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Cabinet Members
The Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council and seven other councillors are appointed annually to form the Cabinet. They are responsible for delivering the policies set by the Council as a whole and take most of the day-to-day decisions. Each councillor on the Cabinet, except the Leader, has a portfolio with responsibility for different areas of the Council.

Councillor Mrs Leighton - Leader of the Council

Responsible for:
  • overall plan
  • budget setting
  • external strategic issues
  • Surrey 1st Joint Committee
  • HR
 Councillor Vivienne Leighton, Shepperton Town Ward
Councillor Smith-Ainsley - Planning and Housing (Deputy Leader of the Council)

Responsible for:
  • planning policy, strategic planning and local development
  • strategic housing services, housing options and housing benefits
  • corporate approach top information technology includes:
    • affordable housing/homelessness
    • housing advice
    • ICT and data quality
 Councillor Richard Smith-Ainsley
Councillor Jean Pinkerton - Older People and Health Liaison (Deputy Leader of the Council)

Responsible for:
  • service and support to promote the health of the population of Spelthorne
  • service and support to meet the needs, health and well-being of adults and older people, in their home life and leisure activities including
    • assistance for older people
    • day centres
    • SPAN, MOW, disability issues and access
    • Spelride, concessionary fares
    • supporting people
    • public health and safety and /  food safety enforcement

 Councillor Jean Pinkerton
Councillor Ayers - Community Safety/Assets

Responsible for:
  • crime and disorder activities
  • liaising/consultation with the community and other organisations relating to community safety including
    • community safety
    • ASB/perception of crime
    • Spelthorne safer, stronger partnership
    • management and security of council assets
    • corporate health and safety
    • the council's business continuity/disaster recovery
 Councillor Frank Ayers, Ashford Common Ward
Councillor Davis - Economic Development

Responsible for:
  • economic development
  • lifelong learning and skills development
  • liaison with and representations to Surrey County Council as the Highways and Passenger Transport authority
  • on-street parking provisions and enforcement.  Encouragement of use of public transport
  • regeneration
  • taxi licensing
  • democratic arrangements/constitution
  • corporate legal duties (to include committee services)
 Councillor Colin Davis, Staines South Ward
Councillor Evans - Finance

Responsible for:
  • internal support services, audit and risk management including
    • accountancy
    • audit
    • budgeting financial management
    • revenues
    • off-street car parking
    • procurement
    • business improvement
 Councillor Tim Evans, Halliford and Sunbury West Ward
Councillor Forbes-Forsyth - Parks and Leisure

Responsible for:
  • service and support to meet the needs and promote the health and well-being of younger people
  • leisure and cultural opportunities including
    • leisure activities and development
    • links with Spelthorne Youth Council/other youth and children's groups
    • parks and open spaces
    • allotments
    • cemeteries
 Councillor Penny Forbes-Forsyth
Councillor Gething - Communications

Responsible for:
  • all aspects of the Council’s communications and publicity
  • general liaison/consultation arrangement with the community including
    • communication, publicity, media liaison
    • borough bulletin
    • reputation management and customer satisfaction
    • consultation and community engagement/'Have Your Say' events
    • equalities and social inclusion
    • neighbourhood grants/grants to outside organisations
    • voluntary sector liaison
    • member development and information
 Councillor Nick Gething, Ashford Common Ward
Councillor Watts - Environment

Responsible for:
  • waste strategy, waste management
  • street scene issues including litter / graffiti / fly-tipping on-street parking
  • pollution control (including noise) and contaminated land
  • carbon management; climate change  
  • promotion of sustainability; environmental policy, including flooding   emergency
  • planning
 Councillor Robert Watts, Shepperton Town Ward