ABOUT
Find out more about our work, campaigns, and how to help make our local area better for everyone.
About Us
Labour councillors focus on what matters to local people. We work every day to keep services running well, support our communities and make sure public money is spent responsibly. Our job is to listen, solve problems and improve life in the places we all call home.
As local representatives, we deal with real issues that affect people’s daily lives — housing, safer streets, clean neighbourhoods, strong local businesses and support for those who need it. None of that happens without dedicated council workers, community groups and residents working together.
We know every area is different. Labour councillors stay rooted in the community so we can respond quickly, tackle challenges and make improvements that residents can actually see and feel.
Labour councillors care about outcomes, not headlines. We don’t promise what we can’t deliver — instead, we focus on doing the work, fixing problems, and making steady improvements that make a real difference to everyday life.
OUR PRIORITIES
We’re focused on practical action:
We believe local government should be open, approachable and accountable. We’ll continue working with residents to get the basics right and to help our communities thrive — now and for the future.
Above all, we are here to represent you. Whether it’s a small issue on your street or a bigger change you’d like to see in your community, we want to hear from you — and we’ll always do our best to help.
YOUR LABOUR TEAM
Your Labour MP, and Labour councillors and candidates are working hard every day to stand up for local people, support residents, and deliver positive change across our community.
Andy Burnham
Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party
Louise Haigh
First Secretary of State, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
John Healey
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Shabana Mahmood
Secretary of State for the Home Department
Ed Miliband
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs
Wes Streeting
Secretary of State for Defence
Yvette Cooper
Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Angela Rayner
Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Jonathan Reynolds
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Lucy Powell
Secretary of State for Education and Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
Pat McFadden
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Bridget Phillipson
Minister for Women and Equalities and Party Chair
Anneliese Midgley
Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)
Lisa Nandy
Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Alex Norris
Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice
Angela Eagle
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Miatta Fahnbulleh
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Stephen Kinnock
Secretary of State for Wales
Chris Bryant
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Heidi Alexander
Secretary of State for Transport
Douglas Alexander
Secretary of State for Scotland
Alan Campbell
Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons
Baroness Smith
Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords

