The current president of the chief executives’ society Byron Davies received an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list, one of a crop of senior local government figures to be awarded.
Mr Davies, president of SOLACE, is also chief executive of Cardiff CC and there were also OBEs for Nina Dawes, Lichfield DC’s chief executive, Wirral’s chief Stephen Maddox and Rob Sykes, the retiring chief at Worcestershire CC.
South Tyneside chief executive Irene Lucas receives a CBE as does Kent CC’s director of children’s services Graham Bradman, while Kettering chief David Cook gets an MBE.
Among local politicians, Hackney LBC’s rehabilitation is confirmed by an OBE for its directly-elected mayor Jules Pipe while there are OBEs for East Riding leader Stephen Parnaby and Derbyshire member Dave Wilcox, chair of the Local Government Information Unit.
And Westminster City’s assistant chief executive John Barradell received an OBE for his work with the Metropolitan Police Special Constabulary where he ended up as chief officer.
One of the council’s road sweepers Edward Wilson who retired last summer after 33 years receives an MBE.
Local govenrment honours in full
Mr Davies, president of SOLACE, is also chief executive of Cardiff CC and there were also OBEs for Nina Dawes, Lichfield DC’s chief executive, Wirral’s chief Stephen Maddox and Rob Sykes, the retiring chief at Worcestershire CC.
South Tyneside chief executive Irene Lucas receives a CBE as does Kent CC’s director of children’s services Graham Bradman, while Kettering chief David Cook gets an MBE.
Among local politicians, Hackney LBC’s rehabilitation is confirmed by an OBE for its directly-elected mayor Jules Pipe while there are OBEs for East Riding leader Stephen Parnaby and Derbyshire member Dave Wilcox, chair of the Local Government Information Unit.
And Westminster City’s assistant chief executive John Barradell received an OBE for his work with the Metropolitan Police Special Constabulary where he ended up as chief officer.
One of the council’s road sweepers Edward Wilson who retired last summer after 33 years receives an MBE.
Local govenrment honours in full
CBE
Badman, Graham Michael, director of children's services, Kent CC, Barradell, John, Westminnster City Council, Linkston, Alex, chief executive, West Lothian Council. Lucas, Ms Irene, chief executive, South Tyneside BC, Mason, Ms Angela, O.B.E., lately director, women and equality unit, Department for Communities and Local Government, Pipe, Julian Benjamin, Mayor, London Borough of Hackney, Young, Paul, O.B.E., chief fire officer, Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service.
OBE
Ahmad, Mushtaq, lately provost, South Lanarkshire Council, Davies, Byron, chief executive, Cardiff City Council, Dawes, Ms Nina Alexandra, chief executive, Lichfield DC, Duncan, David Hunter, lately Provost, North Ayrshire Council, Galloway, Michael Peter, director, planning and transportation, Dundee City Council, Gilmore, Robert Alan, lately chief executive, Banbridge DC (N.Ireland),Hill, Cllr Martin John, Leader, Lincolnshire CC, Lord, Jon, head, community housing services, Bolton City Council, MacNish, Alastair, lately chair, Accounts Commission for Scotland, Maddox, Stephen, chief executive, Wirral MBC, Parnaby, Stephen Robert, leader, East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Sykes, Robert, lately chief executive, Worcestershire CC, Wilcox Cllr David John, member, Derbyshire CC, Wilson, John, director of education, East Renfrewshire.
MBE
MBE
Baker, Cllr Tamsy, member, Guildford BC, Bradford, Cllr David Charles, member, Norwich City Council, Cook, David, chief executive, Kettering BC,Counsell, Lilian, Mrs., office manager, Lancashire CC, Coutts,Herbert, lately director of culture and leisure, Edinburgh City Council, Edwards, Cllr Llewelyn Goronwy, Ceredigion County Council, Everett, Terry, trading standards officer, Thurrock BC, Ezra, Yinnon, director of recreation and heritage, Hampshire CC, Farndon, John William, fire control officer, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, Henry, Cllr Patrick Joseph, West Sussex, Hirst, Geoffrey, central services manager, Kirklees MBC, Howe, Michael George, station Manager (retained), Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, Hussain, Mahroof, J.P., cabinet member for communities and involvement, Rotherham MBC, Kallar Cllr Sidney, Barking and Dagenham LBC, Kelly, John Joseph, county emergency planning officer, Oxfordshire CC, Newton, David Edison, fire fighter, Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, O’Dowd John, quality improvement officer, North Lanarkshire Council, Radlovic, Cllr Milan, leader, Broxtowe BC, Rea, Rachel, Mrs., Cllr, Larne BC (N.Ireland), Rees, Cllr Derek Neville, chair, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Senior, Ms Annette Heather Morgan, emergency planning officer, Rotherham MBC, Shakesby, Miss Victoria Susan, watch manager, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, Sharman,, John, Lincolnshire county branch secretary, Unison, Shaw, Ms Andrea Margaret, assistant control manager, South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, Smith, Robert, secretary, Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, Sykes, Isobel, Mrs., retained crew manager, Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service, Turner, Shirley Ann, Mrs., lately strategic planning officer, Hampshire CC and chair, Education Building Development Officers' Group, Owen-Ward, John Richard, City of London Corporation, Williams, John, D.L., leader, Darlington BC, Wilson, Edward, lately street cleaner, Westminster City Council.
