2015 winners
The winners of the 2015 LGiU/CCLA C’llr Achievement Awards were announced on 2nd March at a ceremony at Westminster Council. All details on the 2016 C’llr Achievement Awards can be found here.
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
All shortlisted councillors
Young Councillor
- Cllr Lyle Davy, Pendle Borough Council,
- Cllr John Blundell, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council,
- Cllr Alex Ross-Shaw, Bradford City Council,
- Cllr Sam Rowlands, Conwy County Borough Council
- Cllr Mair Rowlands, Gwynedd Council
Leader
- Cll David Burbage, Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead
- Cllr Paul Watkins, Dover District Council
- Cllr Thomas Beattie, Corby Borough Council
- Cllr Tudor Evans, Plymouth City Council
- Cllr Grant Davey, Northumberland County Council
Innovation
- Cllr Val Gibson, Wolverhampton City Council
- Cllr Melvyn Caplan, Westminster City Council
- Cllr Gavin Edwards, London Borough of Southwark
- Cllr Mark Healey, Sedgemoor District Council
- Cllr David Brown, Cambridgeshire County Council
Judges Special Award
- Cllr Jason Kitcat, Brighton & Hove City Council
- Cllr Cyril Weber, Carlisle City Council
- Cllr Robert Davis, Westminster City Council
- Cllr Ken Lupton, Stockton-on-Tees Council
- Cllr Jim Dickson, London Borough of Lambeth
Wellbeing
- Cllr Dale Birch, Bracknell Forest Council
- Cllr Neil Foster, Durham County Council
- Cllr Adam Ogilvie, Leeds City Council
- Cllr Ellie Robinson, London Borough of Newham
- Cllr Janet Daby, London Borough of Lewisham
Community Champion
- Cllr Elias Mattu, Wolverhampton City Council
- Cllr Jackie Meldrum, London Borough of Lambeth
- Cllr Steve Criswell, Cambridgeshire County Council
- Cllr Bally Singh, Coventry City Council
- Cllr Rachael Robathan, Westminster City Council
- Cllr Dinah Keal, Ryedale District Council
Local Growth
- Cllr Colin Davie, Lincolnshire County Council
- Cllr Kevin Bentley, Essex County Council
- Cllr Ann Lucas, Coventry City Council
- Cllr Bob Price, Oxford City Council
- Cllr Kim Groves, Leeds City Council
- Matthew Barber, Vale of White Horse District Council
Partnership
- Cllr Paul McGlone, London Borough of Lambeth
- Cllr Rachel Bailey, Cheshire East Council
- Cllr Mark Bee, Suffolk County Council
- Cllr Darren Clifford, Lancashire County Council
- Cllr Kim Botting, London Borough of Bromley
Neighbourhood
- Cllr Patricia Douglas, Bassetlaw District Council
- Cllr Gordon Nicholson OBE, Eden District Council
- Cllr Don Stockton, Cheshire East Council
- Cllr Brian Clarke, Cheshire West & Chester
- Cllr Martyn Rawlinson, Preston City Council
Bruce-Lockhart Shortlist
- Cllr Theo Blackwell, London Borough of Camden
- Cllr Kilian Bourke, Cambridgeshire County Council
- Cllr Richard Holloway, Westminster City Council
- Cllr Edward Davie, London Borough of Lambeth
Find out more about the 10 awards categories for 2015:
- Innovation Achievement of the Year
- Wellbeing Champion of the Year
- DCLG Neighbourhood Planner of the Year
- CCLA Local Growth Achievement of the Year
- Young Councillor of the Year
- Partnership Achievement of the Year Award
- Leader of the Year Award
- Community Champion of the Year Award
- Judges’ Special Award for Contribution to Local Government
- Bruce Lockhart Member Scholarship
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