Linda Smith: councillor for Blackbird Leys, Oxford City Council

Linda Smith is a Labour councillor for the Blackbird Leys ward on Oxford City Council, according to the council's own published list. Linda Smith is also Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities; Sheriff of Oxford. Their current term began on 28 November 2014.

Council: Oxford City Council
Ward: Blackbird Leys
Party: Labour
Posts: Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities; Sheriff of Oxford
Term began: 28 November 2014
Official profile: mycouncil.oxford.gov.uk
Source: Oxford City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy)

How to contact Linda Smith

These are the details Oxford City Council publishes for Linda Smith, exactly as published on 3 November 2026:

Email: cllrlsmith@oxford.gov.uk
Phone: 07961121704
Official profile: mycouncil.oxford.gov.uk

Who else represents Blackbird Leys

Lubna Arshad Labour Cabinet Member for a Safer Oxford

Labour on Oxford City Council

Labour holds 20 of the 48 seats on Oxford City Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 20, Green Party 13, Liberal Democrat 9, Independent Oxford Alliance 4, Real Independents 2.

Leaders and post holders on Oxford City Council

Susan Brown Leader of the Council, Leader of the Labour Group, Cabinet Member for Partnership Working, Inclusive Economic Growth and Culture
Ian Yeatman Deputy Leader of the Independent Oxford Alliance Group
Dr Christopher Smowton Vision Zero Champion
Anna Railton Deputy Leader, and Cabinet Member for Planning and Zero Carbon Oxford
Mary Clarkson Heritage Champion, Chair of the Planning Committee
Lois Muddiman Leader of the Green Group, Chair of the General Purposes Licensing Committee
Chewe Munkonge Lord Mayor of Oxford
David Henwood Leader of the Independent Oxford Alliance Group

All 48 councillors of Oxford City Council, by ward and party.

Who has power over Blackbird Leys

Linda Smith sits on Oxford City Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Oxford, each with its own page:

Oxfordshire County Council
Thames Valley Police led by Matthew Barber, Jason Hogg
Oxford East: Anneliese Dodds (Labour (Co-op)) MP
Oxford West and Abingdon: Layla Moran (Liberal Democrat) MP
UK government and all 650 MPs
United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20

The full ladder of power over Oxford, from residents' groups to the G20.

Where this comes from

Oxford City Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 3 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Oxford City Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.