The Leader of the Council
Leader of the Council, Councillor Claire Holland
Councillor Holland is responsible for setting the overall political and strategic direction for the council; acts as the lead spokesperson and manages external relations including with Government, the Greater London Assembly and local and regional bodies; as well as managing the council’s relations with key stakeholders, partners and investors and holding the council’s Chief Executive to account.
Councillor Holland chairs the Lambeth Strategic Partnership (LSP) which will implement Lambeth’s ambitious Lambeth 2030: Our Future, Our Lambeth. The LSP brings together key anchor institutions, foundations, businesses and charity sector partners across a variety of sectors, creating a strategic, joint-working approach to delivering the outcomes laid out in Lambeth 2030 and builds our collective voice for Lambeth’s communities and organisations.
The Leader oversees communications and public awareness campaigns. She is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the Administration’s manifesto commitments and core council strategies, including Lambeth 2030: Our Future, Our Lambeth. She leads on the council’s work to deliver the recommendations of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse and the support to survivors through the Lambeth Children’s Home Redress scheme.
She also leads on investment and growth in the borough including overseeing delivery of our economic resilience strategy and attracting inward investment across our growth sectors including medical technology and life sciences, digital and creative sectors, and the new low carbon economy. She leads on regeneration schemes across the borough including Growing Brixton’s Rec Quarter, Waterloo, West Norwood, Vauxhall Nine Elms Battersea partnership, Waterloo station masterplan and SC1
Contact Cllr Claire Holland:
Councillor Claire Holland, Leader of Lambeth Council
Lambeth Town Hall
1 Brixton Hill
London
SW2 1RW
Phone: 020 7926 1166
Email: cholland@lambeth.gov.uk