Councillor Sarah Ann Allen

Cabinet Member for Communities – Councillor Sarah Allen

Sarah was first elected as a Councillor for the Wingfield Ward in 2016. In 2018 she took up Cabinet responsibility for Cleaner, Greener Communities and between 2021 - 2024 was appointed as Deputy Leader with Cabinet responsibility for Neighbourhood Working. From May 2024 to May 2025, Councillor Allen was responsible for the Housing portfolio.

From May 2026, Councillor Allen is responsible for the Communities portfolio. This portfolio oversees essential council services, impacting the quality of life in all communities across the borough. Specific responsibilities are:

·       Street Scene, Street Cleansing (including the Roadside Cleansing Team), Litter & Fly Tipping.

·       Towns & Villages and Our Places Funds.

·       Pride in Place programme.

·       Overall responsibility for Enforcement policy and performance (including Community Protection, Street Safe, and the joint agreement with Doncaster MBC.)

·       Love Where You Live.

·       Environmental Health and Food Hygiene.

·       Parish Council Liaison.

·       Voluntary and Community Sector liaison.

·       Community Cohesion (supporting the Leader.)

·       Net Zero, climate change & Biodiversity Planning requirements.

·       Rotherham Community Energy Scheme.

·       Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Strategy and Implementation.

She has over thirty years’ experience of local government working in Waste, Social Inclusion and Neighbourhood and Community Regeneration. She has worked with many community organisations, been a Board Member for many of them and helped them access funding from local, national, and European funding streams. She is committed to partnership working and the role of Councillors as community champions.

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.

Further information regarding the Aston and Todwick ward can be found on the Council’s website.