LGIU & CCLA Cllr Awards 2023

Cllr Awards 2023

Running for the 14th year across England & Wales and the 6th year in Scotland, these are the only national awards celebrating the vital work of councillors. The shortlist will be announced soon — watch this space for updates!

Nominate a councillor

Nominations for Cllr Awards open now!

The Cllr Awards Categories

Get inspiration and watch the stories of LGIU & CCLA Cllr Awards past winners.

The rules

Councillors may not nominate themselves and nominations for Town/Parish councillors are not accepted. Learn about the Cllr Awards rules here.

Meet the judges

Cllr Awards winners are selected by our expert panel of judges, drawn from across the local government sector.

Join the 2023 ceremonies

Stay tuned to learn more about the 2023 ceremonies and RSVP.

Cllr Awards through the years

Relive the ceremonies and see the winners from years past.

This year’s Awards are only possible thanks to the generous support of our founding partners CCLA.

CCLA is a leading specialist fund manager for local authorities and charities. When they began sponsoring the Cllr Awards they had 22 local authority client accounts. Today they have over 700 and this number is growing every month. CCLA are owned by their clients – their mission is to serve the whole sector, regardless of size.

ccla.co.uk | info@ccla.co.uk

Watch the 2022 ceremonies

Cllr Awards 2022: Scotland

Cllr Awards 2022: England & Wales

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Our resources, innovative research and connections are relied on by colleagues across the globe. We do our best for them, so that they can do their best for our communities.