Mike Black

Highways and Transport Committee - Councillor Alex Bulat

Group Leader (Strategy, Performance and Resources Spokes) - Councillor Elliot Tong

Deputy Group Leader - Councillor Darren Green

Committee Spokes

Adults and Health Committee - Councillor Darren Green

Assets and Procurement Committee - Councillor Darren Green

Children and Young People Committee - Councillor Elliot Tong

Communities, Social Mobility and Inclusion Committee - Councillor Elliot Tong

Environment and Green Investment Committee - Councillor Peter Rees

Highways and Transport Committee - Councillor Darren Green

Group Leader (Strategy, Performance and Resources Spokes) - Councillor Tom Sanderson

Deputy Group Leader - Councillor Julie Kerr

Committee Spokes

Adults and Health Committee - Councillor Julie Kerr

Assets and Procurement Committee  - Councillor Tom Sanderson

Children and Young People Committee - Councillor Julie Kerr

Communities, Social Mobility and Inclusion Committee - Councillor Tom Sanderson

Environment and Green Investment Committee - Councillor Julie Kerr

Highways and Transport Committee - Councillor Tom Sanderson

Committee membership - Policy and Service

There are 15 members of this committee

Members

Councillor Sarah Caine - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Tom Hawker-Dawson - Liberal Democrat

Councillor David Levien - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Yannifer Malinowski - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Luis Navarro - Liberal Democrat (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Lucy Nethsingha - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Christine Whelan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Graham Wilson - Liberal Democrat (Chair)

Councillor David Keane - Conservative

Councillor Steve Tierney - Conservative

Councillor Andy Osborn - Reform UK

Councillor James Sidlow - Reform UK

Councillor Richard Howitt - Labour

Councillor Darren Green - Green

Councillor Julie Kerr - Independent

Substitutes

Councillor Adam Bostanci - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Anna Bradnam - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Laurence Damary-Homan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Peter Fane - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Peter McDonald - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Edna Murphy - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Chris Poulton - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Chris Boden - Conservative

Councillor Charlotte Lowe - Conservative

Councillor Ross Martin - Conservative

Councillor Des Watt - Reform UK

Councillor Mike Black - Labour

Councillor Alex Bulat - Labour

Councillor Bryony Goodliffe - Labour

Councillor Peter Rees - Green

Councillor Elliot Tong - Green

Councillor Tom Sanderson - Independent

There are 15 members of this committee

Members

Councillor Adam Bostanci - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Rory Clark - Liberal Democrat (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Ros Hathorn - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Tom Hawker-Dawson -Liberal Democrat

Councillor Matthew Morgan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Edna Murphy - Liberal Democrat

Councillor  Lucy Nethsingha - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Karen Young - Liberal Democrat (Chair)

Councillor Simon Bywater - Conservative

Councillor Chris Boden - Conservative

Councillor Michael Fisher - Reform UK

Councillor Colin Galbraith - Reform UK

Councillor Ricky Ioannides - Reform UK

Councillor Elisa Meschini - Labour

Councillor Darren Green - Green

Substitutes

Councillor Henry Batchelor - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Lorna Dupré - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Jonny Edge - Liberal Democrat

Councillor David Levien - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Chris Poulton - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Geoffrey Seeff - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Graham Wilson - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Mark Goldsack - Conservative

Councillor Ross Martin - Conservative

Councillor Steve Tierney - Conservative

Councillor Stefan Fisher - Reform UK

Councillor John Wells - Reform UK 

Councillor Alex Bulat - Labour

Councillor Mike Black - Labour

Councillor Bryony Goodliffe - Labour

Councillor Peter Rees - Green

Councillor Elliot Tong - Green

There are five members of this committee

Members

Councillor Ros Hathorn - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Edna Murphy - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Karen Young - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Chris Boden - Conservative

Councillor Stefan Fisher - Reform UK

Substitutes

Councillor Rory Clark - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Simon Bywater - Conservative

Note Any five members (including substitutes) of the Assets and Procurement Committee, subject to political proportionality. The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Sub-Committee shall be selected and appointed by the Assets and Procurement Committee.

There are 15 members of this committee

Members

Councillor Liam Beckett - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Anna Bradnam - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Laurence Damary-Homan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Yasmin Deter - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Jonny Edge - Liberal Democrat (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Edna Murphy - Liberal Democrat (Chair)

Councillor James Stuart - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Christine Whelan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Mark Goldsack - Conservative

Councillor Charlotte Lowe - Conservatives

Councillor Daniel Divine - Reform UK

Councillor James Sidlow - Reform UK

Councillor Bryony Goodliffe - Labour (Chair)

Councillor Elliot Tong - Green

Councillor Julie Kerr - Independent

Substitutes

Councillor Alex Beckett - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Lorna Dupré - Liberal Democrat

Councillor David Levien - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Ian Manning - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Luis Navarro - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Lucy Nethsingha - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Karen Young - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Simon Bywater - Conservative

Councillor Leedo George - Conservative

Councillor Samantha Hoy - Conservative

Councillor Mike Black - Labour

Council Alex Bulat - Labour

Councillor Elisa Meschini - Labour

Councillor Darren Green 

Councillor Peter Rees - Green

Councillor Tom Sanderson - Independent

There are five members of this committee

Members

Councillor Anna Bradnam - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Edna Murphy - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Lucy Nethsingha - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Mark Goldsack - Conservative

Councillor Daniel Divine - Reform UK

Substitutes

Councillor Simon Bywater - Conservative

Councillor James Sidlow - Reform UK

Note: Any five members (including substitutes) of the Children and Young People Committee, subject to political proportionality. The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Sub-Committee shall be selected and appointed by the Children and Young People Committee.

There are 15 members of this committee

Members

Councillor Henry Batchelor - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Sarah Caine - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Yasmin Deter - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Peter Fane - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Laurence Damary-Homan - Liberal Democrat (Vice-Chair)

Councillor David Levien - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Geoffrey Seeff - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Alison Whelan - Liberal Democrat (Chair)

Councillor Samantha Hoy - Conservative

Councillor Charlotte Lowe - Conservative

Councillor Daniel Divine - Reform UK

Councillor Andy Osborn - Reform UK

Councillor Alex Bulat - Labour

Councillor Elliot Tong - Green

Councillor Tom Sanderson - Independent 

Substitutes

Councillor Tom Hawker-Dawson -Liberal Democrat

Councillor Yannifer Malinowski - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Matthew Morgan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Lucy Nethsingha - Liberal Democrat (Chair)

Councillor James Stuart - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Christine Whelan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Ian Gardener - Conservative

Councillor Leedo George - Conservative

Councillor Steve Tierney - Conservative

Councillor Michael Fisher - Reform UK

Councillor Mike Black - Labour

Councillor Bryony Goodliffe - Labour

Councillor Elisa Meschini - Labour

Councillor Darren Green

Councillor Peter Rees - Green

Councillor Julie Kerr - Independent

There are 15 members of this committee

Members

Councillor Liam Beckett - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Adam Bostanci - Liberal Democrat (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Rory Clark - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Ros Hathorn - Liberal Democrat (Chair)

Councillor Ian Manning - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Peter McDonald - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Chris Poulton - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Robin Wyatt - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Leedo George - Conservative

Councillor Steve Tierney - Conservative

Councillor Christopher Thornhill - Reform UK

Councillor Des Watt - Reform UK

Councillor Mike Black - Labour

Councillor Peter Rees - Green

Councillor Julie Kerr - Independent

Substitutes

Councillor Anna Bradnam - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Lorna Dupré - Liberal Democrat

Councillor David Levien - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Christopher Morris - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Luis Navarro - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Graham Wilson - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Karen Young - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Ian Gardener - Conservative

Councillor Samantha Hoy - Conservative

Councillor David Keane - Conservative

Councillor Andy Osborn - Reform UK

Councillor James Sidlow - Reform UK

Councillor Alex Bulat - Labour

Councillor Bryony Goodliffe - Labour

Councillor Elisa Meschini - Labour

Councillor Darren Green

Councillor Elliot Tong - Green

Councillor Tom Sanderson - Independent

There are 15 members of this committee

Members

Councillor Alex Beckett - Liberal Democrat (Chair)

Councillor Lorna Dupré - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Jonny Edge - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Peter Fane - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Ros Hathorn - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Ian Manning - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Matthew Morgan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Robin Wyatt - Liberal Democrat (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Ian Gardener - Conservative

Councillor Mark Goldsack - Conservative

Councillor Colin Galbraith - Reform UK

Councillor Des Watt - Reform UK

Councillor Alex Bulat - Labour

Councillor Darren Green - Green

Councillor Tom Sanderson - Independent

Substitutes

Councillor Rory Clark - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Yasmin Deter - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Tom Hawker-Dawson -Liberal Democrat

Councillor Yannifer Malinowski - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Peter McDonald - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Lucy Nethsingha - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Geoffrey Seeff - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Samantha Hoy - Conservative

Councillor David Keane - Conservative

Councillor Charlotte Lowe - Conservative

Councillor Ricky Ioannides - Reform UK

Councillor James Sidlow - Reform UK

Councillor Mike Black - Labour

Councillor Bryony Goodliffe - Labour

Councillor Elisa Meschini - Labour

Councillor Peter Rees - Green

Councillor Elliot Tong - Green

Councillor Julie Kerr - Independent

There are 15 members of this committee

Members

Councillor Alex Beckett - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Lorna Dupré - Liberal Democrat (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Ros Hathorn - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Edna Murphy - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Lucy Nethsingha - Liberal Democrat (Chair)

Councillor Alison Whelan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Graham Wilson - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Karen Young - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Chris Boden - Conservative

Councillor Mark Goldsack - Conservative

Councillor Ross Martin - Conservative

Councillor Ricky Ioannides - Reform UK

Councillor James Sidlow - Reform UK

Councillor Elisa Meschini - Labour

Councillor Elliot Tong - Green

Substitutes

Councillor Adam Bostanci - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Sarah Caine - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Jonny Edge - Liberal Democrat

Councillor David Levien - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Christopher Morris - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Luis Navarro - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Christine Whelan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Robin Wyatt - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Simon Bywater - Conservative

Councillor David Keane - Conservative

Councillor Steve Tierney - Conservative

Councillor Stefan Fisher - Reform UK

Councillor John Wells - Reform UK 

Councillor Colin Galbraith - Reform UK 

Councillor Alex Bulat - Labour

Councillor Bryony Goodliffe - Labour

Councillor Richard Howitt - Labour

Councillor Darren Green - Green

Councillor Peter Rees - Green

Committee membership - regulatory

There are nine members of this committee

Members

Councillor Henry Batchelor - Liberal Democrat (Chair)

Councillor Laurence Damary-Homan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor David Levien - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Chris Poulton - Liberal Democrat (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Christine Whelan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Ian Gardener - Conservative

Councillor Samantha Hoy - Conservative

Councillor Des Watt - Reform UK

Councillor Bryony Goodliffe - Labour

Substitutes

Councillor Anna Bradnam - Liberal Democrat

 Councillor Peter Fane - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Geoffrey Seeff - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Leedo George - Conservative

Councillor David Keane - Conservative

Councillor Stefan Fisher - Reform UK 

Councillor Ricky Ioannides - Reform UK

Councillor John Wells - Reform UK 

Councillor Mike Black - Labour

Councillor Alex Bulat - Labour

Councillor Elisa Meschini - Labour

Committee membership - other

There are seven members of this committee

Members

Councillor Peter Fane - Liberal Democrat (Vice-Chair)

Councillor Luis Navarro - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Chris Poulton - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Graham Wilson - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Chris Boden - Conservative (Chair)

Councillor Ricky Ioannides - Reform UK

Councillor Mike Black - Labour

Substitutes

Councillor Henry Batchelor - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Anna Bradnam - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Peter McDonald - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Geoffrey Seeff - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Mark Goldsack - Conservative

Councillor Ross Martin - Conservative

Councillor Stefan Fisher - Reform UK

Councillor Colin Galbraith - Reform UK

Councillor Bryony Goodliffe - Labour

 Councillor Richard Howitt - Labour

Councillor Elisa Meschini - Labour 

There are two members of this committee

Members

Councillor Luis Navarro - Liberal Democrat (Lead Member for health and wellbeing)

Councillor Graham Wilson - Liberal Democrat

Substitutes

There are six members of this committee

Members

Councillor Alex Beckett - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Ian Manning - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Richard Howitt - Labour

Councillor Elisa Meschini - Labour

Councillor Peter Rees - Green

Councillor Elliot Tong - Green

Substitutes

Councillor Rory Clark - Liberal Democrat

Councillor David Levien - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Karen Young - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Mike Black - Labour

Councillor Bryony Goodliffe - Labour

Councillor Darren Green - Green

There are nine members of this committee

Members

Councillor Lorna Dupré - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Laurence Damary-Homan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor David Levien - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Lucy Nethsingha - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Tom Sanderson – Independent

Councillor Simon Bywater - Conservative

Councillor Ross Martin - Conservative

Councillor John Wells - Reform UK

Councillor Richard Howitt - Labour

Substitutes

Councillor Rory Clark - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Edna Murphy - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Chris Poulton - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Robin Wyatt - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Chris Boden - Conservative

Councillor Samantha Hoy - Conservative

Councillor James Sidlow - Reform UK

Councillor Alex Bulat - Labour

Councillor Bryony Goodliffe - Labour

Councillor Elisa Meschini - Labour

There are six members of this committee

Members

Councillor David Levien - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Geoffrey Seeff - Liberal Democrat (Chair)

Councillor Alison Whelan - Liberal Democrat (Vice-Chair)

Councillor David Keane - Conservative

Councillor Stefan Fisher - Reform UK

Councillor Mike Black - Labour 

Substitutes

Councillor Bryony Goodliffe - Labour

Councillor Richard Howitt - Labour

Councillor Elisa Meschini - Labour

There are four members on this committee.

Members

Councillor Geoffrey Seeff - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Alison Whelan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor David Keane - Conservative

Councillor Stefan Fisher - Reform UK

Substitutes

Note: All Investment Sub-Committee Members shall be drawn from the Pension Committee membership including substitutes. The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Investment Sub-Committee shall be the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Committee respectively.

There are two employer representatives.

Members

Councillor Peter Fane - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Ross Martin - Conservatives

Note: Members of the Board cannot be members of the Pension Fund Committee

There are nine members of this committee

Members

Councillor Henry Batchelor - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Sarah Caine - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Christopher Morris - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Edna Murphy - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Lucy Nethsingha - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Ian Gardener - Conservative

Councillor Colin Galbraith - Reform UK

Councillor Andy Osborn - Reform UK

Councillor Mike Black - Labour

Substitutes

Councillor Anna Bradnam - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Lorna Dupré - Liberal Democrat

Councillor David Levien - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Christine Whelan - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Robin Wyatt - Liberal Democrat

Councillor Leedo George - Conservative

Councillor Charlotte Lowe - Conservative

Councillor Alex Bulat - Labour

Councillor Richard Howitt - Labour

Councillor Elisa Meschini - Labour

There are three members of this committee

Appointed from members of the Staffing and Appeals Committee as and when needed, based on political proportionality, currently:

Two Liberal Democrats and one Reform UK

Internal Advisory Groups and Outside Bodies

Councillor attendance at committee meetings

A summary of councillors’ attendance at meetings of the council is available by clicking on each committee. You can find each committee on our Cambridgeshire CMIS website.