Councillor Chris Read
Title: Leader of the Council
Party: Labour
Political grouping: Labour
Ward: Wickersley North
Other councillors representing this Ward:
Parish: Wickersley Parish Council
More information about this councillor
PDF 52 KBSurgery details
Contacting us: If you are experiencing difficulties over the coming weeks, we are available to assist wherever we can.
If you are experiencing difficulties due to being self-isolated please let us know. You can contact us in all the usual ways however during this period we in order to help reduce the likelihood of infections we will not being holding face to face surgeries. Instead we will be available during our usual surgery times by telephone, and we are also making additional times available:-
During surgeries usually held at Wickersley Library or Bramley Parish Hall, please call 01709 540497
During surgeries usually held at Sunnyside Community Centre or Mark Grove Neighbourhood Centre please call 01709 822465
Every day between Monday and Friday, 9am to 10am, Cllr Sue Ellis will be taking calls on 01709 540497
Contact information
Home address:
219 Wickersley Road
Rotherham
S60 4JP
Phone: 01709 546204
Mobile:
Email: chris.read@rotherham.gov.uk
Bus. phone: 01709 822700
Responsibilities
Committee appointments
- Cabinet (Chair)
- Cabinet and Commissioners' Decision Making Meeting (during Government Intervention - 18 January 2016 to 23 September 2018) (Chairman)
- Council Meeting
- Senior Officer Appointments Panel
- Staffing Committee
Terms of Office
- 04/05/2011 - 07/05/2015
- 08/05/2015 - 05/05/2016
- 06/05/2016 - 06/05/2021
- 06/05/2021 -
Appointments to outside bodies
- Local Government Association - General Assembly
- Local Government Yorkshire and Humber - Sheffield City Region
- Rotherham Together Partnership - Board
- Sheffield City Housing Board
- Sheffield City Region - Combined Authority
- Sheffield City Region Local Enterprise Partnership
- Sheffield City Region Transport Board
- South Yorkshire Leaders Meeting
Additional Information
Councillor Read was elected on 5th May, 2011, and he was elected Leader of the Council on Wednesday, 4th March, 2015. He is the Chair of the Rotherham Together Partnership and represents the Council on the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority. He is also Vice-Chair of Governors at a Rotherham Primary School.
News
Working with you to help build communities that we can all take pride in has always been a priority for the Council.
We value the contributions that people make within their local area, through volunteering and getting involved in decision making, to really make a difference for everyone who lives there. By building on the work we've already done together we can continue to find new ways to meet the challenges facing Rotherham.
The Ward Plan for Wickersley North will be published in due course. You can however view the 2020 Ward Plans for Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council on our website.