Sentences with phrase «leader of the council»

Representatives have included Labour councillor Michael Michael, who was deputy leader of the Cardiff Council until 2008 [4] and Plaid Cymru's Neil McEvoy, who was deputy leader of the council from 2008 to 2012.
[3] This meant Liberal Democrat Brian Gurden remained as leader of the council.
[6] Conservative John Leek became the new leader of the council after 2 of the 3 independents abstained, along with 2 Labour councillors, the new mayor Tony Jones and Sean Keating.
In April 2008 Rahman was elected as Leader of the majority Labour Group on Tower Hamlets Council, and therefore became Leader of the Council, replacing Denise Jones.
[4] Labour lost votes with the Labour leader of the council Rob Donnelly losing his seat in Popley East and the Liberal Democrats taking a seat from Labour in Brighton Hill South.
The Conservative leader of the council Peter Callow said the Labour result was «well - earned» and that cuts made by the national government were to blame for the Conservative losses.
He became Leader of the Opposition in 1975, Leader of the Council in 1977 and Deputy Chairman of the Association of Metropolitan Authorities in 1978.
His political career spans over three decades, as councillor and Leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats on Cardiff City Council between 1983 — 1996 and joint leader of the Council from 1987 to 1991; he was elected to the National Assembly for Wales in 1999 and re-elected in 2003 and 2007.
The mayor extended invitations to Bill de Blasio, the public advocate; John C. Liu, the comptroller; Christine C. Quinn, the speaker of the City Council; James Oddo, the minority leader of the Council; Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn borough president; and Rubén Díaz Jr., the Bronx borough president.
[3] The Conservatives said their campaign focused on issues such as youth crime, but were accused by the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Brian Gurden, of running a negative campaign.
Tory leader of the council, Elizabeth Campbell, said they needed to «rebuild trust».
Following the election Labour councillor Muhammed Butt remained leader of the council, defeating a challenge within his party from Neil Nerva.
[15] Candidates at the election included the former leader of the council Howard Martin for Health Concern, a former councillor for the ward, Adrian Sewell for Labour, and the first Green party candidate for an election to Wyre Forest District Council, Kate Spohrer.
In 1994 he was elected Leader of the Council and in 1997 he became one of the borough's two Members of Parliament.
In 1991, as group leader, he led the Lib Dems to victory in the District Council elections and became the first ever Lib Dem leader of the Council, a post he held from 1991 to his parliamentary victory in 1997.
When Prater pointed out that Grant is not leader of the council, Miliband said: «Well, I think he is doing a good job for Labour on the council.
He was first elected to the Council in 1973, and became the youngest Chair of Education in the history of Liverpool from 1980 — 1983, during which time he was also Deputy Leader of the Council under Sir Trevor Jones.
They have done their job thoroughly — and recently their primary motivation was to prevent Lutfur Rahman being re-elected as Leader of the Council, selected as a candidate for Bethnal Green and Bow or for the Mayoralty of Tower Hamlets.
He also served as Deputy Leader of the Council and between 2012 and 2015 also served as Cabinet Member for Housing where he drove the council's commitment to delivering the Welsh Housing Quality Standard programme.
Melissa Mark - Viverito, the Speaker of the City Council, is term - limited and leaving office at the end of this year, which, aside from indicating that there will be a new leader of the Council, means her position representing the Council's 8th District is «open.»
Conservative control was confirmed at a council meeting on 30 June with Stephen Clee becoming leader of the council.
Recently, the Labour Leader of the Council, Cllr Julian Bell, arranged for the director responsible for planning and other senior planning officers to meet Dr Onkar Sahota, Ealing's Labour London Assembly member, on site to discuss Dr Sahota's very contentious planning application.
The Conservative leader of the council, Barry Norton, in North Leigh ward was one of four Conservatives who were elected without opposition, with the Conservatives being the only party to have a full 17 candidates.
Both former Joint Leader of the Council and long - standing Leader of the Conservative Group, Andrew Carter, and his wife, Amanda Carter, were re-elected.
The signature of Council Member Steve Matteo, minority leader of the Council's Republican caucus, was accidentally omitted from the letter, his office told Gotham Gazette.
[3] Both the Liberal Democrat leader of the council, Mick Stevens, and the Labour group leader, Daniel Murphy, stood down at the election, while the Conservative and Independent group leaders, Eric Hotson and Pat Marshall, defended Staplehurst and Bearsted wards respectively.
The opposition included the Tory MP and the Tory leader of the Council.
Now, today's example comes from the leader of the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood, which I (and many others) consider to be a mainstream expression of complementarian values.
Edward Burke (14th), chairman of the council Finance Committee and a leader of the council majority, said Washington «s park district nominees would not be confirmed because they might attempt to dismantle Kelly «s patronage empire, which has supplied thousands of jobs to Democratic organization allies.
The loan, which was approved while Mackintosh was the leader of the council, has not been repaid and the work it was intended for has not been carried out.
He became leader of the Labour group, and leader of the council, in 2004 before standing down in 2010 following his election as MEP.
In addition to retaining his chairmanship of the Cultural Affairs Committee, Van Bramer was appointed majority leader of the Council, the legislative body's No. 2 position, and co-chairman of the budget negotiating team.
Although we only have elections every fours years to elect councillors to Cornwall Council, the Leader of the Council is actually elected annually by the Full Council.
That's his problem, it's not that he doesn't know the name of the leader of the council or that he's running cost of living but doesn't know the cost of his living.
Labour ousted the Conservative Jeff Green from the leader of the council's office, allowing Steve Foulkes to take his place.
Having a bright, dynamic, independent and committed progressive as the leader of the Council is truly exciting.
And it is his record as leader of the council that the Conservative campaign in Hammersmith is targeting in a new online attack ad, in the same way that the national party campaign attacked Gordon Brown last weekend:
He had been a Labour councillor for 25 years when he defected to the Conservatives and has held a number of civic posts including chair of Housing, chair of Planning, chair of Recycling and Waste, Cabinet member for the Environment, deputy leader of the council and Mayor of Ealing.
Currently majority leader of the Council, Van Bramer could wind up with another top leadership or committee post.
Mustafa Abdul Jalil instantly emerged as leader of the council, chairing the meeting and offering liberal - democratic proscriptions for the country.
Earlier today, the Communities Secretary, Eric Pickles, on BBC News, said he had spoken to all the leaders of councils where looting and rioting had taken place, and they, he said, «were very supportive of it.»
The speaker, as leader of the Council, derives much of his or her power from the key role the body plays in land and finance, including the ability to halt development projects, give final approval to the city's budget and pass New York City laws.
[3] However the Labour deputy leader Rob Donnelly took over as leader of the council, replacing Liberal Democrat Brian Gurden who became deputy leader.
Creasy is believed to be no longer on speaking terms with Chris Robbins, the leader of the council, also from the right of the party.
The Liberal Democrats held the largest number of seats and Cllr Rodney Berman was Leader of the Council.
The Cornish bid never got going and Adam Paynter finally put it out of its misery the moment he became Leader of the Council.
«My hope is the Ukip bubble won't last that long,» said Tim Pollard, outgoing deputy leader of the council.
«Some deliberately delay their full council meetings, when they decide who the leader of the council is - that way you can see who is running the council,» Mr Sawford adds.
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