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East of England Liberal Democrats
Chairperson Jo Hayes Headquarters 8-10 Great George Street
The East of England Liberal Democrats are the regional party of the Liberal Democrats (UK) that operate in the East of England European Parliament constituency. The geographical area this covers is the ceremonial counties of Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire , Essex , Hertfordshire , Suffolk and Norfolk .[ 1]
The Regional Executive of the East of England Liberal Democrats is the managing executive, it comprises of directly elected members as well as ex officio members such as the Regional Chair, Regional Treasurer and Chairs of the County Coordinating Committees.[ 2]
Regional Management Committee [ edit ] The core of the regional management structure is the Regional Management Committee, this is comprised of the Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Candidates Chair, Campaigns Chair, Conference Committee Chair, Development Committee Chair and Policy Committee Chair.
The 2019-2021 Regional Management Committee is as follows:
Table of RMC[ 3]
Position
Holder
Chair
Jo Hayes
Vice Chair
Lucy Nethsinga
Secretary
Lorri Flawn
Treasurer
Sally Symington
Campaigns Chair
Daniel Norton
Candidates Chair
Paul Clark
Conference Chair
Victor Scrivins
Development Chair
Stuart Beadle
Policy Chair
Callum Robertson
Parliamentary representations [ edit ] The East of England has three representatives at Parliamentary level.
European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
Name
Since
Member of the European Parliament
Lucy Nethsinga MEP
2019
Member of the European Parliament
Barbara Gibson MEP
2019
Westminster Parliament
Constituency
County
Name
Since
St Albans
Hertfordshire
Daisy Cooper
December 12, 2019
Councils controlled [ edit ] The East of England Liberal Democrats compete in elections in a number of council areas across the East of England. These are Unitaries, County and District Councils.
Unitary Authorities
Authority name
Councillors
Control
Luton
12/48
No
Peterborough
9/48
No
Southend on Sea
5/61
No
Bedford
20/40
Yes, in a coalition.
Directly elected
Liberal Democrat Mayor
Central Bedfordshire
3/59
No
Thurrock
0/49
No
Total
49/317
County Councils
County Council
Councillors
Control
Cambridgeshire County Council
15/60
No, main opposition party
Essex County Council
8/60
No, main opposition party
Hertfordshire County Council
18/78
No, main opposition party
Norfolk County Council
11/84
No, third party
Suffolk County Council
5/77
No, joint third party
Total
57/372
Cambridgeshire County Council - districts
District
Councillors
Control
Cambridge
15/42
No
Fenland
2/40
No
East Cambs
13/28
No
South Cambs
30/45
Yes
Huntingdonshire
7/52
No
Total
67/217
1/5
Essex County Council - districts
District
Councillors
Control
Basildon
0/42
No
Braintree
0/49
No
Brentwood
13/37
No
Castle Point
0/41
No
Chelmsford
31/57
Yes
Colchester
13/51
Coalition
Epping Forrest
3/58
No
Harlow
0/33
No
Maldon
0/31
No
Rochford
3/39
No
Tendring
2/48
No
Uttlesford
7/39
No
Total
72/486
1/12
Hertfordshire County Council - districts
District
Councillors
Control
Broxbourne
0/30
No
Dacorum
19/51
No
East Hertfordshire
6/50
No
Hertsmere
3/39
No
North Hertfordshire
11/49
Coalition
St Albans
25/58
Minority
Stevenage
5/39
No
Three Rivers
24/39
Yes
Watford
26/36
Yes plus Mayor
Welwyn Hatfield
12/48
No
Total
131/439
3/11
Norfolk County Council - districts
District
Councillors
Control
Breckland
0/49
No
Broadland
12/47
No
Great Yarmouth
0/39
No
Kings Lynn and West Norfolk
1/55
No
North Norfolk
30/40
Yes
Norwich
3/39
No
South Norfolk
10/46
No
Total
56/315
1/7
Suffolk County Council
District
Councillors
Control
Babergh
3/32
Coalition
East Suffolk
3/39
No
Ipswich
3/48
No
Mid Suffolk
5/34
No
West Suffolk
0/64
No
Total
14/217
0/5
