Gedling Borough Council: all 41 councillors
Gedling Borough Council has 41 councillors on the official list. The largest group is Labour, with 24 of the 41 seats. Every name below comes from the council's own published list: Gedling Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed).
See Gedling: local statistics and who has power over Gedling, from the council up to the G20.
Seats by party
- Labour: 24 councillors
- Conservative: 9 councillors
- Liberal Democrats: 4 councillors
- Independent: 2 councillors
- Independent.: 2 councillors
Leaders and post holders
- Paul Wilkinson (Labour): Policy Advisor for Environmental Services (Operations).
- Paul Hughes (Liberal Democrats): Leader of Liberal Democrat Group
- Marje Paling (Labour): Portfolio Holder for Environment Services (Operations)
- Henry Wheeler (Labour): Portfolio Holder for Lifestyles, Health and Wellbeing
- Sandra Barnes (Labour): Mayor of the Borough of Gedling
- Kyle Robinson-Payne (Labour): Portfolio Holder for Corporate Resources and Performance
- Lynda Pearson (Labour): Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Growth and Economy
- John Clarke (Labour): Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Community Protection, Communications and Engagement
- Pauline Allan (Labour): Deputy Mayor
- Kathryn Fox (Labour): Portfolio Holder for Life Chances and Vulnerability
- Michael Adams (Conservative): Leader of Conservative Group
- Viv McCrossen (Labour): Portfolio Holder for Climate Change, Parks and Environmental Health
Every councillor, by ward
| Ward | Name | Party | Posts | Term began |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bestwood St Albans | Darren Maltby | Conservative | ||
| Bestwood St Albans | Rachael Ellis | Labour | 2 May 2019 | |
| Calverton | Andrew Meads | Independent | ||
| Calverton | Boyd Elliott | Conservative | 7 May 2015 | |
| Calverton | Jane Allen | Conservative | 7 May 2015 | |
| Carlton | Catherine Pope | Labour | ||
| Carlton | Paul Wilkinson | Labour | Policy Advisor for Environmental Services (Operations). | 7 May 2015 |
| Carlton Hill | Alex Scroggie | Labour | 7 May 2015 | |
| Carlton Hill | Jim Creamer | Labour | 5 May 2011 | |
| Carlton Hill | Paul Feeney | Labour | 5 May 2011 | |
| Cavendish | Andrew Dunkin | Liberal Democrats | 6 January 2022 | |
| Cavendish | Paul Hughes | Liberal Democrats | Leader of Liberal Democrat Group | 5 May 2011 |
| Colwick | Russell Whiting | Independent | ||
| Coppice | Henry Wheeler | Labour | Portfolio Holder for Lifestyles, Health and Wellbeing | 5 May 2011 |
| Coppice | Marje Paling | Labour | Portfolio Holder for Environment Services (Operations) | 5 May 2011 |
| Daybrook | Kyle Robinson-Payne | Labour | Portfolio Holder for Corporate Resources and Performance | |
| Daybrook | Sandra Barnes | Labour | Mayor of the Borough of Gedling | 5 May 2011 |
| Dumbles | Helen Greensmith | Conservative | 7 May 2015 | |
| Ernehale | David Ellis | Independent. | 3 May 2013 | |
| Ernehale | Roxanne Ellis | Independent. | 5 May 2011 | |
| Gedling | Jenny Hollingsworth | Labour | 5 May 2011 | |
| Gedling | Lynda Pearson | Labour | Deputy Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Sustainable Growth and Economy | 27 March 2014 |
| Netherfield | Alison Hunt | Labour | ||
| Netherfield | John Clarke | Labour | Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Community Protection, Communications and Engagement | 5 May 2011 |
| Newstead Abbey | Martin Smith | Conservative | 2 May 2019 | |
| Newstead Abbey | Stuart Bestwick | Conservative | ||
| Newstead Abbey | Sue Pickering | Conservative | ||
| Phoenix | Andrew Ellwood | Liberal Democrats | 5 May 2011 | |
| Phoenix | Clive Towsey-Hinton | Liberal Democrats | 2 May 2019 | |
| Plains | David Brocklebank | Labour | ||
| Plains | Grahame Pope | Labour | ||
| Plains | Ruth Strong | Labour | ||
| Porchester | Julie Najuk | Labour | 2 May 2019 | |
| Porchester | Pauline Allan | Labour | Deputy Mayor | |
| Porchester | Roy Allan | Labour | ||
| Redhill | Kathryn Fox | Labour | Portfolio Holder for Life Chances and Vulnerability | 5 May 2011 |
| Redhill | Michael Payne | Labour | 5 May 2011 | |
| Trent Valley | Michael Adams | Conservative | Leader of Conservative Group | 7 May 2015 |
| Trent Valley | Sam Smith | Conservative | 2 May 2019 | |
| Woodthorpe | Ron McCrossen | Labour | 2 May 2019 | |
| Woodthorpe | Viv McCrossen | Labour | Portfolio Holder for Climate Change, Parks and Environmental Health | 7 May 2015 |
Source
Gedling Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy, with contact details removed). Each name links to that councillor's profile on the official site. Published by Gedling Borough Council. We do not reproduce home addresses, phone numbers or emails; use the official profile to contact a councillor. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.