Steve Reed (politician)

Councillor Steve Reed is a Labour Party councillor for Brixton Hill Ward ^[1] and has been Leader of Lambeth Council since May 2006 when Lambeth was the only council in the country Labour won back from opposition.^[2] He led his party to a second successive election victory in May 2010 with an increased majority over the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats,^[3] the first time any administration in Lambeth has been re-elected since 1990.^[4]

Under Reed’s leadership Lambeth moved from a one-star rating in the Audit Commission’s annual inspection in 2006/7 to a three-star rating in 2008/9^[5] making Lambeth the fastest-improving council in the country.

Reed holds a number of other significant positions in local government. He is:

• Deputy Leader of Local Government Labour, an association representing Labour councillors nationally ^[6]
• Deputy Chairman of the Local Government Association ^[7]
• London Councils Board Member for Children’s Services and Employment ^[8]
• Chairman of Central London Forward, a lobbying group representing five inner-London boroughs ^[9]
• A board member representing London’s boroughs on the London Enterprise Partnership ^[10]
• Co-Chair of the Vauxhall-Nine Elms-Battersea regeneration board, which oversees the biggest regeneration project in London after the Olympics ^[11]
• Chairman of the London Young People’s Education and Skills Board ^[12]
• Steve Reed also served as a member of the London Board of the Homes and Communities Agency between 2009-11. ^[13]

In May 2010 Steve Reed launched a consultation on plans to turn Lambeth into the country’s first co-operative council ^[14][15] intending to deliver better services more cost-effectively by giving more control to communities and service users, reported in The Guardian newspaper as a possible new model for Labour in local government.^[16]

The final report of Lambeth Council’s Cooperative Council Commission ^[17] laid out the plans for achieving this objective and Lambeth Council is now putting a transformation plan into effect.

Reed was named one of the three most influential council leaders in the country by the Local Government Chronicle in 2011 ^[18] and was the highest-ranked Labour politician in the 2010 Pink List compiled by the Independent on Sunday.^[19]

References

1. ^ London Borough of Lambeth http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=134
2. ^ Election results 2006 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambeth_Council_election,_2006
3. ^ Election results 2010 http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/moderngov/mgElectionResults.aspx?ID=7&RPID=9803373
4. ^ London Borough of LambethWikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Borough_of_Lambeth
5. ^ CPA http://cpa.audit-commission.gov.uk/STCCScorecard.aspx?taxid=104598
6. ^ Local Government Association http://www.labourgroup.lga.gov.uk/lga/core/page.do?pageId=1
7. ^ Local Government Association: http://www.lga.gov.uk/lga/councillor/profile-display.do?id=1716688
8. ^ London Councils: http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/aboutus/organisation/leadingmembers/stevereed.htm
9. ^ Central London Forward http://www.centrallondonforward.gov.uk/
10. ^ London Enterprise Partnership: http://www.london.gov.uk/media/press_releases_mayoral/london-mayor-boroughs-and-business-create-partnership-growth
11. ^ London.gov.uk Who runs London http://www.london.gov.uk/who-runs-london/mayor/publications/planning/vauxhall-nine-elms-battersea-opportunity-area-planning-framework
12. ^ London Councils Young People’s Education and Skills Board: http://www.londoncouncils.gov.uk/policylobbying/children/education14to19/default.htm?showpage=-1
13. ^ Homes and Communities Agency http://www.homesandcommunities.co.uk/the-HCA-london-board
14. ^ "Lambeth Council plans to be a cooperative". BBC News. 18 February 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8522105.stm. Retrieved 28 May 2010. 
15. ^ O'Hara, Mary (30 July 2008). "Council moves to tackle violent crime". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/jul/30/youngpeople.youthjustice. Retrieved 28 May 2010. 
16. ^ Stratton, Allegra (17 February 2010). "John Lewis Council". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/feb/17/labour-rebrand-lambeth-john-lewis-council. Retrieved 28 May 2010. 
17. ^ Lambeth Council Cooperative Council Commission report: http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/CouncilDemocracy/MakingADifference/TheCooperativeCouncil/?WT.mc_id=cooperativecouncil
18. ^ Local Government Chronicle ‘LGC 50’ 2011: http://www.lgcplus.com/news/lgc50/
19. ^ The Independent (London). 1 August 2010. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/the-iiosi-pink-list-2010-2040472.html. 

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