Nominations recently closed calling for people to serve on ALDC’s Management Committee for the 2026 to 2028 term.
Our Management Committee oversee the direction and operation of ALDC.
This nominations process was advertised and open to all ALDC members. All positions were returned unopposed.
A statement from the Returning Officer for the election can be found here.
Therefore our new Management Committee, which will take office on 22 November 2026, is:
ALDC President:
Zoe Franklin MP (Guildford)
Chair:
Cllr Heather Kidd (Shropshire Council, Chirbury with Brompton Parish Council; Worthen with Shelve Parish Council)
Vice-Chairs:
Cllr Sarah Boad (Warwickshire Council, Royal Leamington Spa Town Council)
Simon Drage (Lambeth)
Secretary:
Cllr Darryl Smalley (York City Council, Rawcliffe Parish Council; Clifton Without Parish Council)
Treasurer:
Katie Hall (Bath and NE Somerset)
English Representative:
Edward Sainsbury (Brentwood)
Scottish Representative:
Cllr Ian Yuill (Aberdeen Council)
Welsh Representative:
Cllr Andrew Pankhurst (Flintshire Council)
Ordinary Members:
Cllr Ade Adeyemo (Solihull Council)
Cllr Janet Battye (Westmorland and Furness Council, Levens Parish Counci)
Cllr Prue Bray (Wokingham Council)
Cllr Nicola Clark (Somerset Council)
Richard Derricutt (Cheshire East)
Cllr Richard Kilpatrick (Manchester City Council)
Cllr Lynn Henderson (Kingston)
Cllr Mark Jeffery (Portsmouth Council)
Cillr Sally Symington (Hertfordshire Council, Dacorum Council)
Chris White (St Albans)