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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
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 20 May 2026 |