Lancaster City Council leader re-elected

Thursday, 15 May 2025 14:38

By Greg Lambert @greglam72

The leader of Lancaster City Council has been re-elected for a two year period.

Councillor Caroline Jackson received most votes from her fellow councillors during a meeting at Morecambe Town Hall on Monday.

Councillor Jackson, from the Greens, was duly elected for 2025/26-2026/27.

She received 31 votes, with 19 councillors voting for Councillor Jason Wood, leader of the Labour group on the council.

Councillor Jackson also appointed her cabinet, which showed one change.

Councillor Sam Riches, of the Greens, is now cabinet member for climate action, replacing her colleague Gina Dowding.

The cabinet will continue to be made up of a coalition of Greens, Liberal Democrats and Morecambe Bay Independents (MBIs).

This coalition agreement was established when Councillor Jackson was elected leader last November, following the resignation of Labour's Councillor Phil Black and the collapse of a Labour-Green alliance.

Cabinet members are:

Councillor Caroline Jackson – Leader of the Council and portfolio holder for Housing and Homelessness

Councillor Peter Jackson - Deputy Leader of the Council and portfolio holder for Communities, Well-Being and Partnerships

Councillor Martin Bottoms – Morecambe Regeneration and Local Economy

Councillor Tim Hamilton-Cox – Finance and Property

Councillor Paul Hart – Environmental Services

Councillor Sally Maddocks – Corporate Services

Councillor Sam Riches – Climate Action

Councillor Sue Tyldesley – Planning

Councillor Nick Wilkinson - Lancaster Regeneration and Local Economy

Lancaster City Council has 61 elected members, or councillors.

There are 23 Greens, 21 Labour, seven Lib Dems, five Conservatives, three Morecambe Bay Independents and two non-aligned independents.

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