Appointments to Greater Manchester Bodies
June 26, 2026 Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Other) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority approved appointments to various committees and bodies on 26/06/2026. These included appointments to the GMCA itself, the Standards Committee, Resources Committee, Investment Sub-Committee, Audit Committee, Waste & Recycling Committee, Bee Network Committee, Overview & Scrutiny Committee, Culture & Social Impact Fund Committee, Green City Region Board, Green City Region Partnership Board, Children's Board, Air Quality Administration Committee, Clean Air Scrutiny Committee, Police Fire and Crime Panel, Police Fire and Crime Steering Group, Integrated Care Partnership Board, Transport for the North Board, Rail North Committee, and the Growth Company Board. Sarah Horseman was appointed Secretary of the GMCA.
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Decision
- That the appointments by Greater Manchester Local Authorities of members and substitute members to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority for 2026/27 be noted as follows:
Local Authority
Member
Substitute Member
GMCA
Andy Burnham
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Bolton
Akhtar Zaman (Lab)
Jackie Schofield (Lab)
Bury
Eamonn O’Brien (Lab)
Lucy Smith (Lab)
Manchester
Bev Craig (Lab)
Garry Bridges (Lab)
Oldham
TBC
TBC
Rochdale
Neil Emmott (Lab)
Tricia Ayrton (Lab)
Salford
Paul Dennett (Lab)
Tracy Kelly (Lab)
Stockport
Mark Roberts (Lib Dem)
Jilly Julian (Lib Dem)
Tameside
Eleanor Wills (Lab)
Andrew McLaren (Lab)
Trafford
Tom Ross (Lab)
Liz Patel (Lab)
Wigan
Nazia Rehman (Lab)
Keith Cunliffe (Lab)
- That the appointment of Sarah Horseman, Director of Governance, Risk & Assurance, as the Secretary of the GMCA be approved.
- That the appointment of the following members to the GMCA Standards Committee for 2026/27 be approved:
Member
Local Authority
1.
Tom Ross
Trafford (Lab)
2.
Eleanor Wills
Tameside (Lab)
3.
Akhtar Zaman
Bolton (Lab)
4.
Nazia Rehman
Wigan (Lab)
5.
Mark Roberts
Stockport (Lib Dem)
- That the appointment of the following members to the GMCA Resources Committee for 2026/27 be approved:
Member
Local Authority
1.
Nazia Rehman
Wigan (Lab)
2.
Paul Dennett
Salford (Lab)
3.
Tom Ross
Trafford (Lab)
4.
Eleanor Wills
Tameside (Lab)
5.
Eamonn O’Brien
Bury (Lab)
6.
Bev Craig
Manchester (Lab)
7.
Mark Roberts
Stockport (Lib Dem)
- That the appointment of the following members to the GMCA Investment Sub-Committee for 2026/27 be approved:
Member
Local Authority
1.
Eleanor Wills
Tameside (Lab)
2.
Nazia Rehman
Wigan (Lab)
3.
Bev Craig
Manchester (Lab)
4.
Paul Dennett
Salford (Lab)
5.
Mark Roberts
Stockport (Lib Dem)
- That the appointment of the following members and substitute members to the GMCA Audit Committee for 2026/27 be approved:
Member
Local Authority
1.
Emily Mort
Bolton (Lab)
2.
Jodie Hook
Bury (Lab)
3.
Olly Baskerville
Trafford (Lab)
4.
Paul Robinson
Oldham (Reform)
Local Authority
Substitute Member
1.
David Godfrey
Manchester (Lab)
2.
Lee McStein
Wigan (Lab)
- That 14 members and 14 substitute members be appointed to the GMCA Waste & Recycling Committee for 2026/27 as follows:
Local Authority
Member
Substitute
Bolton
Robert Morrisey (Lab)
Nadeem Ayub (Lab)
Garry Veevers (Lib Dem)
Bury
Alan Quinn (Lab)
Jodie Hook (Lab)
Paul Davies (Reform)
Manchester
Tim Whiston (Lab)
Basat Sheikh (Lab)
Steve Hodgkiss (Reform)
Oldham
Vacancy
Vacancy
Peter Hanlon (Reform)
Rochdale
Aiza Rashid (Lab)
Terry Smith (Lab)
Anthony Gilbert (Reform)
Stephen Anstee (Con)
Salford
Barbara Bentham (Lab)
Wilson Nkurunziza (Lab)
Chris Bates (Reform)
Stockport
Jake Austin (Lib Dem)
Grace Baynham (Lib Dem)
Shaun Regan (Reform)
Tameside
Laura Boyle (Lab)
Andrew McLaren (Lab)
Trafford
Stephen Adshead (Lab)
Sue Maitland (Lab)
Daniel Jerome (Green)
Jane Leicester (Green)
Jane Brophy (Lib Dem)
Dylan Butt (Con)
Wigan
N/A
N/A
- That the appointment of the Mayor of Greater Manchester to the Bee Network Committee for 2026/27 be noted.
- That Tom Ross (Lab) (Trafford) be appointed, to act as the substitute member for the Mayor of Greater Manchester, to the Bee Network Committee for 2026/27.
- That Nazia Rehman (Lab) (Wigan) be appointed to act as the GMCA member on the Bee Network Committee member for 2026/27, and that Neil Emmott (Lab) (Rochdale) be appointed to act as GMCA substitute member on the Bee Network Committee for 2026/27.
- That the Bee Network Committee be requested to appoint five members from the Committee to the Greater Manchester Accessible Transport Ltd (GMATL) Board for 2026/27.
- That the appointments to the Bee Network Committee by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2026/27, be noted, as follows:
Local Authority
Member
Substitute
Bolton
Nadeem Ayub (Lab)
Sean Fielding (Lab)
Bury
Lucy Smith (Lab)
Gareth Staples-Jones (Lab)
Manchester
Mandie Shilton-Godwin (Lab)
Anthony McCaul (Lab)
Oldham
Vacancy
Vacancy
Rochdale
Terry Smith (Lab)
Shah Wazir (Lab)
Salford
Paul Dennett (Lab)
Mike McCusker (Lab)
Stockport
Grace Baynham (Lib Dem)
Michaela Meikle (Lib Dem)
Tameside
Stephen Homer (Lab)
Jacqueline Owen (Lab)
Trafford
Barry Winstanley (Lab)
Stephen Adshead (Lab)
Wigan
Paul Kenny (Lab)
Dane Anderton (Lab)
- That it be noted that the Mayor will appoint up to 4 additional members to the GMCA Bee Network Committee reflecting as far as reasonably practicable the balance of political parties.
- That 19 members and 19 substitute members be appointed to the GMCA Overview & Scrutiny Committee for 2026/27 as follows:
Local Authority
Member (x20)
Substitute Pool (x20)
Bolton
Peter Wright (Horwich & Blackrod First)
Emily Mort (Lab)
Nadim Muslim (Con)
Susan Howarth (Reform)
Bury
Imran Rizvi (Lab)
Martin Hayes (Lab)
Manchester
Basil Curley (Lab)
Linda Foley (Lab)
Sian Astley (Reform)
Jawad Amin (Lab)
John Leech (Lib Dem)
Alan Good (Lib Dem)
Astrid Johnson (Green)
Oldham
Vacancy
Vacancy
Max Woodvine (Con)
Paul Taylor (Reform)
Rochdale
Kathryn Bromfield (Lab)
Patricia Dale (Lab)
Tom Besford (Lab)
Mark Stephens (Reform)
Matthew Pilkington (Reform)
Salford
Maria Brabiner (Lab)
Tony Davies (Lab)
Miles Henderson (Reform)
Bob Clarke (Con)
Stockport
Frankie Singleton (Lib Dem)
Tameside
Sangita Patel (Lab)
Christine Beardmore (Lab)
Allan Hopwood (Reform)
Kim Roberts (Reform)
Trafford
Jill Axford (Lab)
Will Jones (Lab)
Shaun Ennis (Lib Dem)
Ged Carter (Lab)
Geraldine Coggins (Green)
Nathan Evans (Con)
Wigan
Christine Roberts (Lab)
Jenny Gregory (Lab)
James Talbot (Lab)
- That the Portfolio Lead for Culture be appointed to the GM Culture & Social Impact Fund Committee for 2026/27.
- That the appointments made by the GM Local Authorities to the GM Culture & Social Impact Fund Committee for 2026/27 be approved as follows:
Local Authority
Member
Substitute Member
GMCA Portfolio Lead
Neil Emmott (Lab)
Bolton
Debbie Newall (Lab)
Karen Hon (Lab)
Bury
Gavin McGill (Lab)
Michael Rubinstein (Lab)
Manchester
Tina Kirwin-McGinley (Lab)
Leslie Bell (Lab)
Oldham
Vacancy
Vacancy
Rochdale
Susan Smith (Lab)
Georgina Jacques (Lab)
Salford
Hannah Robinson-Smith (Lab)
Jane Hamilton (Lab)
Stockport
Dan Oliver (Lib Dem)
Jilly Julian (Lib Dem)
Tameside
Leanne Feeley (Lab)
Hugh Roderick (Lab)
Trafford
Eve Parker (Lab)
Rose Thompson (Lab)
Wigan
Keith Cunliffe (Lab)
Paul Kenny (Lab)
- That the Portfolio Lead for Green City Region be appointed to the Green City Region Board for 2026/27.
- That the appointments to the Green City Region Board as nominated by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2026/27 be approved as follows:
Local Authority
Member
GMCA Portfolio Lead
Tom Ross (Lab)
Bolton
Robert Morrisey (Lab)
Bury
Gareth Staples-Jones (Lab)
Manchester
Mandie Shilton-Godwin (Lab)
Oldham
Vacancy
Rochdale
Tricia Ayrton (Lab)
Salford
Mike McCusker (Lab)
Stockport
Jake Austin (Lib Dem)
Tameside
Laura Boyle (Lab)
Trafford
Barry Winstanley (Lab)
Wigan
Paul Kenny (Lab)
- That the GMCA Green-City Region Portfolio Leader be appointed to the Greater Manchester Green City Region Partnership Board for 2026/27.
- That the Portfolio Lead for Children & Young People be appointed to the GMCA Children’s Board for 2026/27.
- That the appointments to the GMCA Children’s Board as nominated by the 10 GM Local Authorities for 2026/27 be approved as follows:
Local Authority
Member
GMCA Portfolio Lead
Mark Roberts (Lib Dem)
Bolton
Rabiya Jiva (Lab)
Bury
Lucy Smith (Lab)
Manchester
Julie Reid (Lab)
Oldham
Vacancy
Rochdale
Rachel Massey (Lab)
Salford
Jim Cammell (Lab)
Stockport
Colin MacAlister (Lib Dem)
Tameside
Teresa Smith (Lab)
Trafford
George Devlin (Lab)
Wigan
Laura Flynn (Lab)
- That the Portfolio Leader for Clean Air be appointed to the Air Quality Administration Committee for 2026/27.
- Thatthe appointments from the GM Local Authorities to the Air Quality Administration Committee for 2026/27 be noted as follows:
Local Authority
Member
Substitute
GMCA Portfolio Lead
Eamonn O’Brien (Lab)
Bolton
Robert Morrisey (Lab)
Vacancy
Bury
Lucy Smith (Lab)
Gary Staples-Jones (Lab)
Manchester
Mandie Shilton-Godwin (Lab)
Anthony McCaul (Lab)
Oldham
Vacancy
Vacancy
Rochdale
Tricia Ayrton (Lab)
Vacancy
Salford
Mike McCusker (Lab)
Philip Cusack (Lab)
Stockport
Jake Austin (Lib Dem)
Grace Baynham (Lib Dem)
Tameside
Laura Boyle (Lab)
Jacqueline Owen (Lab)
Trafford
Barry Winstanley (Lab)
Stephen Adshead (Lab)
Wigan
Paul Kenny (Lab)
Vacancy
- That the appointments from the GM Local Authorities to the GM Clean Air Scrutiny Committee for 2026/27 be noted as follows:
Local Authority
Member
Substitute
Bolton
Martin Donaghy (Lab)
Shafaqat Shaikh (Lab)
Bury
Noel Bayley (Lab)
Vacancy
Manchester
Angeliki Stogia (Lab)
Vacancy
Oldham
Vacancy
Vacancy
Rochdale
Tom Besford (Lab)
Vacancy
Salford
Rob Sharpe (Lab)
John Mullen (Lab)
Stockport
Frankie Singleton (Lib Dem)
Jeremy Meal (Lib Dem)
Tameside
Christine Beardmore (Lab)
Vacancy
Trafford
Jill Axford (Lab)
David Jarman (Lab)
Wigan
Christine Roberts (Lab)
Charles Rigby (Lab)
- That the appointments from the GM Local Authorities to the Police Fire and Crime Panel for 2026/27 be noted as follows:
Local Authority
Member
Substitute
Bolton
Hamid Khurram (Lab)
Shafaqat Shaikh (Lab)
Bury
Richard Gold (Lab)
Imran Rizvi (Lab)
Manchester
Vacancy
Basat Sheikh (Lab)
Oldham
Vacancy
Vacancy
Rochdale
Daalat Ali (Lab)
Peter Joinson (Lab)
Salford
Barbara Bentham (Lab)
Wilson Nkurunziza (Lab)
Stockport
Dan Oliver (Lib Dem)
Helen Foster-Grime (Lib Dem)
Tameside
Stephen Homer (Lab)
Jacqueline Owen (Lab)
Trafford
Keleigh Glenton (Lab)
Rose Thompson (Lab)
Wigan
Kevin Anderson (Lab)
Yvonne Klieve (Lab)
- That the appointments from the GM Local Authorities to the Police Fire and Crime Steering Group for 2026/27 as follows:
Local Authority
Member
Bolton
Hamid Khurram (Lab)
Bury
Richard Gold (Lab)
Manchester
Vacancy
Oldham
Vacancy
Rochdale
Daalat Ali (Lab)
Salford
Barbara Bentham (Lab)
Stockport
Dan Oliver (Lib Dem)
Tameside
Stephen Homer (Lab)
Trafford
Keleigh Glenton (Lab)
Wigan
Kevin Anderson (Lab)
- That the Portfolio Holder for Healthy Lives be appointed to the GM Integrated Care Partnership Board.
- That the appointments from GM Local Authorities to the GM Integrated Care Partnership Board for 2026/27 be noted as follows:
Local Authority
Member
Substitute
GMCA
Portfolio Lead for Healthy Lives
Bolton
Sean Fielding (Lab)
Jackie Schofield (Lab)
Bury
Tamoor Tariq (Lab)
Eamonn O’Brien (Lab)
Manchester
Bev Craig (Lab)
Thomas Robinson (Lab)
Oldham
Vacancy
Vacancy
Rochdale
Daalat Ali (Lab)
Vacancy
Salford
Tracy Kelly (Lab)
Hannah Robinson-Smith (Lab)
Stockport
Keith Holloway (Lib Dem)
Helen Foster-Grime (Lib Dem)
Tameside
Eleanor Wills (Lab)
Mike Smith (Lab)
Trafford
Jane Slater (Lab)
Tom Ross (Lab)
Wigan
Keith Cunliffe (Lab)
Nazia Rehman (Lab)
- That the Mayor be appointed, and Paul Dennett (Lab) (Salford) be appointed as the substitute member to act as the GMCA’s appointment to the Transport for the North Board and the Rail North Committee.
- That the Mayor be appointed, and Paul Dennett (Lab) (Salford) be appointed as the substitute member to act as the GMCA’s appointment to the Transport for the North General Purposes Committee.
- That Stephen Adshead (Lab) (Trafford) be appointed, and Barry Taylor (Lab) (Wigan) be appointed as the substitute member to act as the GMCA’s appointment to the Transport for the North Audit & Governance Committee.
- That Paul Kenny (Lab) (Wigan) be appointed, and Olly Baskerville (Lab) (Trafford) be appointed as the substitute member to act as the GMCA’s appointment to the Transport for the North Scrutiny Committee.
- That Councillors Eleanor Wills (Lab) (Tameside), Akhtar Zaman (Lab) (Bolton), Nazia Rehman (Lab) (Wigan), Phil Cusack (Lab) (Salford) and Liz Patel (Lab) (Trafford) be appointed to the Growth Company Board for 2026/27.
Related Meeting
Greater Manchester Combined Authority - Friday, 26 June 2026 - 10.30 am on June 26, 2026
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| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 26 Jun 2026 |