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Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe

Cllr Susan Hinchcliffe

Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe was elected Leader of Bradford Council in May 2016. She was also Chair of West Yorkshire Combined Authority from 2017 until 2021 and was instrumental in securing the West Yorkshire Mayoral Devolution Deal, which resulted in West Yorkshire electing its first Metro Mayor in May 2021. She is now Chair of West […]

Cllr Drew Mellor

Cllr Drew Mellor

Councillor Drew Mellor is Leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and strives to improve places and services for people and businesses based in England’s tenth largest unitary authority serving around 400,000 residents. He is a fervent community champion, having served on several governing bodies and co-founded a charity supporting mental health and movement for […]

Cllr Shabir Pandor

Cllr Shabir Pandor

Cllr Pandor was born and bred in Yorkshire. His parents moved to Yorkshire from India (Gujarat) in the early 60s. Cllr Pandor is the Leader of Kirklees Council, Deputy Chair of the Local Government Association and has been a councillor since 2002. He is also a member of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Leeds City […]

Cllr Imran Khan

Cllr Imran Khan

Councillor Imran Khan, Deputy Leader of Bradford Council and portfolio holder for Education, Employment and Skills, is driven by a determination to get young people the best start in life. Starting out as a volunteer youth worker, he was elected a councillor aged just 24. Alongside his council duties he is the Chief Executive of […]

Cllr Philip Broadhead

Cllr Philip Broadhead

Councillor Philip Broadhead is Deputy Chairman of Key Cities and Leader of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council – a large unitary local authority serving almost half a million residents on the UK’s South Coast. He is also the elected Chairman of the Conservative Councillors’ Association – an organisation representing England’s 7,500 local councillors in the […]

Cllr Alan Waters

Cllr Alan Waters

Labour Councillor Alan Waters was elected leader of Norwich City Council in May 2015. He was first elected to the Council in May 1988 and previously served as Council Leader 1993 -1998. Alan’s professional background is in education, having worked as a teacher at comprehensive schools in London, Australia and Norfolk. He is a member […]