Stockport council's new leader appoints top team as Lib Dems take charge at town hall
30.05.2022 - 19:33
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Stockport council’s new leader has appointed his top team as the Lib Dems take take charge at the town hall for the first time in six years. Councillor Mark Hunter defeated Labour’s Elise Wilson in a crunch vote over who would form the next administration after the local elections left the authority under no overall control.
His first job was to confirm his cabinet. These are the eight senior councillors - including himself - who will take responsibility for areas ranging from education and regeneration, to housing and finance.
Coun Hunter has hailed a ‘fresh start’ at the town hall, adding that he is ‘delighted to be working alongside such a talented cabinet with wide ranging skills and experience’. Coun Hunter said: “We have hit the ground running with a review already launched into the removal of library services from our Carnegie-endowment Central Library, and work has started on understanding the financial position we have inherited from the previous administration.
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“We are ambitious for Stockport and we want to ensure we deliver for our residents and businesses, in close cooperation with all partners.”
The new cabinet is as follows.
This is Coun Hunter's second stint as leader having previously held the top job for three years in the early 2000s, before serving as the MP for Cheadle between 2005 and 2015.
He will focus on strategic partnerships - including at city region level - as well as the council’s policy, performance, communications and consultations.
A councillor for 18 years and a cabinet member in the previous Lib Dem administration, Coun Meikle has been shadow cabinet member for children and families for
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