James Lewis - Councillor for Leeds (Kippax and Methley)

Councillor James Lewis

Labour Kippax and Methley Leader of Council

Email: james.lewis@leeds.gov.uk

Council: Leeds

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Council (Committee Member) Employment Committee (Chair) Executive Board (Chair) General Purposes Committee (Chair) Outer East Community Committee (Committee Member) Leeds City Region Business Rates Pool Joint Committee (Chair)

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

53 meetings · Page 1 of 11

General Purposes Committee Chair

General Purposes Committee - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 11.00 am

February 11, 2026, 11:00 am
Executive Board Chair

Executive Board - Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 1.00 pm

February 11, 2026, 1:00 pm
Employment Committee Chair

Employment Committee - Thursday, 15th January, 2026 12.00 pm

January 15, 2026, 12:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Wednesday, 14th January, 2026 1.00 pm

January 14, 2026, 1:00 pm
Council Committee Member

Extraordinary Council Meeting, Council - Friday, 19th December, 2025 10.00 am

December 19, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

117 decisions · Page 16 of 24

Leeds Household Waste Strategy - Update

From: Executive Board - Wednesday, 11th December, 2024 1.00 pm - December 11, 2024

To approve a “3 bin” approach for Leeds, including adding food waste to the list of items allowed in the brown bin together with the associated extension of brown bin collections to all year-round and to up to a further 70,000 households citywide;   Delegate the decision on the implementation and contractual arrangement for adding food waste to the brown bin to the Director of Communities, Housing and Environment, subject to affordability within existing budgets.  

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 53

Average per Month: 2.4

Decisions Recorded: 117