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The Shadow Executive is made up of ten councillors.
The role of the Shadow Executive is limited to functions contained in the 2022 Order. The Shadow Executive will carry out all of the Shadow Authority’s duties and responsibilities which are not the responsibility of any other part of the Shadow Authority, whether by law or under this Constitution, and in particular it will carry out those duties and responsibilities of the Shadow Executive which are contained in the 2022 Order.
The Shadow Executive shall be responsible for making recommendations to the Shadow Authority on the setting of the 2023/2024 budgets for the Cumberland Council.
The following councillors were appointed to the Shadow Executive at the Shadow Authority for Cumberland Council meeting on 17 May 2022.
Cllr Mark Fryer is the Leader of the Council. He has twice been a councillor for Allerdale Borough Council. The first time was between 1995 and 2003 and then for a further eight years between 2011 and 2019. He has been both Leader and Deputy Leader on the council. On 5 May 2022, he was elected to the Cumberland Council seat of St John’s and Great Clifton ward in Workington.
Cllr Lisa Brown is currently a Carlisle City Councillor. She was first elected on to the City Council in September 2018 and has represented Denton Holme and Morton South ward since May 2019. She was elected to Cumberland Council’s Currock ward in the recent local elections.
Since 2017 Cllr Emma Williamson has been a Cumbria County Council councillor for Kells and Sandwith ward and was elected to represent the same ward in the recent Cumberland Council elections.
There are ten councillors who make up the full Shadow Executive. Their names and portfolios are:
Name | Portfolio |
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Cllr Mark Fryer | Leader's Portfolio |
Cllr Lisa Brown | Governance and Thriving Communities |
Cllr Emma Williamson | Children's and Family Support |
Cllr Elaine Lynch | Lifelong Learning and Development |
Cllr Denise Rollo | Sustainable, Resilient and Connected Places |
Cllr Bob Kelly | Cumberland Policy and Regulatory Services |
Cllr Chris Southward | Digital Connectivity and Customer Focus |
Cllr Barbara Cannon | Financial Planning and Assets |
Cllr Martin Harris | Adult and Community Health |
Cllr Anne Quilter | Vibrant and Healthy Places |
There are contact details for these and all the councillors on the Shadow Authority on this website.