Moorlands Council names leadership team

Published on 19 May 2023

The Chairman and Vice-Chairman, Leader and Cabinet of Staffordshire Moorlands District Council have been named following the elections earlier this month.6

The Council, which is now controlled by a Labour minority administration, held its Annual Meeting on Wednesday 17 May when Councillor Lyn Swindlehurst was elected Chairman of the Council and Councillor Ian Plant was chosen as Vice-Chairman. Councillor Mike Gledhill was elected Leader of the Council.

Councillor Swindlehurst said: "I am very proud to have been elected to this role and determined to make our efforts as a Council count. Together with my Vice-Chair, we will conduct our work with a sense of purpose and an open approach. I'm very much looking forward to the next year."

Her strong interest in the future of families and children and the environment are reflected in the charities she has chosen to support as Chairman which she named as Homestart Staffordshire and Staffordshire Wildlife Trust.

Following his election as Leader of the Council, Councillor Gledhill said: "It is a privilege to take on the role of Leader of the District Council and I pledge that I, and my Cabinet, will listen, will work hard and will take our community forward.

"We want to build on the many achievements of the Council as we look to the future. I'd also like to pay tribute to the Leaders that I now follow for their guidance and advice and hope that we can all work together for the good of the Moorlands."

Councillor Gledhill has named the Cabinet team who will work with him:

• Councillor Darren Price - Deputy Leader and Cabinet member for Regeneration and Planning
• Councillor Chris Wood - Finance
• Councillor Matt Swindlehurst - Leisure and Tourism
• Councillor Nigel Yates - Climate Change and Environment
• Councillor Bill Cawley - Communities
• Councillor Charlotte Atkins - Services
• Councillor Dave Proudlove - Cabinet Support Member