LGiU & CCLA's C'llr Achievement Awards 2018

LGiU and CCLA’s C’llr Achievement Awards are the only awards celebrating the important work of councillors and the highlight of the year for elected members across England!

This year’s awards took place on Tuesday, 6th November at the Guildhall in the City of London. We were joined by council leaders, chief executives, councillors and stakeholders for an evening of celebration.

Listen to our special episode of LGiU Fortnightly covering the awards night or read our blog post on the winners.

Shortlist 2018: Announced 3rd October

Winners announced 6th November

Community Champion

Cllr Steve Criswell – Cambridgeshire
Cllr Samata Khatoon – Camden
Cllr Mark Wilson – Cumbria
Cllr Mahamed Hashi – Lambeth – WINNER
Cllr TJ Haworth-Culf – Suffolk Coastal
Cllr Daniel Land – Tendring
Cllr Celia Hibbert – Wolverhampton

Finance and Transformation Award

Cllr Peter Patrick – Babergh (JOINT)
Cllr Glen Horn – Mid-Suffolk (JOINT)
Cllr Dominic Twomey – Barking and Dagenham
Cllr Shane Hebb – Thurrock – WINNER
Cllr Abi Brown – Stoke-on-Trent

Health and Care Award

Cllr Aneela Ahmed – Bradford
Cllr Stephen Thomas – Hartlepool
Cllr Clare Mosdell – Isle of Wight
Cllr Michelle Lowe – Sevenoaks – WINNER
Cllr Marlene Quinn – St Helens

Leader of the Year

Cllr Darren Rodwell – Barking and Dagenham
Cllr Adam Paynter – Cornwall
Cllr Linda Haysey – East Herts
Cllr Christopher Akers-Belcher – Hartlepool
Cllr Janet Walton – Poole
Cllr Roger Lawrence – Wolverhampton – WINNER

Place-shaping and Environment Award

Cllr Tim Gwilliam – Forest of Dean
Cllr Clive Arthey – Babergh
Cllr Noel Brown – Buckinghamshire
Cllr Gail Harris – Norwich
Cllr Iain Malcolm – South Tyneside – WINNER
Cllr Victoria Mills – Southwark
Cllr Graham Parker – West Devon (JOINT)
Cllr Bob Baldwin – West Devon (JOINT)
Cllr Judy Pearce – South Hams (JOINT)
Cllr Michael Hicks – South Hams (JOINT)

Technology and Digital Award

Cllr Angela Tait – Bradford
Cllr Ian Bates – Cambridgeshire – WINNER
Cllr Liz Fairhurst – Hampshire
Cllr Shrobona Bhattacharya – South Cambridgeshire
Cllr Nazia Rehman – Wigan

Young Councillor of the Year

Cllr Lorna Russell – Camden
Cllr Jordan Rowse – Cornwall
Cllr Tom Coole – Gloucester – WINNER
Cllr Jordan Meade – Gravesham
Cllr Kelham Cooke – South Kesteven
Cllr Beverley Momenabadi – Wolverhampton
Cllr Alex Harman – Worthing

About the Awards

Now in its ninth year, LGiU’s C’llr Achievement Awards brings together the brightest and best councillors from across the country, as well as council leaders, other senior local government figures and MPs, for an evening of celebration and networking against the beautiful background of the Guildhall in London.

We promote nominations from June through to September, gathering over 200 entries from councillor colleagues, local MPs and residents. The shortlist is announced in October and the judging panel will convene before the ceremony in November. The winners will be announced on the night by LGiU Chief Executive Jonathan Carr-West.

Our sponsors

This year’s awards are possible thanks to the generous support of our founding sponsors CCLA, who are partnering with us for the 9th year in a row.

CCLA is a leading specialist fund manager for local authorities and charities. When they began sponsoring the C’llr Achievement Awards they had 22 local authority accounts. Today they have 426 and this number is growing every month. They are owned by their clients – their mission is to serve the whole sector, regardless of size.

Is your council a member of LGiU? Councillors and officers of member councils receive Daily News, Policy Briefings, Cllr Magazine and exclusive access to Policy Cafe events. Find out more about membership.

Judging

The winner in each category will be chosen by our esteemed judging panel, comprised of senior councillors and officers and the winners will be announced at the awards event on 6th November.

C’llr Achievement Awards 2017: highlights

C’llr Achievement Awards 2017 took place in the Guildhall’s Livery Hall, a beautiful setting that gave the ceremony the prestige that befitted the celebration. We welcomed almost 200 guests from all corners of the England, from Redcar and Bradford to Bristol and Brighton.

We were honoured to have speeches from distinguished local government figures such as Lord Porter, Chair of the Local Government Association, and Martin Vickers MP, Chair of the Local Government APPG. The event received significant social media (#CllrAwards17) and press pickup.