Allocation of seats and appointments to committees

May 20, 2026 Approved View on council website

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Summary

The Council of Lewisham Council resolved to approve the allocation of seats and appointments to committees on 20/05/2026. This included appointing chairs and vice chairs for various committees for the 2026/27 period. The decision formally agreed the committee memberships as set out in the provided documents.

Full council record

Decision

RESOLVED that the allocation of seats and appointments to committees be agreed, as set out below:

Planning A

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Daniel Jenkins (Chair)

Suzzanah Clarke

Tracey Martin (Vice-Chair)

Pauline Dall

Fergus Navaratnam-Blair

Oliver Matejka

Laura Sessions

Nick Torry

Robin McGhee

Ruth Persian

Planning B

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Becky Sanders (Chair)

Peter Bernards

Annabelle Roberts (Vice-Chair)

James Rathbone

Natalie Thomas

Gloria Lambert-Morris

Claire Wills

El Fry

Markus Michelucci

Ed Sutton

Strategic Planning

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Daniel Jenkins

Peter Bernards

Becky Sanders

Pauline Dall

Tracey Martin

Annabelle Roberts

Robin McGhee

Claire Wills

Licensing

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Leni Candan (Chair)

Yemisi Anifowose

Wellington Gil (Vice-Chair)

Kim Powell

Justin Calcutt-Cheadle

Gavin Moore

Eleonora Aiello

Tanya Dunne

Mark Kowalski

Maria McKenna

Pension Investment

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Ed Sutton (Chair)

Gloria Lambert-Morris

Dylan Cooper-Stubbs (Vice-Chair)

Oana Olaru-Holmes

Heather Farnworth

Kate Anderson

Briony Edwards

Samantha Gower

Health & Safety

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Fergus Navaratnam-Blair (Chair)

Pauline Dall

Maria McKenna (Vice-Chair)

Hillary Moore

Dylan Cooper-Stubbs

Hibaaq Aden

Governance

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Rotimi Skyers (Chair)

Oliver Matejka

Ruth Persian (Vice-Chair)

Ese Erheriene

Aaron Regisford

Heather Farnworth

Appointments

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Rudi Schmidt

Ese Erheriene

Claire Wills

Rotimi Skyers

Wellington Gil

Standards

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Briony Edwards (Chair)

Hillary Moore

Markus Michelucci (Vice-Chair)

Eva Stamirowski

Leni Candan

Andre Bourne

Shireen Asaw

Becky Sanders

Wellington Gil

Ruth Persian

Audit & Risk

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Heather Farnworth (Chair)

Gavin Moore

El Fry (Vice-Chair)

James Rathbone

Tanya Dunne

Claire Wills

Health & Wellbeing

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Mayor

Ese Erheriene

Samantha Gardiner

Council Urgency

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Aaron Regisford (Chair)

Eva Stamirowski

Natalie Thomas (Vice-Chair)

James Rathbone

Annabelle Roberts

Rudi Schmidt

Overview & Scrutiny

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Claire Wills (Chair)

Ese Erheriene (Vice-Chair)

Annabelle Roberts

Oana Olaru-Holmes

Nadja Penfold

Hillary Moore

Mark Kowalski

Nick Torry

Kate Anderson

Eleonora Aiello

Safer Stronger SC

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Tanya Dunne (Vice-Chair)

Oana Olaru-Holmes (Chair)

Mike Podmore

Kim Powell

Wellington Gil

Tracey Martin

Leni Candan

Housing SC

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Nadja Penfold (Chair)

Pauline Dall

Mike Podmore (Vice-Chair)

Peter Bernards

Robin McGhee

El Fry

Daniel Jenkins

CYP SC

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Eleonora Aiello (Chair)

Gloria Lambert-Morris

Justin Calcutt-Cheadle (Vice-Chair)

Yemisi Anifowose

Fergus Navaratnam-Blair

Dylan Cooper-Stubbs

Aaron Regisford

Public Accounts SC

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Mark Kowalski (Chair)

Gavin Moore (Vice-Chair)

Samantha Gower

James Rathbone

Rebecca Jones

Nick Torry

Natalie Thomas

Sustainable Development SC

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Robin McGhee (Chair/VC)

Eva Stamirowski

Kate Anderson (Chair/VC)

Suzzanah Clarke

Laura Sessions

Tracey Martin

Nadja Penfold

Healthier Communities SC

Green Cllrs

Labour Cllrs

Nick Torry (Chair/VC)

Oliver Matejka

Rebecca Jones (Chair/VC)

Andre Bourne

Maria McKenna

Mike Podmore

Hibaaq Aden

Related Meeting

AGM, Council - Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 7.30 pm on May 20, 2026

Supporting Documents

Tabled AGM 2026 FINAL Committee Membership Chairs and Vice Chairs.pdf
10. Allocation of Seats Appointments to Committees.pdf
Tabled Political Balance10 May 2026.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date20 May 2026