LGIU and CCLA’s Cllr Achievement Awards are the only awards celebrating the important work of councillors and the highlight of the year for elected members across England! Read about them here.

LGIU Scotland & CCLA Councillor Awards 2019. Learn more now!

Community Champion

Cllr Jabba Riaz – Worcester City Council

Cllr Cameron Beart  – Swale Borough Council (Highly commended)

Leader of the Year

Cllr Teresa O’Neill OBE – London Borough of Bexley

Cllr Peray Ahmet – London Borough of Haringey (Highly commended)

<https://lgiu.org/events/cllr-awards/cllr-awards-lifetime-legend/>Lifetime Achievement Award

Cllr Lewis Herbert – Cambridge City Council

Cllr Hilda Rhodes  – Telford and Wrekin Council

Resilience and Recovery

Cllr Peter McDonald  – South Cambridgeshire District Council

Young Councillor of the Year

Cllr Mariam Dawood – London Borough of Newham

Cllr Josh Babarinde OBE – Eastbourne Borough Council (Highly commended)

Community Champion

Cllr David Macdonald – East Renfrewshire Council

Cllr Stephen Burns – Renfrewshire Council (Highly commended)

Leader of the Year

As we mark the 5th anniversary of Cllr Awards, councils across Scotland have delivered in the face of the most turbulent and worrying years in recent history. Councillors have been responding to the pandemic, helping residents through the cost of living crisis, supporting refugees, delivering aid in response to the war in Ukraine and helping communities to come together to mourn the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

In this difficult context, we feel it is essential to take this moment in time to celebrate all local leadership across Scotland. As such, the Cllr Awards will be showcasing and recognising the leadership of each Council Leader in Scotland (those currently in post as well as those serving up to the May 2022 elections) for their remarkable contributions to local government over the last two years.

<https://lgiu.org/events/cllr-awards/cllr-awards-lifetime-legend/>Lifetime Achievement Award

Bailie Malcolm Cunning – Glasgow City Council (in memoriam)

Resilience and Recovery

Cllr Maureen Chalmers – South Lanarkshire Council

Cllr Chris Cullen – South Ayrshire Council  (Highly commended)

Young Councillor of the Year

Cllr Connor McManus – Midlothian Council

Community Champion

Cllr Kevin Etheridge – Caerphilly County Borough Council

Cllr Vick Jenkins – City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council – Highly commended

Environment and Sustainability Pioneer

Cllr Angeliki Stogia – Manchester City Council

Innovation and Service Transformation

Cllr Paul Bell – Lewisham Council

Leader of the Year

Cllr Georgia Gould – Camden Council

<https://lgiu.org/events/cllr-awards/cllr-awards-lifetime-legend/>Lifetime Achievement Award

Cllr Sheila Peacock – Haringey Council

Resilience and Recovery

Cllr Paulette Hamilton – Birmingham City Council

Cllr Mohammed Nazam – City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council – Highly commended

Young Councillor of the Year

Cllr Amy Heley – Brighton and Hove City Council

Cllr Peymana Assad – Harrow Council – Highly commended

Cllr Christopher Burden – City of Wolverhampton Council – Highly commended

Champion for Education

Cllr Claire Leitch – East Ayrshire Council

Cllr Frank McNally – North Lanarkshire Council – Highly commended

Community Champion

Bailie Jacqueline McLaren – Glasgow City Council

Cllr David MacDonald – East Renfrewshire Council – Highly commended

Leader of the Year

Cllr Susan Aitken – Glasgow City Council

Lifetime Contribution

Bailie Willie Sawers – Dundee City Council

New Councillor of the Year

Cllr Jackie McCamon – Dumfries and Galloway Council

Cllr Kris Chapman – Scottish Borders Council  – Highly commended

Resilience and Recovery

Cllr Euan Jardine – Scottish Borders Council

• Collaborative Working: Cllr Niknam Hussain, Cllr Raj Khan & Cllr Waheed Raja – Buckinghamshire Council (joint)
• Community Champion: Cllr Saima Ashraf – London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
• Covid-19 Hero: Cllr Hannah Bithell – Leeds City Council, Cllr Salma Mumtaz – Nottingham City Council
• Cllr Toni Carter – Rochford District Council – Highly Commended
• Cllr Robert Griffin – South Gloucestershire Council – Highly Commended
• Environment & Sustainability Pioneer: Cllr Tom Hayes – Oxford City Council
• Innovation & Service Transformation: Cllr Colin Foster – Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
• Leader of the Year: Cllr Tom Beattie – Corby Borough Council
• Cllr Toby Savage – South Gloucestershire Council – Highly Commended
• Cllr Bridget Smith – South Cambridgeshire District Council – Highly Commended
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Cllr Nick Ridley OBE – Babergh District Council (in memorial)
• Cllr John Leech – Manchester City Council – Highly Commended
• Young Councillor of the Year: Cllr Beverley Momenabadi – City of Wolverhampton Council

• Champion for Education: Cllr Dr Soryia Siddique – Glasgow City Council
• Collaborative Working: Cllr Laura Brennan-Whitefield – South Ayrshire Council & Cllr Siobhian Brown – South Ayrshire Council (joint)
• Covid-19 Hero: Cllr Eva Murray – Glasgow City Council
• Bailie Philip Braat – Glasgow City Council – Special commendation
• Leader of the Year: Cllr Jenny Laing – Aberdeen City Council
• Lifetime Contribution: Cllr Eileen Logan – South Lanarkshire Council
• New Councillor of the Year: Cllr Mark Horsham – South Lanarkshire Council
• Cllr Kenneth Duffy – North Lanarkshire – Special commendation
• Community Champion: Cllr Stephen Burns – Renfrewshire Council, Cllr Glen Reid – Aberdeenshire Council
• City Community Champion: Cllr Lynne Short – Dundee City Council

• Community Champion: Cllr Raushan Ara – Thanet District Council
• Cllr Jacky Smith – South Kesteven District Council- Special mention
• Finance & Economic Development: Cllr Mete Coban – London Borough of Hackney
• Innovation and Service Transformation: Cllr Janet Gardner – London Borough of Hillingdon
• Cllr Chris Penberthy – Plymouth City Council- Special mention
• Leader of the Year: Cllr Darren Rodwell – London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
• Environment and Sustainability Pioneer: Cllr Sally Longford – Nottingham City Council
• Cllr Carla Denyer – Bristol City Council- Special mention
• Lifetime Achievement: Cllr Lord Peter Smith – Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council
• Cllr Colin Spence – Suffolk County Council- Special mention
• Young Councillor of the Year: Cllr David Beaney – Dover District Council
• Cllr Mariam Dawood – London Borough of Newham – Special mention

• Rural Community Champion: Cllr Elena Whitham – East Ayrshire Council
• Urban Community Champion: Cllr Chris Cullen – South Ayrshire Council
• Champion for Education: Cllr Fay Sinclair – Fife Council
• Environmental Impact: Cllr Martha Wardrop – Glasgow City Council
• Innovation and Digital: Cllr Shona Haslam – Scottish Borders Council
• Leader of the Year: Cllr John Alexander – Dundee City Council
• Lifetime Contribution: Cllr Robert Aldridge – City of Edinburgh Council
• New Councillor of the Year: Cllr Joe Fagan – South Lanarkshire Council

• Community Champion: Cllr Mahamed Hashi – London Borough of Lambeth
• Finance and Transformation Award: Cllr Shane Hebb – Thurrock Council
• Health and Care Award: Cllr Michelle Lowe – Sevenoaks District Council
• Leader of the Year: Cllr Roger Lawrence – City of Wolverhampton
• Place-shaping and Environment Award: Cllr Iain Malcolm – South Tyneside Council
• Technology and Digital Award: Cllr Ian Bates – Cambridgeshire County Council
• Young Councillor of the Year:  Cllr Tom Coole – Gloucester City  Council

• Champion for Education: Caroline Shiers – Perth and Kinross Council
• Environmental Impact: Gavin Corbett – Edinburgh City Council
• Innovation and Digital: Braden Davy – Angus Council
• Leader of the Year: Joe Cullinane – North Ayrshire Council
• Lifetime Contribution: Elaine McDougall – Glasgow City Council
• New Councillor: Elizabeth Robertson – Inverclyde Council
• Rural Community Champion: George Carr – Aberdeenshire Council
• Urban Community Champion: Linda Erskine – Fife Council

• 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 (Judges’ Special Mention: Cllr Maureen Worby – London Borough of Barking and Dagenham)
• Leader of the Year: Cllr Peter Fleming OBE – Sevenoaks District Council (Judges’ Special Mention: Cllr Darren Rodwell – London Borough of Barking and Dagenham)
• 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

• County Councillor of the Year (inc. Unitary): Cllr Lynn Pallister, Redcar & Cleveland Council
• District Councillor of the Year: Cllr Edward Turner, Oxford City Council; (Cllr Ida Carmichael, Burnley Borough Council (Honourable mention))
• Parish Councillor of the Year, in association with NALC: Cllr Chris Brown, Cholesbury-Cum-St Leonards Parish Council; (Cllr Derek Lacey, Chesham Town Council (Honourable mention))
• Metropolitan Borough Councillor of the Year: Cllr Joanne Dodds, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council; (Cllr Lucinda Yeadon, Leeds City Council (Honourable mention))
• Leader of the Year: Cllr Sharon Taylor, Stevenage Borough Council
• Local Trust’s Community Collaborator Award: Cllr Lisa Rutter, Barnet Council; (Cllr Sarah Judge, Manchester City Council (Honourable mention))
• 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

• 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 (Cllr Gavin Edwards, London Borough of Southwark (Honourable mention) )
• Judges’ Special Award for Contribution to Local Government: Cllr Jason Kitcat, Brighton and Hove City Council
• Wellbeing Champion of the Year: Cllr Ellie Robinson, London Borough of Newham; (Cllr Janet Daby, London Borough of Lewisham (Honourable mention))
• 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

• Age UK Award: Cllr Janet Burgess, London Borough of Islington (Special Mention: Cllr Steve Evans, Wolverhampton City Council)
• 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 (Special Mention: Cllr Jane Scott, Wiltshire 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 (Special Mention: Cllr Rosie Denham, Exeter City Council)

• 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 (Highly commended: Cllr Les Ford, Cheshire West and Chester Council)
• Community Champion of the Year: Cllr Jean Stretton, Oldham Council (Highly commended: Cllr Janet Gardner, London Borough of Hillingdon and Cllr Richard Crawford, London Borough of Newham)
• 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: Joint Winners: Cllr Philip Atkins, Staffordshire county Council; Cllr Brian Edwards, South Staffordshire Council; and Cllr Roger Lawrence,Wolverhampton City Council (Highly Commended: Cllr Susan Wise, Lewisham 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 and Cllr Arooj Shah, Oldham Council (Highly commended: Cllr Jake Morrison, Liverpool City Council)

• 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 (Highly Commended: Cllr Bob Cope, South Staffordshire Council; and Cllr Zahida Abbas Noori, London Borough of Ealing)
• Judges’ Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to Local Government: Cllr Joan Barton, Sheffield City Council (Highly Commended: Cllr Godfrey Allanson, Scarborough Borough 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 (Highly Commended: Cllr Jon Rogers, Bristol City Council)
• Young Councillor of the Year: Cllr Tafheen Sharif, Luton Borough Council
• The Bruce-Lockhart Member Scholarship: Cllr Shona Johnstone, Cambridgeshire County Council

• 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; (Highly commended – Councillor Sean Brennan, LB Sutton)
• New Councillor of the Year: Councillor Sheila D’Souza, Westminster City Council
• Online Councillor of the Year: Councillor James Barber, LB Southwark; (Highly commended – Councillor Matthew Ellis, Staffordshire County Council)
• Partnership Achievement of the Year: Councillor Ray Franklin, East Devon District Council
• Scrutineer of the Year: Councillor Robert Parker, Lincolnshire County Council;(Highly commended – Councillor Imogen Walker, LB Lambeth; HIghly commended – Councillor Elizabeth Rhodes, Wakefield Council)
• Sustainability Champion of the Year: Councillor Anthony Blagg, Worcestershire County Council
• Young Councillor of the Year: Councillor Becky Brunskill, Durham County Council

• Leader of the Year: Councillor Martin Hill, Lincolnshire; (Commended – Councillor Mike Jones, Cheshire West and Chester)
• LGA group young councillor of the year: Councillor Carla Butler, Newhaven; (Commended – Councillor Stephen Akers-Belcher, Hartlepool)
• 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; (Commended – Councillor Christopher Buckmaster, Kensington and Chelsea)
• 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