Councillor Tudor Evans, the Leader of the Labour Group on Plymouth City Council has been elected to the Board of the Local Government Association (LGA).
Cllr Evans is one of a handful of senior councillors from across the country to join the board and described it as ‘a big deal’.
“It is a great honour for me to be able to represent Labour at the very highest level, it really is a big deal,” said Cllr Evans, who is a councillor for Ham Ward in the city.
The LGA is a politically-led, cross-party organisation which works on behalf of councils to ensure local government has a strong, credible voice with national government.
It comprises 328 of the 333 councils in England and includes district, county, metropolitan and unitary authorities along with London boroughs and the City of London Corporation.
Cllr Evans said that the election, which means he becomes one of the most senior figures in local government, means Plymouth City Council ‘has representation at the highest level’.
“The board makes decisions on behalf of all its members and is responsible for maintaining good relations with the government and opposition parties.
“I’ll be lobbying on issues of concern and using it as a platform to raise issues not just in Plymouth but also the rest of the South West, which isn’t always on the government’s radar.”
