Colour of Power Index · The Colour of Power

Colour of Power 2020
A visual depiction of the diversity composition of Britain’s most powerful leaders
Just 52 out of the 1099 leaders are filled by non-white individuals
This is just 15 additional ethnic minority held roles in three years (1.2%)
15 of the 39 departments categorised had no ethnic minority representation
Out of 1099 roles, only 288 are female

First published in 2017, Green Park and Operation Black Vote, developed the Colour of Power to graphically illustrate the lack of female and black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) representation in the upper echelons of the UK’s most powerful institutions.

The Colour of Power 2020, reveals that just 52 out of the 1099 most powerful roles in the country are filled by non-white individuals; just 4.7% of the total number compared to the 13% proportion of the UK population.

The research covers the top roles across 39 categories including central and local government, public bodies, the private sector, education, sport and charities. Fifteen of these categories had no ethnic minority representation at all at their top levels in 2020; five categories have seen a decrease in BAME individuals over the past three years and more than half the categories (21) have seen no change.

The 2020 figures represent a gain of only 1.2% or 15 additional ethnic minority led roles since the Colour of Power 2017 index, demonstrating a failure to address the disparity of power in the UK’s leadership positions, despite three years of government-backed targets and ample rhetoric about commitments to improving diversity & inclusion.

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Leaders of Political Parties

Total No. of People : 12 Male : 7 Female : 5 White : 12 BAME : 0

The men and women who lead our main political parties are the ambassadors and drivers of our representative democracy.

Adam Price Plaid Cymru Party

Arlene Foster Democratic Unionist Party

Colum Eastwood Social Democratic and Labour

Edward Davey Liberal Democrats Party

Jonathan Bartley Green Party

Kier Starmer Labour Party

Mark Pack Liberal Democrats Party

Mary Lou McDonald Sinn Féin Party

Naomi Long Alliance Party

Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National

Siân Berry AM Green Party

The Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union. (Conservative Party)

Cabinet Members

Total No. of People : 26 Male : 19 Female : 7 White : 22 BAME : 4

The Cabinet is the collective decision-making body of the Government of the United Kingdom, composed of the Prime Minister and her most senior Government Ministers.

Alister Jack MP Secretary of State for Scotland

Amanda Milling MP Minister without Portfolio

Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP Secretary of State for International Development

Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Privy Seal

Ben Wallace MP Secretary of State for Defence

Boris Johnson MP Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union

Brandon Lewis MP Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Dominic Raab MP Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State

Elizabeth Truss MP Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities

Gavin Williamson MP Secretary of State for Education

George Eustice MP Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Grant Shapps MP Secretary of State for Transport

Jacob Rees-Mogg MP Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons

Mark Spencer MP Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)

Matt Hancock MP Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Michael Gove MP Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office

Oliver Dowden CBE MP Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Robert Buckland QC MP Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice

Robert Jenrick MP Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Simon Hart MP Secretary of State for Wales

Steve Barclay MP Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Thérèse Coffey MP Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Alok Sharma MP Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Priti Patel MP Secretary of State for the Home Department

Rishi Sunak MP Chancellor of the Exchequer

Suella Braverman QC MP Attorney General

Government Ministers

Total No. of People : 94 Male : 61 Female : 33 White : 88 BAME : 6

Department Ministers cover almost every aspect of daily life in the UK.

Alex Chalk MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Assistant Government Whip

Amanda Solloway MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Science, Research and Innovation)

Andrew Stephenson Minister of State

Baroness Barran MBE Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Civil Society and DCMS)

Baroness Berridge of The Vale of Catmose Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the School System and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Women)

Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)

Baroness Deborah Stedman-Scott OBE DL Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Work and Pensions)

Baroness Goldie DL Minister of State

Baroness Penn Baroness in Waiting (Government Whip)

Baroness Scott of Bybrook OBE Baroness in Waiting

Baroness Sugg CBE Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development) and Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Girls’ Education

Baroness Vere of Norbiton Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Baroness Williams of Trafford (Susan Frances Maria Williams) Lords Minister

Caroline Dinenage MP Minister of State (Minister for Digital and Culture)

Chloe Smith Mp Minister of State

Chris Heaton-Harris MP Minister of State

Chris Philp MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Immigration Compliance and the Courts)

David Duguid MP Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

David Rutley MP Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

David TC Davies MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Assistant Government Whip

Earl of Courtown Captain of the Queen’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (Lords Deputy Chief Whip)

Eddie Hughes MP Assistant Government Whip

Edward Argar MP Minister of State (Minister for Health)

Gillian Keegan MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills

Graham Stuart MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Exports)

Guy Opperman MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Pensions and Financial Inclusion)

Helen Whately MP Minister of State (Minister for Care)

Iain Stewart MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Scotland)

James Duddridge MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Africa)

James Heappey MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for the Armed Forces)

James Morris MP Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Jeremy Quin MP Minister of State (Minister for Defence Procurement)

Jo Churchill MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Prevention, Public Health and Primary Care)

John Glen MP Economic Secretary to the Treasury

Johnny Mercer MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Defence People and Veterans)

Julia Lopez MP Parliamentary Secretary

Justin Tomlinson MP Minister of State (Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work)

Kelly Tolhurst MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Kevin Foster MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Future Borders and Immigration)

Kit Malthouse MP Minister of State (Minister for Crime and Policing)

Leo Docherty MP Assistant Government Whip

Lord Agnew Minister of State

Lord Bethell of Romford Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Innovation)

Lord Callanan Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Climate Change and Corporate Responsibility)

Lord Gardiner of Kimble Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Rural Affairs and Biosecurity)

Lord Grimstone of Boscobel Kt Minister for Investment

Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay Lord in Waiting

Lord True CBE Minister of State

Lucy Frazer QC MP Minister of State

Luke Hall MP Parliamentary Under Secretary Of State (Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing)

Maggie Throup MP Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Marcus Jones MP Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Government Whip)

Maria Caulfield MP Assistant Government Whip

Matt Warman MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Digital Infrastructure)

Michael Tomlinson MP Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Michelle Donelan MP Minister of State for Universities

Mike Freer MP Comptroller of HM Household (Government Whip)

Mims Davies MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Employment)

Nadine Dorries MP Minister of State (Minister for Patient Safety, Suicide Prevention and Mental Health)

Nigel Adams MP Minister of State (Minister for Asia)

Nigel Huddleston MP Assistant Government Whip and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Sport, Tourism and Heritage)

Paul Scully MP Minister for London and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets)

Rachel Maclean MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Rebecca Harris MP Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury

Rebecca Pow MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Robin Walker MP Minister of State

Simon Clarke MP Minister of State (Minister for Regional Growth and Local Government)

Stephen Greenhalgh MP Minister of State

Stuart Andrew MP Treasurer of HM Household (Deputy Chief Whip)

The Rt Hon Christopher Pincher MP Minister of State (Minister for Housing)

The Rt Hon Earl Howe Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

The Rt Hon Greg Hands MP Minister of State for Trade Policy

The Rt Hon James Brokenshire MP Minister of State (Minister for Security)

The Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP Financial Secretary to the Treasury

The Rt Hon John Whittingdale OBE MP Minister of State (Minister for Media and Data)

The Rt Hon Lord Ashton of Hyde Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms (Lords Chief Whip)

The Rt Hon Lord Keen of Elie QC HM Advocate General for Scotland and MoJ spokesperson for the Lords

The Rt Hon Lord Zac Goldsmith Minister of State (Minister for Pacific and the Environment)

The Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP Solicitor General

The Rt Hon Nick Gibb MP Minister of State for School Standards

The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP Paymaster General

Tom Pursglove MP Assistant Government Whip

Vicky Ford MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families

Victoria Atkins MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding)

Victoria Prentis MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Viscount Younger of Leckie Lord in Waiting (Government Whip)

Wendy Morton MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas)

Will Quince MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Welfare Delivery)

Kemi Badenoch MP Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Equalities)

Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Minister of State (Minister for South Asia and the Commonwealth) and Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict

Nadhim Zahawi MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Business and Industry)

Ranil Jayawardena MP Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for International Trade)

The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP Minister of State (Minister for Middle East and North Africa)

The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP Minister of State (Minister for Business, Energy and Clean Growth)

Scottish Parliament Ministers

Total No. of People : 26 Male : 13 Female : 13 White : 25 BAME : 1

Ministers of the Scottish Parliament are the lawmaking body in Scotland for devolved matters.

Aileen Campbell MSP

Ash Denham MSP

Ben Macpherson MSP

Christina McKelvie MSP

Clare Haughey MSP

Fergus Ewing MSP

Fiona Hyslop MSP

Graeme Dey MSP

Ivan McKee MSP

Jamie Hepburn MSP

Jeane Freeman MSP

Jenny Gilruth MSP

Joe Fitzpatrick MSP

John Swinney MSP

Kate Forbes MSP

Kevin Stewart MSP

Mairi Gougeon MSP

Maree Todd MSP

Michael Matheson MSP

Michael Russell MSP

Nicola Sturgeon First Minister

Paul Wheelhouse MSP

Richard Lochhead MSP

Roseanna Cunningham MSP

Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP

Humza Yousaf MSP

Welsh Assembly Cabinet Members

Total No. of People : 14 Male : 6 Female : 8 White : 13 BAME : 1

Ministers for the Welsh Assembly are the law making body in Wales for devolved matters.

Dafydd Elis-Thomas Welsh Cabinet

Eluned Morgan Welsh Cabinet

Hannah Blythyn Welsh Cabinet

Jane Hutt Welsh Cabinet

Jeremy Miles Welsh Cabinet

Julie James Welsh Cabinet

Julie Morgan Welsh Cabinet

Ken Skates Welsh Cabinet

Kirsty Williams Welsh Cabinet

Lee Waters Welsh Cabinet

Lesley Griffiths Welsh Cabinet

Mark Drakeford Welsh Cabinet

Rebecca Evans Welsh Cabinet

Vaughan Gething Welsh Cabinet

Supreme Court Judges

Total No. of People : 12 Male : 10 Female : 2 White : 12 BAME : 0

The Supreme Court is the highest in the whole of the United Kingdom for civil matters, and for criminal matters from the United Kingdom jurisdictions of England and Wales and Northern Ireland.

The Right Hon Lady Arden of Heswall DBE Justice of the Supreme Court

The Right Hon Lady Black of Derwent DBE Justice of the Supreme Court

The Right Hon Lord Briggs of Westbourne Justice of the Supreme Court

The Right Hon Lord Burrows Justice of the Supreme Court

The Right Hon Lord Hamblen of Kersey Justice of the Supreme Court

The Right Hon Lord Hodge Deputy President of the Supreme Court

The Right Hon Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore Justice of The Supreme Court

The Right Hon Lord Kitchin Justice of the Supreme Court

The Right Hon Lord Leggatt Justice of the Supreme Court

The Right Hon Lord Lloyd-Jones Justice of the Supreme Court

The Right Hon Lord Reed of Allermuir President of the Supreme Court

The Right Hon Lord Sales Justice of the Supreme Court

Members of Defence Council for the Armed Forces

Total No. of People : 9 Male : 8 Female : 1 White : 9 BAME : 0

The Defence Council of the United Kingdom is the body legally entrusted with the defence of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and with control over the British armed forces.

Admiral Tim Fraser CB ADC Vice Chief of the Defence Staff

Admiral Tony Radakin CB ADC First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff

Baroness Goldie DL Minister of State

Charlie Pate Director General Finance

General Sir Nick Carter GCB CBE DSO ADC Gen Chief of the Defence Staff

General Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen Commander of Strategic Command

Sir Stephen Hillier KCB CBE DFC ADC MA RAF Air Chief Marshal

Sir Stephen Lovegrove Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Defence

The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP Secretary of State for Defence

Heads of the Intelligence Agencies

Total No. of People : 3 Male : 3 Female : 0 White : 3 BAME : 0

The Government of the United Kingdom maintains intelligence agencies within several different government departments. The agencies are responsible for collecting and producing foreign and domestic intelligence, providing military intelligence, performing espionage and counter-espionage.

Alex Younger MI6

Jeremy Fleming GCHQ

Ken McCallum MI5

Permanent Secretaries in the Civil Service

Total No. of People : 16 Male : 12 Female : 4 White : 16 BAME : 0

A permanent secretary is the most senior civil servant in a department. Each supports the government minister at the head of the department, who is accountable to Parliament for the department’s actions and performance.

Alex Chisholm Cabinet Office

Antonia Romeo Department of International Trade

Bernadette Kelly CB Transport

Jim Harra HM Revenue and Customs

Jonathan Slater Education

Leslie Evans Scottish Government

Matthew Rycroft CBE Home Office

Melanie Dawes Communities and Local Government

Peter Schofield Work and Pensions

Sir Chris Wormald KCB Health

Sir Jonathan Jones QC Government Legal Department

Sir Mark Sedwill Head of the Civil Service and National Security Adviser

Sir Richard Heaton KCB Ministry of Justice

Sir Simon McDonald KCMG KCVO oreign and Commonwealth Office

Sir Stephen Lovegrove Ministry of Defence

Tom Scholar HM Treasury

Police and Crime Commissioners

Total No. of People : 42 Male : 33 Female : 9 White : 41 BAME : 1

PCCs are elected by the public and their aim is to cut crime and deliver an effective and efficient police service within their force area. They are responsible for the totality of policing.

Alison Hernandez Devon and Cornwall and the Isle of Scilly

Alun Michael South Wales

Angus Macpherson Wiltshire

Anthony Stansfeld Thames Valley

Arfon Jones North Wales

Baroness Hughes Greater Manchester Combined Authority

Barry Coppinger Cleveland

Clive Grunshaw Lancashire

Dafydd Llywelyn Dyfed-Powys

David Jamieson West Midlands

David Keane Cheshire

David Lloyd Hertfordshire

David Munro Surrey

Dr Alan Billings South Yorkshire

Jane Kennedy Merseyside

Jeff Cuthbert Gwent

John Campion West Mercia

Julia Mulligan North Yorkshire

Kathryn Holloway Bedfordshire

Katy Bourne OBE Sussex

Keith Hunter Humberside

Kim McGuinness Northumbria

Lord William Bach Leicestershire

Lorne Green Norfolk

Marc Jones Lincolnshire

Mark Burns-Williamson West Yorkshire

Martin Surl Gloucestershire

Martyn Underhill Dorset

Matthew Ellis Staffordshire

Matthew Scott Kent

Michael Lane Hampshire

Paddy Tipping Nottinghamshire

Peter McCall Cumbria

Philip Seccombe Warwickshire

Ray Bisby Cambridgeshire

Roger Hirst Essex

Sophie Linden Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime in London – MOPAC

Stephen Mold Northamptonshire

Steve White Durham

Sue Mounstevens Avon and Somerset

Tim Passmore Suffolk

Hardyal Dhindsa Derbyshire

Chief Constables

Total No. of People : 43 Male : 36 Female : 7 White : 43 BAME : 0

Chief constable is the rank used by the chief police officer of every territorial police force in the United Kingdom except for the City of London Police and the Metropolitan Police.

Alan Pughsley Kent Constabulary

Andy Cooke Merseyside Constabulary

Andy Marsh Avon and Somerset Constabulary

Andy Rhodes Lancashire Constabulary

Anthony Bangham West Mercia Constabulary

Ben-Julian Harrington Chief Constable of Essex

Bill Skelly Lincolnshire Constabulary

Carl Foulkes North Wales Constabulary

Charlie Hall Hertfordshire Constabulary

Craig Guildford Nottinghamshire Constabulary

Cressida Dick Metropolitan Police Commissioner

Darren Martland Chief Constable of Cheshire

Dave Thompson West Midlands Constabulary

Gareth Morgan Staffordshire Constabulary

Garry Forsyth Bedfordshire Constabulary

Gavin Stephens Surrey Constabulary

Ian Dyson Commissioner

Ian Hopkins Greater Manchester Constabulary

James Vaughan Dorset Constabulary

Jo Farrell Durham Constabulary

Jo Shiner Sussex Constabularyt

John Campbell QPM, LLB, MBA Thames Valley Constabulary

John Robins QPM West Yorkshire Constabulary

Kier Pritchard Wiltshire Constabulary

Lee Freeman Humberside Constabulary

Lisa Winward North Yorkshire Constabulary

Mark Collins Dyfed-Powys Constabulary

Martin Jelley Warwickshire Constabulary

Matt Jukes South Wales Constabulary

Michelle Skeer Cumbria Constabulary

Nick Adderley Northamptonshire Constabulary

Nick Dean Cambridgshire Constabulary

Olivia Pinkney Hampshire Constabulary

Pam Kelly Gwent Constabulary

Peter Goodman Derbyshire Constabulary

Richard Lewis Cleveland Constabulary

Rod Hansen Gloucestershire Constabulary

Shaun Sawyer Devon and Cornwall Constabulary

Simon Bailey Norfolk Constabulary

Simon Cole Leicestershire Constabulary

Stephen Watson South Yorkshire Constabulary

Steve Jupp Suffolk Constabulary

Winton Keenen Northumbria Constabulary

Leaders of Trades Unions

Total No. of People : 47 Male : 34 Female : 13 White : 46 BAME : 1

The Trade Union leaders or sometimes known as General Secretaries are major figureheads of a particular union, often representing 100,000s if not millions of workers in the UK.

Annette Mansell-Green BDA

Brian Linn Aegis

Brian Strutton BALPA

Chris Kitchen NUM

Christine Payne Equity

Claire Sullivan CSP

Dave Penman FDA

Dave Prentis Unison

Dave Ward CWU

Dilwyn Roberts-Young UCAC

Ellie Peers WGGB

Ged Nichols Accord

George McGrath NARS

Gill Walton RCM

Gordon Taylor PFA

Horace Trubridge Musicians’ Union

Ian Lawrence NAPO

Jo Grady UCU

John Phillips GMB

Kate Fallon Association of Educational Psychologists

Kevin Courtney NUT

Larry Flanagan EIS

Len McCluskey Unite

Linda Rolph Advance

Manuel Cortes TSSA

Mark Dickinson Nautilus International

Mark Serwotka PCSU

Mary Bousted NEU

Matt Wrack FBU

Michael Schwaabe CWA

Michele Gregson NSEAD

Michelle Stanistreet NUJ

Mick Cash RMT

Mick Whelan ASLEF

Mike Clancy Prospect

Paddy Lillis USDAW

Paul Donaldson HCSA

Paul Whiteman NAHT

Richard Evans SoR

Robert F Monks URTU

Roy Rickhuss Community

Samantha Aitkenhead BOS TU

Sarah Woolley BFAWU

Steve Gillan POA

Steve Jamieson The College of Podiatry

Tim Rose NGSU

Patrick Roach NASUWT

Leaders of London Borough Councils

Total No. of People : 28 Male : 20 Female : 8 White : 24 BAME : 4

The role of the leader of the council is often to provide overall political leadership for the council by: co-ordinating and delivering council policies, strategies and services. Most leaders are selected by the political party in power.

Caroline Kerr Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

Clare Coghill London Borough of Waltham Forest

Colin Smith London Borough of Bromley

Damian White London Borough of Havering

Daniel Thomas London Borough of Barnet

Danny Thorpe Royal Borough of Greenwich

Darren Rodwell London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

Elizabeth Campbell Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Gareth Roberts London Borough of Richmond upon Thames

Georgia Gould London Borough of Camden

Graham Henson London Borough of Harrow

Jack Hopkins London Borough of Lambeth

Julian Bell London Borough of Ealing

Nesil Caliskan London Borough of Enfield

Peter John London Borough of Southwark

Rachael Robathan City of Westminster

Ray Puddifoot London Borough of Hillingdon

Richard Watts London Borough of Islington

Ruth Dombey London Borough of Sutton

Stephen Alambritis London Borough of Merton

Stephen Cowan London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Steve Curran London Borough of Hounslow

Teresa O’Neill London Borough of Bexley

Tony Newman London Borough of Croydon

Jas Athwal London Borough of Redbridge

Joseph Ejiofor London Borough of Haringey

Muhammed Butt London Borough of Brent

Ravi Govindia London Borough of Wandsworth

CEOs of London Borough Councils*

Total No. of People : 32 Male : 18 Female : 14 White : 28 BAME : 4

Chief Executive officers oversee the management of the council.
* Edit: On 28.07.20, 13:00 the data was updated to include the CEO’s London Boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham and Royal Borough of Greenwich. While this has not altered the overall findings and key messages of the report, it has marginally altered some statistics which may cause discrepancies with data published by third parties in the 22 hours prior to the amends.

Andrew Blake-Herbert Havering

Andrew Travers Lambeth

Andy Donald Redbridge

Barry Quirk CBE Kensington and Chelsea

Carolyn Downs Brent

Claire Symonds Barking and Dagenham

Debbie Warren Royal Borough of Greenwich

Dr Fran Beasley Hillingdon

Eleanor Kelly Southwark

Ged Curran Merton

Helen Bailey Sutton

Ian Davis Enfield

Jackie Belton Bexley

Jenny Rowlands Camden

Jo Negrini Croydon

John Barradell City of London

John Hooton Barnet

Kim Wright Lewisham

Linzi Roberts-Egan Islington

Martin Esom Waltham Forest

Niall Bolger Hounslow

Paul Martin Wandsworth

Paul Najsarek Ealing

Sean Harriss Harrow

Stuart Love Westminster

Tim Shields Hackney

Will Tuckley Tower Hamlets

Zina Etheridge Haringey

Ade Adetosoye OBE London Borough of Bromley

Althea Loderick Newham

Ian Thomas Kingston upon Thames

Kim Smith Hammersmith & Fulham

Leaders of Metropolitan Borough Councils

Total No. of People : 33 Male : 26 Female : 7 White : 32 BAME : 1

Metropolitan authorities, like unitary authorities, are responsible for delivery of all services (unlike boroughs where some services are delivered by the county). The role of the leader of the council is often to provide overall political leadership for the council, most are selected by the political party in power.

Allen Brett Rochdale Council

Andrew Western Trafford Council

Brenda Warrington Tameside Council

Chris Read Rotherham Council

David Baines St Helens Council

David Greenhalgh Bolton Council

David Molyneux Wigan Council

Denise Jeffery Wakefield Council

Eamonn O’Brien Bury Council

Elise Wilson Stockport Council

George Duggins Coventry Council

Graeme Miller Sunderland Council

Graham Morgan Knowsley Council

Iain Malcolm South Tyneside Council

Ian Brookfield Wolverhampton Council

Ian Courts Solihul Council

Ian Maher Sefton Council

Ian Ward Birmingham Council

Judith Blake Leeds City Council

Julie Dore Sheffield Council

Martin Gannon Gateshead Council

Mike Bird Walsall Council

Nick Forbes Newcastle-upon-Tyne Council

Pat Hackett Wirral Council

Patrick Harley Dudley Council

Rob Polhill Halton Council

Sean Fielding Oldham Council

Sir Richard Leese Manchester Council

Stephen Houghton Barnsley Council

Susan Hinchcliffe Bradford Council

Tim Swift Calderdale Council

Yvonne Davies Sandwell Council

Shabir Pandor Kirklees Council

CEOs of Metropolitan Borough Councils

Total No. of People : 35 Male : 21 Female : 14 White : 35 BAME : 0

Metropolitan authorities, like unitary authorities, are responsible for delivery of all services (unlike boroughs where some services are delivered by the county).

Alison Mckenzie-Folan Wigan Council