Cllr Awards: previous winners
Cllr Awards winners have all made positive and lasting impacts on the lives of their constituents and have shown exceptional leadership skills. We are proud to recognise their contributions and celebrate their achievements.
Cllr Awards are evolving! More than just a ceremony, this year all shortlisted councillors will take part in an exclusive local democracy summit of ideas, forums and training workshops – a unique festival to promote councillor collaboration, knowledge exchange and learning.
2025 Winners: Scotland
2024
Award Winner: England & Wales Winner: Scotland Leader of the Year Cllr Liam Robinson, Liverpool City Council Cllr Emma Macdonald, Shetland Islands Council Community Champion Cllr Rahima Farah, Liverpool City Council Cllr Elaine McSporran, Glasgow City Council Innovator of the Year Cllr Amanda De Ryk, Lewisham Council Cllr Annette Christie, Glasgow City Council Lifetime Legend Cllr Tony Page, Reading Borough Council Cllr Betty Cunningham, East Renfrewshire Council Young Councillor of the Year Cllr Chris Burden, City of Wolverhampton Council Cllr Katie Pragnell, East Renfrewshire Council Judge’s Exceptional Community Leadership Award Cllr Marion Atkinson, Sefton Council N/A
2023
Award Winner: England & Wales Winner: Scotland Leader of the Year Cllr Tim Oliver, Surrey County Council Cllr John Alexander, Dundee City Council Community Champion Cllr Hannah Perkin, Swale Borough Council Cllr Ruairi Kelly, Glasgow City Council Resilience Champion Cllr Connie Nolan, Canterbury City Council Cllr Heather Woodbridge, Orkney Islands Council Lifetime Legend Lord Gary Porter CBE, Formerly South Holland District Council Cllr Helen Wright, Dundee City Council Young Councillor of the Year Cllr Saqlain Choudry, London Borough of Brent Cllr Dan Hutchison, Glasgow City Council
2022
Award Winner: England & Wales Winner: Scotland Leader of the Year Cllr Teresa O’Neill OBE, London Borough of Bexleyr, Surrey County Council N/A Community Champion Cllr Jabba Riaz, Worcester City Council Cllr David Macdonald, East Renfrewshire Council Resilience & Recovery Cllr Peter McDonald, South Cambridgeshire District Council Cllr Maureen Chalmers, South Lanarkshire Council Lifetime Legend Cllr Lewis Herbert; Cambridge City Council and Cllr Hilda Rhodes, Telford and Wrekin Council Bailie Malcolm Cunning (awarded posthumously), Glasgow City Council Young Councillor of the Year Cllr Mariam Dawood, London Borough of Newham Cllr Connor McManus, Midlothian Council
2021
Award Winner: England & Wales Winner: Scotland Leader of the Year Cllr Georgia Gould, Camden Council Cllr Susan Aitken, Glasgow City Council Community Champion Cllr Kevin Etheridge, Caerphilly County Borough Council Bailie Jacqueline McLaren, Glasgow City Council Innovation & Service Transformation Cllr Paul Bell, Lewisham Council N/A Resilience and Recovery Cllr Paulette Hamilton, Birmingham City Council Cllr Euan Jardine, Scottish Borders Council Lifetime Achievement Cllr Sheila Peacock, Haringey Council Bailie Willie Sawers, Dundee City Council Young Councillor of the Year Cllr Amy Heley, Brighton and Hove City Council Cllr Jackie McCamon, Dumfries and Galloway Council Environment and Sustainability Pioneer Cllr Angeliki Stogia, Manchester City Council N/AChampion for Education Champion for Education N/A Cllr Claire Leitch, East Ayrshire Council
2020
Award Winner: England & Wales Winner: Scotland Collaborative Working Cllr Niknam Hussain, Cllr Raj Khan & Cllr Waheed Raja, Buckinghamshire Council (joint) Cllr Laura Brennan-Whitefield & Cllr Siobhian Brown, South Ayrshire Council (joint) Community Champion Cllr Saima Ashraf, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Cllr Stephen Burns, Renfrewshire Council | Cllr Glen Reid, Aberdeenshire Council Covid-19 Hero Cllr Hannah Bithell, Leeds City Council | Cllr Salma Mumtaz, Nottingham City Council Cllr Eva Murray, Glasgow City Council Environment & Sustainability Pioneer Cllr Tom Hayes, Oxford City Council N/A Innovation & Service Transformation Cllr Colin Foster, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council N/A Leader of the Year Cllr Tom Beattie, Corby Borough Council Cllr Jenny Laing – Aberdeen City Council Lifetime Achievement Award Cllr Nick Ridley OBE, Babergh District Council (in memorial) Cllr Eileen Logan, South Lanarkshire Council Young Councillor of the Year Cllr Beverley Momenabadi – City of Wolverhampton Council N/A Champion for Education N/A Cllr Dr Soryia Siddique, Glasgow City Council New Councillor of the Year N/A Cllr Mark Horsham, South Lanarkshire Council City Community Champion N/A Cllr Lynne Short – Dundee City Council
2019
Award Winner: England & Wales Winner: Scotland Community Champion Cllr Raushan Ara, Thanet District Council N/A Finance & Economic Development Cllr Mete Coban, London Borough of Hackney N/A Innovation and Service Transformation Cllr Janet Gardner, London Borough of Hillingdon Cllr Shona Haslam, Scottish Borders Council Leader of the Year Cllr Darren Rodwell, London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Cllr John Alexander, Dundee City Council Environment and Sustainability Pioneer Cllr Sally Longford, Nottingham City Council Cllr Martha Wardrop, Glasgow City Council Lifetime Achievement Cllr Lord Peter Smith, Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Cllr Robert Aldridge, City of Edinburgh Council Young Councillor of the Year Cllr David Beaney, Dover District Council N/A Rural Community Champion N/A Cllr Elena Whitham, East Ayrshire Council Urban Community Champion N/A Cllr Chris Cullen, South Ayrshire Council Champion for Education N/A Cllr Fay Sinclair, Fife Council New Councillor of the Year N/A Cllr Joe Fagan, South Lanarkshire Council
2018
Award Winner: England & Wales Winner: Scotland Community Champion Cllr Mahamed Hashi, London Borough of Lambeth N/A Finance and Transformation Award Cllr Shane Hebb, Thurrock Council N/A Health and Care Award Cllr Michelle Lowe, Sevenoaks District Council N/A Leader of the Year Cllr Roger Lawrence, City of Wolverhampton Joe Cullinane, North Ayrshire Council Place-shaping and Environment Award Cllr Iain Malcolm, South Tyneside Council Gavin Corbett, Edinburgh City Council Technology and Digital Award Cllr Ian Bates, Cambridgeshire County Council N/A Young Councillor of the Year Cllr Tom Coole, Gloucester City Council N/A Champion for Education N/A Caroline Shiers, Perth and Kinross Council Innovation and Digital N/A Braden Davy, Angus Council Lifetime Contribution N/A Elaine McDougall, Glasgow City Council New Councillor of the Year N/A Elizabeth Robertson, Inverclyde Council Rural Community Champion: N/A George Carr, Aberdeenshire Council Urban Community Champion N/A Linda Erskine, Fife Council
2017
Award Winner: England & Wales Community Champion Cllr Mohammed Amran – Bradford City Council iESE’s Finance and Transformation Award Cllr Chris Ready – Wigan Council Health and Care Award Cllr Susan Little – Thurrock Council Leader of the Year Cllr Peter Fleming OBE – Sevenoaks District Council Place-shaping and Environment Award Cllr Alan Clark – Nottingham City Council (in memoriam) Technology and Digital Award Cllr John Chilver – Buckinghamshire County Council Young Councillor of the Year Cllr Lauren Mitchell – Ashfield Council
2016
Award Winner: England & Wales County Councillor of the Year Cllr Lynn Pallister, Redcar & Cleveland Council District Councillor of the Year Cllr Edward Turner, Oxford City Council Parish Councillor of the Year, in association with NALC Cllr Chris Brown, Cholesbury-Cum-St Leonards Parish Council Metropolitan Borough Councillor of the Year Cllr Joanne Dodds, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council Leader of the Year Cllr Sharon Taylor, Stevenage Borough Council Local Trust’s Community Collaborator Award Cllr Lisa Rutter, Barnet Council Lifetime Achievement Cllr Marion Brighton, North Kesteven District Council Young Councillor of the Year Cllr Fozia Shaheen, Bradford Council Member’s Choice: Communicator of the Year Cllr Phil Bateman, City of Wolverhampton Council
2015
Award Winner: England & Wales Young Councillor of the Year Award Cllr Lyle Davy, Pendle Borough Council Leader of the Year Award Cllr Tudor Evans, Plymouth City Council Innovation Achievement of the Year Award Cllr Val Gibson, Wolverhampton City Council Wellbeing Champion of the Year Cllr Ellie Robinson, London Borough of Newham Community Champion of the Year Award Cllr Jackie Meldrum, London Borough of Lambeth CCLA Local Growth Achievement of the Year Cllr Kevin Bentley, Essex County Council Partnership Achievement of the Year Award Cllr Darren Clifford, Lancashire County Council DCLG Neighbourhood Planner of the Year Cllr Gordon Nicolson OBE, Eden District Council Bruce Lockhart Membership Scholarship Cllr Theo Blackwell, London Borough of Camden
2014
Award Winner: England & Wales Age UK Award Cllr Janet Burgess, London Borough of Islington Bruce-Lockhart Member Scholarship Cllr Linsay Cunningham-Cross, City of York Council CCLA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Financial Performance Cllr Stephen Edwards, Forest Heath District Council and Cllr David Ray, St Edmundsbury Borough Council Community Champion of the Year Cllr Jack Hopkins, London Borough of Lambeth Digital Innovator of the Year Cllr Theo Blackwell, London Borough of Camden Judges’ Special Award for Contribution to Local Government Awarded jointly to Cllr Sir Merrick Cockell, Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Cllr Lord Peter Smith, Wigan Council Leader of the Year Cllr Jim McMahon, Oldham Council Partnership Achievement of the Year Cllr Jenny Whittle, Kent County Council Scrutineer of the Year Cllr Nigel Cooke, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Sustainability Champion of the Year Cllr Rob Curtis, Vale of Glamorgan Council Young Councillor of the Year Cllr Rhodri Oliver, North Norfolk District Council
2013
Award Winner: England & Wales Age UK Award Cllr Sue Cooley, Manchester City Council Bruce-Lockhart Member Scholarship Cllr Joe Caluori, Islington Council CCLA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Financial Performance Cllr Maurice Jones, Central Bedfordshire Council Community Champion of the Year Cllr Jean Stretton, Oldham Council Judges’ Special Award for Contribution to Local Government Cllr Paul Bettison, Bracknell Forest Council Leader of the Year Award Cllr Catherine West, Islington Council Online Councillor of the Year Cllr David Harrington, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council Partnership of the Year Award Cllr Philip Atkins, Staffordshire county Council | Cllr Brian Edwards, South Staffordshire Council | Cllr Roger Lawrence,Wolverhampton City Council Scrutineer of the Year Award Cllr Edward Davie, Lambeth Council Sustainability of the Year Award Cllr Clare Feeney-Johnson, South Lakeland District Council Young Councillor of the Year Cllr Amanda Chadderton | Cllr Sean Fielding | Cllr Arooj Shah, Oldham Council
2012
Award Winner: England & Wales Age UK Pride of Place Award Cllr Olwen Foggin, Devon County Council CCLA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Financial Performance Cllr David Malcolm Finch, Essex County Council Community Champion of the Year Cllr Fiona Cross, Torfaen County Borough Council Judges’ Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to Local Government Cllr Joan Barton, Sheffield City Council Leader of the Year Sir Richard Leese, Manchester City Council Online Councillor of the Year Cllr Alison Hernandez, Torbay Council Partnership Achievement of the Year Cllr Eunice Campbell, Nottingham City Council Scrutineer of the Year Cllr Andy Hull, London Borough of Islington Sustainability Champion of the Year Cllr John Stanton, Stroud District Council Young Councillor of the Year Cllr Tafheen Sharif, Luton Borough Council The Bruce-Lockhart Member Scholarship Cllr Shona Johnstone, Cambridgeshire County Council
2011
Award Winner: England & Wales CCLA Award for Outstanding Contribution to Financial Performance Councillor Maurice Heaster, LB Wandsworth Community Champion Councillor Luthfur Rahman, Manchester City Council Leader of the Year Councillor Graham Baxter, North East Derbyshire District Council New Councillor of the Year Councillor Sheila D’Souza, Westminster City Council Online Councillor of the Year Councillor James Barber, LB Southwark Partnership Achievement of the Year Councillor Ray Franklin, East Devon District Council Scrutineer of the Year Councillor Robert Parker, Lincolnshire County Council Sustainability Champion of the Year Councillor Anthony Blagg, Worcestershire County Council Young Councillor of the Year Councillor Becky Brunskill, Durham County Council
2010
Award Winner: England & Wales Leader of the Year Councillor Martin Hill, Lincolnshire LGA group young councillor of the year Councillor Carla Butler, Newhaven CCLA award for outstanding contribution to financial performance Councillor Martin Wilson, South Northamptonshire New councillor of the year Councillor Alex Folkes, Cornwall Scrutineer of the year Deirdre Alden, Birmingham Online councillor of the year Councillor Ross Grant, Leicester Community champion of the year Councillor Yash Gupta, Thurrock Sustainability councillor of the year Councillor Alexis Rowell, Camden
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