Councillor Susan Brown, Leader of Oxford City Council, has announced her Cabinet for 2026/27.
The Cabinet Members are:
- Councillor Susan Brown, Leader, and Cabinet Member for Partnership Working, Inclusive Economic Growth and Culture
- Councillor Ed Turner, Deputy Leader (Statutory), and Cabinet Member for Finance and Asset Management
- Councillor Anna Railton, Deputy Leader, and Cabinet Member for Planning and Zero Carbon Oxford
- Councillor Linda Smith, Cabinet Member for Housing and Communities
- Councillor Lubna Arshad, Cabinet Member for a Safer Oxford
- Councillor Nigel Chapman, Cabinet Member for Citizen Focused Services and Council Companies
- Councillor Mark Lygo, Cabinet Member for a Healthy, Fairer Oxford
- Councillor Mike Rowley, Cabinet Member for Regulation of the Private Rented Sector and Preventing Homelessness
The responsibilities of each Cabinet Member are:
- Councillor Susan Brown
- Overall Council strategy and policy delivery
- Partnerships and outside bodies, including the Oxford Growth Commission
- Ensuring a smooth transition for local government reorganisation
- Culture, cultural partnerships and events
- Councillor Ed Turner
- Financial and treasury strategy
- Financial support for local residents and businesses
- Major projects delivery
- General fund property and asset management
- Councillor Anna Railton
- Local Plan and planning policies
- Air Quality and biodiversity
- Carbon reduction, heat decarbonisation and retrofitting
- Parks, allotments, cemeteries and open spaces
- Councillor Lubna Arshad
- Community safety
- Tackling anti-social behaviour
- Safeguarding Adults and Children
- Working with Thames Valley Police to tackle crime
- Councillor Nigel Chapman
- Customer Service
- Waste and recycling
- Street scene and public conveniences
- ODS and OX Place
- Councillor Mark Lygo
- Addressing health inequalities
- Leisure partnership and contract management
- Promotion of the Oxford Living Wage
- Local market promotions
- Councillor Linda Smith
- Affordable housing delivery
- Council homes – quality and compliance
- Estate regeneration projects
- Community centres, pavilions and grants
- Councillor Mike Rowley
- Homelessness services, including prevention
- Housing affordability policy
- Regulation of the Private Rented Sector
- Temporary accommodation
The new Cabinet was announced at the Annual Council Meeting today (20 May).
“The Cabinet will continue to deliver on the council’s priorities of tackling the high cost of living in Oxford, through our campaign to extend the Oxford Living Wage and building affordable housing, and making Oxford a great place to live by tackling anti-social behaviour with our new Community Wardens, as well as looking after our neighbourhoods through our free bulky waste collection to tackle flytipping and our increased verge cutting.
“Above all, we want to make sure that Oxford’s strong and growing economy is working for all of Oxford’s citizens. As a cabinet, we will continue to work with Oxford’s diverse communities and businesses to support their needs. Oxford is a great place to live, work and do business, and we want everyone to feel proud of their neighbourhood. That is what we are striving to achieve.
“Next year, Oxford will elect a shadow unitary council ahead of Oxfordshire’s councils being replaced with unitary councils in 2028. These are the final years of the city council, but we still have a lot of work to deliver the priorities of the people of Oxford.”
Councillor Susan Brown, Leader of Oxford City Council
