Jagdish Sharma Elected Leader of Hounslow Council

Councillor 'honoured' and 'proud to have chance to serve people of the borough'

Cllr Jagdish Sharma has been elected leader of the London Borough of Hounslow.

His appointment along with nine others to the council’s executive took place on Tuesday 25th May at the first meeting of Borough Council since the local elections.

Jagdish Sharma has been a local councillor for 36 years, and has been the leader of the Labour group since 2006.

He said, “It is an honour to be elected leader, and I’m proud to have the chance to serve the people of the borough.

“I will be working with my colleagues on the executive to deliver our five pledges, which we believe will improve life in Hounslow.

“There’s a lot of hard work ahead over the next four years, but we are determined to work hard to make this a better borough for everybody.”

The five pledges that were introduced at the meeting are:

• Action on crime with 100 uniformed officers on the streets and CCTV in crime hotspots
• Extra cash for schools to improve standards and new school places to give parents a better choice
• A new partnership with local businesses and housing associations to create jobs and build 2500 affordable homes to rent or buy
• A 24/7 team of Grimebusters to tackle graffiti, litter, and dumped rubbish, and a direct dial phone number for immediate action.
• A fresh war on waste and a Council Tax cut for all residents

The meeting also saw nine other councillors appointed to the council’s executive.

Cllr Ruth Cadbury	Deputy Leader of the Council	Supporting the Leader Regeneration and planning Economic development and jobs Housing strategy and commissioning
Cllr Theo Dennison	Finance and performance	Budget strategy Performance management Customer focus Corporate services: HR, corporate property management and assets rationalisation, corporate ICT and legal services Organisational transformation
Cllr Corinna Smart	Environment	Clean and safe streets Recycling and Waste Heathrow – mitigation and opposing expansion Tackling climate change - energy and carbon strategy Air quality, flooding, Mogden Transport and traffic Gunnersbury Park
Cllr Gurmail Lal	Adult social care and health	Adult social care – older people, mental health, learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities Safeguarding vulnerable adults Health partnership and commissioning
Cllr Rajinder Bath	Communities	Consultation, engagement and involvement Community cohesion Corporate voluntary sector funding Commissioning the voluntary sector Area committees
Cllr Ed Mayne	Community safety and enforcement	Community safety Crime reduction Partnership with police and other agencies Parking policy Regulatory services: e.g. licensing, trading standards
Cllr Pritam Grewal	Leisure and well-being	Sport culture leisure and recreation strategy Promotion of sport and physical activity Client side of leisure, libraries parks, culture, cemeteries and crematoria Promoting healthy lives - tackling health inequalities Tackling poverty - benefits finance and legal advice, fair treatment Special projects
Cllr Sachin Gupta	Education	Partnership with schools – performance, integration and improvement Addressing rising demand and ensure choice for families Special education needs Adult and community, further and higher education and skills agenda
Cllr Lily Bath	Children, youth and families	Children’s centres, and targeted and locality Services Specialist services – eg fostering adoption, youth justice, children with disabilities Safeguarding children/child protection Youth; youth engagement and youth services Sport, recreation and other services for children and young people Statutory lead for children and young people

May 26, 2010

Jagdish Sharma Elected Leader of Hounslow Council

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