Councillor Lorna Fielker
Title: Leader of the Council
Party: Labour
Ward: Swaythling
Other councillors representing this Ward:
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Correspondence address:
c/o Member Services
Civic Centre
Southampton
SO14 7LY
Bus. phone: 02380 83 2430/3340
Email: Councillor.L.Fielker@southampton.gov.uk
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Responsibilities
Committee appointments
Terms of Office
- 03/05/2018 - 04/05/2023
- 04/05/2023 - 06/05/2027
Appointments to outside bodies
- Arts Council
- Business Improvement Board (Go! Southampton)
- City of Culture Trust
- Hampshire Partnership
- Local Government Association
- Partnership for South Hampshire
- Renaissance Board (Master Planning Framework)
- SIGOMA (Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities)
- Solent LEP Skills and Advisory Board
- Southampton 2025
- Southampton Health and Care Partnership
- Upper Tier Authorities
Additional Information
Councillor Lorna Fielker is the Leader of Southampton City Council, Labour Councillor for Swaythling Ward.
Cllr Fielker’s ambition is that by working in partnership with the public and private sectors and our communities, Southampton realises it’s potential as a city of opportunity.
Cllr Fielker was elected in 2018 and has had Cabinet Member
responsibility for adult social care, public health, housing,
leisure and education prior to becoming Leader.
Outside of politics, Cllr Fielker is a
Postgraduate Researcher at the University of Southampton
investigating the impact of the GDPR on voluntary
organisations.
She has a professional background working in hospitality, local
government, social housing and the voluntary sector.
The Leader of the Council is responsible for:
- Primary spokesperson for the Council
- Liaison with the Government
- Renaissance Board
- Transformation, Change and Balanced Budget - Council
- Culture, Arts & Heritage, Libraries, including Cultural Trust and Tourism
- Corporate Plan and Corporate Policy Development
- Housing Development and Regeneration
- Equalities
Outside bodies:
Key Cities Deputy Chair
LGA Community Wellbeing Board
Councillors Forum