Committee Membership

The Mayoralty and Executive Councillors

Committee Structure

COUNCIL
 
The Council consists of all 42 members and will set the budget and agree major strategies and plans. 
 
Key:    LD = Liberal Democrat, L = Labour, C = Conservative, G & Ind = Green & Independent Group,  sp = Spokesperson

The Executive

The Executive consists of seven Councillors, including the Leader and Deputy Leader and the Executive Councillor for each major service area.

Cantrill (LD), Nimmo-Smith (LD), Reid (LD), C. Rosenstiel (LD), Smart (LD), Smith (LD), Stuart (LD)

Chair: Nimmo-Smith   Vice Chair: Smart

Scrutiny Committees

Scrutiny Committees consist of non-executive Councillors; their composition reflects the political balance of the Council. They advise the Executive Councillors and review their decisions.

Community Services (9) 
Al Bander (LD), Blair (LD), Blencowe (L sp), Kightley (LD), Levy (LD), Lynn (L sp), McGovern (LD), Sanders (LD), Walker (L sp)
Alternate: Ellis-Miller (LD)
Non-Voting Co-Optees & PCT rep: Anna Vine-Lott, Diane Best, Brian Haywood, Tom Dutton (PCT)
Chair: Blair (LD)  Vice Chair: Kightley (LD) Executive Councillor for Arts and Recreation: Smith (LD)  Executive Councillor for Housing: Smart (LD)  Executive Councillor for Community Development and Health: Stuart (LD)

Environment (9)  Baker (LD), Herbert (L sp), Kightley (LD) Newbold (L sp), Shah (LD), Upstone (LD), Ward (LD), Wright (G & Ind), Zmura (LD)
Alternate: Liddle (LD) 
Chair: Ward (LD) Vice Chair: Shah (LD)  Executive Councillor for Environmental and Waste Services: C Rosenstiel (LD) Executive Councillor for Climate Change and Growth: Reid (LD)

Housing Management Board (9) 
Armstrong (LD), Blackhurst (LD), Blencowe (L), Levy (LD), Pitt (LD), Shah (LD), Taylor (LD), Todd-Jones (L sp), Wright (G & Ind) 
Alternate: Ward (LD)
Tenant and Leaseholder Reps: Tony Barnes, Diane Best, Beverley Dennis, Brian Haywood, John Marais, Terry Sweeney Chair: Pitt (LD) Vice Chair: Tenant rep TBA Executive Councillor for Housing: Smart (LD)

Strategy & Resources (9) 
Bick (LD), Blackhurst (LD), Bradnack (L sp), Ellis-Miller (LD), Herbert (L sp), Howell (C), Shah (LD), Taylor(LD), Ward (LD)
Alternate: Blair (LD)
Chair: Taylor (LD) Vice Chair: Blackhurst (LD) Leader: Nimmo-Smith (LD), Executive Councillor for Customer Services & Resources: Cantrill (LD)

Regulatory Committees

The Regulatory Committees consider planning applications, licensing matters, elections, employee and administrative issues.

Civic Affairs (6) 
Boyce (LD), Hart (L), Herbert (L sp), Rosenstiel (LD), Taylor (LD), Ward (LD).
Alternate: Blackhurst (LD) 
Chair: Boyce (LD)  Vice Chair: Rosenstiel (LD)
 
Licensing (12) 
Benstead (L sp), Blencowe (L), Boyce (LD), Dixon (LD), Hart (L), Liddle (LD), McGovern (LD), Rosenstiel (LD), Smith (LD), Stuart (LD), Upstone (LD), Wright (G & Ind)
Alternate: Hipkin (G & Ind)
Chair: Dixon (LD) Vice Chair: Liddle (LD)

Planning (9) 
Al Bander (LD), Baker (LD), Blair (LD), Blencowe (L sp), Dixon (LD), Dryden (L), Hipkin (G & Ind sp), Holness (LD),  Reid (LD) 
Alternate: Smart (LD) 
Chair: Baker (LD) Vice Chair: Blair (LD)

Joint Development Control Committee (6 + 6 South Cambs & 4 County Councillors)

NB: Each name is linked to the Councillor's contact page

City Council:

Baker (LD), Blair (LD), Blencowe (L), Dryden (L), Reid (LD), Smart (LD)
Alternate: Ward (LD)

South Cambs:

Bard (C), de Lacey (Ind),  Kindersley (LD), Nightingale (C), Orgee (C), Smith (LD)
Alternates: Wotherspoon (C),  Williams (LD), Scarr (Ind)

County Council:

Harrison (LD), Kenney (C), McCraith (C), Turner (C)
Alternate: Baldwin (C), Jenkins (LD)

Chair: Baker (LD)  Vice Chair  McCraith (C)

Standards Committee

The Standards Committee comprises 6 Councillors and 3 External Members, who are City residents, appointed by Councillors.

Standards  (6 + 3 external members)  
Bick (LD), Dryden (L), McGovern (LD), McPherson (L), Pitt (LD), Taylor (LD), 
External Members: Dr Clark, Mr Dasgupta, Mr M Williams
Alternate: Ellis-Miller (LD)
Chair: Dr Clark Vice Chair: Mr Dasgupta

Area Committees

Each City Councillor is a member of an Area Committee covering their ward. 

North Area Committee (12)
Armstrong (LD), Blair (LD), Boyce (LD), Holness (LD), Levy (LD), Liddle (LD), McGovern (LD), Nimmo-Smith (LD), Pitt (LD), Todd-Jones (L), Upstone (LD), Ward (LD).
Chair: Armstrong (LD) Vice Chair: Levy (LD)

East Area Committee (12) Benstead (L), Blencowe (L), Bradnack (L), Ellis-Miller (LD), Hart (L), Herbert (L), Howell (C), Lynn (L), Shah (LD), Smart (LD), Walker (L), Wright (G & Ind) 
Chair: Bradnack (L) Vice Chair: Hart (L)

South Area Committee (9) Al Bander (LD), Baker (LD), Blackhurst (LD), Dryden (L), McPherson (L), Newbold (L), Sanders (LD), Stuart (LD), Taylor (LD).
Chair: Blackhurst (LD) Vice Chair: Sanders (LD) Labour Spokes: McPherson (L)
 

West/Central Area Committee (9)
Bick (LD), Cantrill (LD), Dixon (LD), Hipkin (G & Ind), Kightley (LD), Reid (LD), Rosenstiel (LD), Smith (LD), Zmura (LD)
Chair: Kightley (LD) Vice Chair: Cantrill (LD)

Appeals Committees

Employment Appeals Sub (9)

Boyce (LD), Dryden (L), Hipkin (G & Ind), Liddle (LD), McGovern (LD), Smart (LD), Smith (LD), Stuart (LD), Walker (L)
Chair: Smart (LD) Vice Chair: n/a

Working Parties

Chief Officer Performance Review (6)
Boyce (LD), Bradnack (L), Cantrill (LD), Herbert (L), Nimmo-Smith (LD), Smart (LD),
Chair: Nimmo-Smith (LD)  Vice Chair Smart (LD)

Development  Plan Steering Group (6) 
Baker (LD), Herbert (L), Holness (LD), Newbold (L), Reid (LD), Ward (LD)
Alternate: Blair (LD)
Chair: Reid (LD)  Vice Chair: Ward (LD)                           

Equalities Panel (4)   
Lynn (L), Shah (LD), Stuart (LD), Walker (L) 

Joint Staff Employer Forum (6)  
Bick (LD), Bradnack (L), Dryden (L), Rosenstiel (LD), Shah (LD) Smart (LD) 
Alternate: Ward (LD)
Chair: Smart (LD) Vice Chair: Bick (LD)

Growth of the City

Joint Development Control Committee (6+6+4)

City Council: Baker (LD), Blair (LD), Blencowe (L), Dryden (L), Reid (LD), Smart (LD)
Alternate: Ward (LD)

South Cambs:
Bard (C), de Lacey (Ind),  Kindersley (LD), Nightingale (C), Orgee (C), H Smith (LD)
Alternates: Wotherspoon (C),  Williams (LD), Scarr (Ind)

County Council:
Harrison (LD), Kenney (C), McCraith (C), Turner (C)
Alternate: Baldwin (C), Jenkins (LD)

Chair: Baker (LD)  Vice Chair:  McCraith (C)

Cambridge Fringes Joint Planning Policy Committee (3+3+)

City Council:
Herbert (L), Nimmo-Smith (LD), Reid (LD),
Alternate: Smart (LD)

South Cambs:Bard (C), Kindersley (LD), Manning (C)

County Council:

Cambridge East Joint Member Reference Group (4+3+2)
City Council: Blencowe (L), Bradnack (L), Reid (LD), Smart (LD)

County Council: Harrison (LD), Reynolds (C), Sales (L)

South Cambs: Orgee (C), Wright (C) 

North West Fringe Joint Member Reference Group (4+4+4)
City Council:
Kightley (LD), Reid (LD), Todd-Jones (L), Ward (LD)

County Council: Hughes (L), Pegram (C), Reynolds (C), White (LD)

South Cambs: Bard (C), Bygott (C), de Lacey (Ind), H Smith (LD)

Other Bodies

Addenbrookes/City Council/South Cambridgeshire DC Joint Working Group (3) 
Baker (LD), Dryden (L), Reid (LD)

Cambridgeshire Councils Association (2)Herbert (L), Nimmo-Smith (LD) 

Cambridgeshire Horizons - Joint Strategic Growth Implementation Committee (3 + 1 substitute) Nimmo-Smith (LD), Reid (LD) (substitute: Smart (LD)), Herbert (L) (substitute Bradnack (L))

Cambridgeshire Together (1)Nimmo-Smith (LD)

Cambridge Traffic Management Area Joint Committee (6)

Baker (LD), Blair (LD), Blencowe (L), Rosenstiel (LD), Walker (L), Zmura (LD)
Alternate: Reid (LD)
Chair (City): Baker (LD) Vice Chair (County): Wilkins (LD)

City Centre Management Consultative Forum (2)  
Dixon (LD), Hart (L) 

City University Forum - ARU (5)  
Bradnack (L), Dixon (LD), Reid (LD), Smart (LD), Walker (L) 

East of England Regional Assembly (1)Nimmo-Smith (LD)

Greater Cambridgeshire Partnership (1)Nimmo-Smith (LD)

Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Panel (led by County Council) (1 + 1 alternate)  
Shah (LD)

Joint Transport Forum (3)Herbert (L), Reid (LD), Ward (LD)
Alternate: Blair (LD)

LGA General Assembly (1)Nimmo-Smith (LD)

LGA Urban Commission (2)Rosenstiel (LD), Walker (L)

Local Area Agreement Joint Accountability Committee (County Council led) (1)Ward (LD)

Local Strategic Partnership (1)Nimmo-Smith (LD)

Last updated 12 June 2008