Lib-Dem shadow cabinet team revealed

Leader of the Liberal Democrat Group on Oldham Council, Councillor Howard Sykes

The Leader of the Opposition and of the Liberal Democrat Group on Oldham Council, Councillor Howard Sykes, has announced details of his Shadow Cabinet team and membership of outside bodies and committees for 2018/19.

Councillor Sykes said: “I am looking forward to once more leading the opposition team on Oldham Council.

“Voters can rest assured that the Oldham Liberal Democrats will remain constant in opposing waste and inefficiency and in always speaking up for fair treatment for our citizens and for value-for-money and common sense. 

“As ever, the Liberal Democrats remain the only party holding Labour to account on Oldham Council, and we shall continue to take that responsibility seriously.”

Meanwhile, Oldham Lib-Dems have welcomed recent news that an extra £100,000 will be awarded to Oldham Council for community safety from the Deputy Mayor of Greater Manchester.

Councillor Sykes added: “We welcome this extra cash from the Deputy Mayor, but £100,000 will not go very far, so it is a real shame that this Council’s Labour administration chose to reject our budget amendment in March this year that would have made six times as much money available over two years, £650,000, to tackle environmental crime and pay for Closed Circuit TV and alley gating schemes. 

"This commitment reflected the importance that we as Liberal Democrats place on making our communities safer.

“Perhaps Labour will use the £100,000 to restore the cuts they have made in youth service funding so that districts like Shaw and Crompton can have their local services restored to provide young people with positive activities to help prevent the boredom that leads a minority to resort to anti-social behaviour and crime in our communities?

“This was a cut that the Liberal Democrats also wanted to overturn in our March 2018 alternative budget.”

Lib-Dem Shadow Cabinet members:  

Official Spokespersons / Lead Members on Boards and Committees:
 

Howard Sykes MBE

Transport for Greater Manchester Committee

Chris Gloster

Audit Committee

Diane Williamson

Overview and Scrutiny Board

Garth Harkness

Performance and Value for Money Committee

Hazel Gloster

Planning Committee

Chris Gloster

Licensing Committee

Diane Williamson

Standards Committee

Howard Sykes MBE

Health and Well-being Board

Dave Murphy

Petitions and Traffic Regulation Orders

Howard Sykes MBE

Commons Registration

Howard Sykes MBE

Selection

Hazel Gloster

GM Scrutiny Pool

District Executives:
 

Diane Williamson

Chair, Shaw and Crompton 

Garth Harkness

Official Spokesperson, Saddleworth and Lees