Leader and Cabinet for Stratford-on-Avon District Council

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Press Release

Published on 22 May 2019
Archived on 22 June 2019


Stratford-on-Avon District Council has a new Cabinet today, Wednesday 22 May.  

  • Leader - Policy and Partnerships Portfolio: Cllr Tony Jefferson
  • Deputy Leader - Place Portfolio: Cllr Daren Pemberton
  • Finance and Assets Portfolio: Cllr Trevor Harvey
  • Transformation and Digital Portfolio: Cllr Mark Cargill
  • Operations Portfolio: Cllr Ian Shenton
  • People Portfolio: Cllr Jo Barker
  • Community Portfolio: Cllr Sarah Whalley-Hoggins
  • Regulatory Portfolio: Cllr Anne Parry  

Cllr Tony Jefferson, Leader of Stratford-on-Avon District Council, says: "I am looking forward to our new Cabinet working together to build on the Council's previous successes. Every member of the team brings wide-ranging expertise and enthusiasm to their roles, and I am looking forward to continuing to work hard to improve the services accessed by our residents, and to make a difference where it really matters.  

"Our immediate priorities are to develop a new Corporate Strategy for the Council focusing on the significant challenges we face and ensuring we deliver even better services and value for money for everyone who lives, works and visits the district, as we continue to transform the way we work."


  • Chairman - Cllr Christopher Kettle (Bishops Itchington)
  • Vice- Chairman - Cllr Tony Dixon (Tanworth-in-Arden)

Portfolio details

Leader - Policy and Partnerships - Cllr Tony Jefferson (Welcombe Ward)  

  • Corporate Policy and Strategy
  • Partnership Development  

Deputy Leader - Place - Cllr Daren Pemberton (Bidford East Ward)  

  • Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
  • Economic Development and Enterprise
  • Housing Strategy, Policy and Enabling         
  • Infrastructure
  • Planning Policy and Core Strategy
  • Tourism  

Finance and Assets - Cllr Trevor Harvey (Shipston North Ward)   

  • Asset Management
  • Audit
  • Finance  

Transformation and Digital - Cllr Mark Cargill (Alcester and Rural Ward)  

  • Business Continuity and Emergency Planning
  • Corporate Performance
  • Democratic Services and Member Development
  • Digital and IT
  • Human Resources and Health and Safety
  • Information Governance
  • Legal
  • Transformation  

Operations - Cllr Ian Shenton (Wootton Wawen Ward)   

  • Car parking
  • Grounds Maintenance and Streetscene
  • Markets
  • Property Maintenance and Construction
  • Public Conveniences
  • Waste and Recycling  

People - Cllr Jo Barker (Shipston South Ward)   

  • Customer Services
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Housing and Homelessness
  • Revenues and Benefits
  • Safeguarding
  • Social Inclusion  

Community - Cllr Sarah Whalley-Hoggins (Brailes and Compton Ward)  

  • Community Safety and CCTV
  • Environmental Sustainability
  • Leisure Services and Green Spaces
  • Parish Champion
  • Planning/Development Control
  • Rural Affairs/Strategy  

Regulatory - Cllr Anne Parry (Wellesbourne East Ward)   

  • Building Control
  • Central Administration
  • Environmental Health
  • Land Charges
  • Licensing
  • Planning Enforcement 

Contact details

Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Elizabeth House, Church Street,
Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire,
CV37 6HX
Tel: 01789 267575

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Last updated on 22/05/2019