LGA Members’ expenses – April 2016 to March 2017

The LGA is a national membership body. The members who sit on our various governance structures, or who lead our improvement work with councils, come from across England and Wales and ensure that we understand and are able to represent fully the differing views and priorities of all of our membership. Some members – in particular the LGA’s chairman and vice chairmen – are required to spend a significant amount of time attending meetings in Westminster, as well as visiting councils and leading events across the country.

The published tables include expenses incurred for attendance at meetings and events around the UK, in line with the LGA’s published Scheme of Members’ Allowances.

Table 1 – Leadership Board

Name / Travel / Accommodation / Subsistence / Other Expenses / Total Expenses
Current members
Lord Gary Porter CBE / 8247.20 / 15061.75 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 23308.95
Nick Forbes / 5337.14 / 0.00 / 224.54 / 0.00 / 5561.68
Gerald Vernon Jackson CBE / 3429.14 / 1669.89 / 220.40 / 0.00 / 5319.43
Marianne Overton MBE / 5120.30 / 1016.80 / 291.73 / 37.53 / 6466.36
Sharon Taylor OBE / 325.20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 325.20
Mayor Dorothy Thornhill MBE / 79.40 / 1271.10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 1350.50
David Simmonds CBE / 4746.26 / 921.75 / 208.15 / 1858.20 / 7734.36
Sean Anstee / 2684.23 / 900.60 / 14.00 / 0.00 / 3598.83
Peter Reeve / 191.70 / 435.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 626.70
Peter Box CBE / 1373.45 / 698.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 2071.45
Peter Fleming OBE / 271.65 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 271.65
Past members
David Hodge CBE / 765.60 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 765.60
Total / 32571.27 / 21974.89 / 958.82 / 1895.93 / 57400.71

Table 2 – Board chairs

Name / Travel / Accommodation / Subsistence / Other Expenses / Total Expenses
Ian Stephens / 1861.93 / 847.50 / 0.00 / 12.50 / 2721.93
Isobel Seccombe / 621.20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 621.20
Simon Blackburn / 7621.46 / 1137.49 / 418.42 / 0.00 / 9177.37
Mark Hawthorne MBE / 2434.90 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 2434.90
William Nunn / 843.90 / 458.70 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 1302.60
Claire Kober OBE / 197.75 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 197.75
Sir Richard Leese CBE / 2187.40 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 2187.40
Richard Watts / 20.30 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 20.30
Past Chairs
Peter Box CBE / 497.35 / 159.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 656.35
Roy Perry / 52.20 / 0.00 / 4.69 / 0.00 / 56.89
Total / 16338.39 / 2602.69 / 423.11 / 12.50 / 19376.69

Table 3 – Regional representatives (LGA Executive)

Name / Travel / Accommodation / Subsistence / Other Expenses / Total Expenses
Paul Watson (NE) / 564.90 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 564.90
Roger Lawrence (WM) / 640.75 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 640.75
Nicholas Rushton (EM) / 180.60 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 180.60
Total / 1386.25 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 1386.25

Table 4 – Attendance at meetings on behalf of the LGA

Name / Travel / Accommodation / Subsistence / Other Expenses / Total Expenses
Nick Chard / 314.90 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 314.90
Philip Evans / 55.45 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 55.45
Gillian Campbell / 42.30 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 42.30
Judi Billing MBE / 464.93 / 138.00 / 87.17 / 0.00 / 690.10
Keith House / 1469.05 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 1469.05
Philip Howson / 41.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 41.00
Richard Kemp CBE / 3539.40 / 614.88 / 461.96 / 0.00 / 4616.24
Phil Davies / 41.40 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 41.40
David Mellen / 538.30 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 538.30
Kate Haigh / 224.80 / 0.00 / 34.94 / 0.00 / 259.74
Mark Hawthorne / 62.20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 62.20
Liz Green / 680.90 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 680.90
Caitlin Bisknell / 628.79 / 0.00 / 37.00 / 0.00 / 665.79
Richard Watts / 78.80 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 78.80
David Burbage / 148.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 148.00
Barrie Grunewald / 63.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 63.00
Linda Robinson / 190.80 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 190.80
Jon Collins / 171.18 / 0.00 / 69.85 / 0.00 / 241.03
Ian Gillies / 47.60 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 47.60
Jeremy Hilton / 1826.16 / 0.00 / 186.68 / 0.00 / 2012.84
Robert Light / 948.60 / 114.75 / 16.20 / 0.00 / 1079.55
Julian German / 685.76 / 0.00 / 26.32 / 0.00 / 712.08
Jonathan Owen / 1478.75 / 0.00 / 23.85 / 0.00 / 1502.60
Iain Roberts / 635.28 / 0.00 / 7.15 / 0.00 / 642.43
Alan Dean / 86.60 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 86.60
Geraldine Carter / 206.01 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 206.01
Rebecca Knox / 233.95 / 80.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 313.95
Ruth Dombey OBE / 582.50 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 582.50
Tony Newman / 12.20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 12.20
Stewart Golton / 483.13 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 483.13
Peter Rankin / 38.80 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 38.80
Gillian Ford / 398.88 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 398.88
Paul Bettison OBE / 587.94 / 0.00 / 77.59 / 0.00 / 665.53
John Kent / 306.21 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 306.21
Sue Whitaker / 160.50 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 160.50
Tom Beattie / 77.50 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 77.50
Tony Jackson / 1262.61 / 89.99 / 14.99 / 0.00 / 1367.59
Chris White / 131.20 / 60.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 191.20
Jackie Meldrum / 287.55 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 287.55
Heather Kidd / 299.65 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 299.65
Sonja Crisp / 122.45 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 122.45
Keith Wakefield / 76.70 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 76.70
Adele Morris / 36.10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 36.10
Vince Maple / 55.60 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 55.60
Gareth Barnard / 1088.10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 1088.10
David Renard / 150.50 / 0.00 / 10.55 / 0.00 / 161.05
Clarence Barrett / 463.20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 463.20
Joy Allen / 489.00 / 372.50 / 18.97 / 0.00 / 880.47
Michael Payne / 136.58 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 136.58
Roy Perry / 108.40 / 447.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 555.40
Janet Daby / 16.20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 16.20
Graham Gibbens / 73.25 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 73.25
Mike Bell / 194.90 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 194.90
John Bell / 243.35 / 527.50 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 770.85
Dick Madden / 328.95 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 328.95
Tudor Evans OBE / 663.70 / 98.00 / 161.82 / 7.00 / 930.52
Sian Timoney / 94.50 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 94.50
Simon Greaves / 27.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 27.00
Timothy Swift / 118.90 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 118.90
Thomas Fitzpatrick / 491.85 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 491.85
Sarah Hayward / 50.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 50.00
Mayor Dave Hodgson MBE / 91.80 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 91.80
Ed Turner / 49.80 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 49.80
Roger Phillips / 3251.45 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 3251.45
Total / 27954.86 / 2542.62 / 1235.04 / 7.00 / 31739.52

Table 5 – European & International work

Name / Travel / Accommodation / Subsistence / Other Expenses / Total Expenses
Sian Reid / 48.20 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 48.20
Robert Gordon / 13.90 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 13.90
Gordon Keymer / 356.69 / 0.00 / 51.97 / 0.00 / 408.66
Linda Gillham / 81.90 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 81.90
Doreen Huddart / 142.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 142.00
Total / 642.69 / 0.00 / 51.97 / 0.00 / 694.66

Table 6 – Payments by Conservative Group Office

Name / Travel / Accommodation / Subsistence / Other Expenses / Total Expenses
Peter Fleming OBE / 233.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 233.00
Total / 233.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 233.00

Table 7 – Payments by Labour Group Office

Name / Travel / Accommodation / Subsistence / Other Expenses / Total Expenses
Judi Billing MBE / 400.45 / 80.00 / 0.00 / 120.00 / 600.45
Brendan Toomey / 277.20 / 184.00 / 105.00 / 0.00 / 566.20
Leigh Redman / 205.60 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 205.60
Alan Dean / 113.70 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 113.70
Total / 996.95 / 264.00 / 105.00 / 120.00 / 1485.95

Table 8 – Payments by Liberal Democrat Group Office

Name / Travel / Accommodation / Subsistence / Other Expenses / Total Expenses
Total

Table 9 – Payments by Independent Group Office

Name / Travel / Accommodation / Subsistence / Other Expenses / Total Expenses
Robert Dutton OBE / 1670.00 / 0.00 / 14.30 / 0.00 / 1684.30
Total / 1670.00 / 0.00 / 14.30 / 0.00 / 1684.30

Table 10 – Negotiating bodies

Name / Travel / Accommodation / Subsistence / Other
Expenses / Total Expenses
Total

Table 11 – Payments by Conference and Event Management

Name / Travel / Accommodation / Subsistence / Other
Expenses / Total Expenses
Richard Watts / 287.80 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 287.80
Claudia Webbe / 56.70 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 56.70
Ian Gillies / 177.80 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 177.80
Total / 522.30 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 522.30

Table 12 – Payments to Lead Member Peers

Name / Travel / Accommodation / Subsistence / Other
Expenses / Total Expenses
Apu Bagchi / 146.35 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 146.35
Paul Bettison OBE / 251.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 251.00
Graham Brown / 803.70 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 803.70
Graham Chapman / 2868.58 / 350.00 / 474.95 / 425.00 / 3768.53
Neil Clarke MBE / 2070.31 / 0.00 / 8.38 / 0.00 / 2078.69
Alan Connett / 2129.23 / 2493.31 / 202.56 / 442.90 / 5268.00
Michael Haines / 1740.18 / 807.21 / 278.57 / 0.00 / 2825.96
Kay Hammond / 523.26 / 0.00 / 37.46 / .0.. / 560.72
Helen Holland / 988.60 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 988.60
Stephen Houghton CBE / 2164.17 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 2164.17
Clyde Loakes / 508.99 / 300.00 / 57.62 / 0.00 / 866.61
Phelim Maccafferty / 120.10 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 120.10
Colin Mann / 1121.80 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 1121.80
Paul Middlebrough / 2383.68 / 203.16 / 43.42 / 0.00 / 2630.26
William Nunn / 286.90 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 286.90
Shirley Pannell / 134.85 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 0.00 / 134.85
Bryony Rudkin / 4947.28 / 779.25 / 29.05 / 145.83 / 5901.41
Glen Sanderson / 5861.09 / 1816.53 / 78.21 / 0.00 / 7755.83
Howard Sykes MBE / 7033.74 / 1079.34 / 504.04 / 238.64 / 8855.76
Total / 36083.81 / 7478.80 / 1714.26 / 1252.37 / 46529.24