Issue - meetings
Appointment of the Executive by the Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2026/27
Meeting: 14/05/2026 - Council (Item 9)
9 Appointment of the Executive by the Leader of the Council for the Municipal Year 2026/27 
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The Leader of the Council to announce the composition of the Executive for the 2026/27 Municipal Year.
Minutes:
The Leader of the Council, Councillor Jeff Brooks, highlighted that the Executive would remain the same as it was at the end of 2025/26.
The only change would be the addition of a responsibility to the Portfolio of Councillor Vicky Poole, who would now be the Council’s disabled community liaison. She would be the point of contact for disabled residents and interest groups and ensure that they were better represented on the Council. The Leader thanked all the Executive Members for their continued work.
Therefore, the composition of the Executive for the Municipal Year 2026/27 was announced to be as follows:
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Councillor Jeff Brooks |
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Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Transformation and Corporate Programme |
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Councillor Heather Codling |
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Deputy Leader of Council and Portfolio Holder for Children and Family Services |
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Councillor Patrick Clark |
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Portfolio Holder for Adult Social Care and Public Health |
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Councillor Iain Cottingham |
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Portfolio Holder for Finance and Resources |
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Councillor Nigel Foot |
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Portfolio Holder for Culture, Leisure, Sport and Countryside |
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Councillor Denise Gaines |
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Portfolio Holder for Planning and Housing |
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Councillor Stuart Gourley |
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Portfolio Holder for Environment and Highways |
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Councillor Tom McCann |
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Portfolio Holder for Public Safety and Capital Projects (Built Environment) |
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Councillor Justin Pemberton |
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Portfolio Holder for Community Engagement, Economic Development and Regeneration and Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation |
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Councillor Vicky Poole |
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Portfolio Holder for Strategy and Governance, Commercialisation and Disabled Community Liaison |