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 election Returning Officer David Crowther can be found below:
Therefore our new Management Committee, which will take office on 1 November 2026, is:
ALDC President:
Zoe Franklin MP (Guildford)
Chair:
Cllr Heather Kidd (Shropshire)
Vice-Chairs:
Cllr Sarah Boad (Warwickshire)
Cllr Simon Drage (Lambath)
Secretary:
Cllr Darryl Smalley (York)
Treasurer:
Cllr Katie Hall (Bath and NE Somerset)
English Representative:
Edward Sainsbury (Basildon)
Scottish Representative:
Cllr Ian Yuill (Aberdeen)
Welsh Representative:
Cllr Andrew Pankhurst (Flintshire)
Ordinary Members:
Cllr Ade Adeyemo (Solihull)
Cllr Janet Battye (Westmorland and Furness)
Cllr Prue Bray (Wokingham)
Cllr Nicola Clark (Somerset)
Andrew Derricutt (Cheshire West and Chester)
Cllr Richard Kilpatrick (Manchester)
Lynn Henderson (Richmond)
Cllr Mark Jeffery (Portsmouth)
Cillr Sally Symington (Hertfordshire, Dacorum)
Chris White (St Albans)