Local London welcomes new council Leaders
Local London is delighted to welcome our boroughs’ new Leaders to our powerful Joint Committee.
Cllr Erbil becomes the new Leader of Enfield Council
Cllr Ergin Erbil was elected as the new Leader of Enfield Council at the Full Council meeting on 18 September 2024.
Cllr Erbil was elected Labour councillor for Edmonton Green in 2018 and has been serving as the Council’s Deputy Leader since 2022. He has been the borough’s Interim Leader since July 2024 when Nesil Caliskan became the Labour MP for Barking, at the general election.
Read about Cllr Erbil’s priorities and Cabinet.
Cllr Twomey becomes the new Leader of Barking and Dagenham Council
In Barking and Dagenham, Cllr Dominic Twomey was elected as the new Leader of the Council at their full Assembly meeting also on 18 September.
Cllr Twomey has served the borough as a councillor since 2010, and has been Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Finance, Growth and Core Services for the last 10 years.
He takes over from Cllr Darren Rodwell who was Leader of the Council and former Chair of Local London. Cllr Rodwell championed the needs of the sub-region and under his leadership, Local London expanded its portfolio of programmes, offering greater benefit to all its member boroughs.
Read about Cllr Twomey’s appointment.
Cllr Rai, Leader of Redbridge Council
Following over a decade serving the borough as a councillor and six years as Deputy Leader, Cllr Kam Rai was elected as the new Leader of Redbridge Council at the full council meeting on 25 July 2024.
Cllr Rai succeeds Cllr Athwal, who led the council for over a decade before stepping down following his election as the Member of Parliament for Ilford South.
Our Joint Committee members
Local London’s strategic direction is set by the elected Leaders of our member authorities, they sit on our Joint Committee, led by a Chair who holds the position for a two-year term.
The Council Leaders and Mayor on our Joint Committee are:
- Leader of RB Greenwich – Cllr Anthony Okereke (Chair)
- Leader of LB Bexley – Cllr Baroness Teresa O’Neill OBE (Deputy Chairman)
- Leader of LB Barking & Dagenham – Cllr Dominic Twomey
- Leader of LB Bromley – Cllr Colin Smith
- Leader of LB Enfield – Cllr Ergin Erbil
- Leader of LB Havering – Cllr Ray Morgon
- Mayor of LB Newham – Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE
- Leader of LB Redbridge – Cllr Kam Rai
- Leader of LB Waltham Forest – Cllr Grace Williams