THE nominees for the 2022 Councillor Awards have been announced.
Now running for its fifth year, the awards aim to showcase the vital contributions of councillors across Scotland.
Almost 100 nominations were received across five categories which include: Community Champion, Leader of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Resilience and Recovery and Young Councillor of the Year.
Below is a full list of all the nominees in each category.
Community Champion:
Cllr Stephen Burns – SNP – Renfrewshire Council
Cllr Neill Graham - Conservative – Renfrewshire Council
Cllr David Macdonald – Independent – East Renfrewshire Council
Cllr Uisdean Robertson – Independent - Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Cllr Ann Ross – Conservative – Aberdeenshire Council
Lifetime Achievement:
Bailie Malcolm Cunning – Glasgow City Council (in memoriam)
Cllr Donald Moffat – SNP – Scottish Borders Council
Resilience and Recovery:
Cllr Maureen Chalmers – SNP – South Lanarkshire Council
Cllr Chris Cullen – SNP – South Ayrshire Council
Cllr Katie Hagmann – SNP – Dumfries and Galloway Council
Cllr Pauline Munro – Independent – Highland Council
Cllr Fay Sinclair – SNP - Scottish Borders Council
Young Councillor:
Cllr Max Mitchell – Conservative – City of Edinburgh Council
Cllr Connor McManus – SNP – Midlothian Council
Leader of the Year
The organisers of the awards feel that because every council has been forced to respond to the pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis and the war in Ukraine, it is essential that all local leadership is celebrated.
As such, all local council leaders will be showcased and recognised for their contributions.
A panel of judges composed of senior councillors and leading stakeholders from across the sector will select the winners who are set to be revealed at the Cllr Awards ceremony on October 12.
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It will take place from 7-9pm at Marryat Hall (Caird Hall) with Dundee City Council as this year’s host.
The ceremony will also be broadcast live on YouTube. The awards are run jointly by the Local Government Information Unit (LGIU) with the support of CCLA Investment Management.
Chief executive of LGIU Scotland Jonathan Carr-West said: “In a year like no other, councillors up and down the country have once again been working tirelessly to address the needs of their residents and bring much needed leadership to communities that are struggling day in and day out.
"The 2022 Cllr Awards shortlist is a reflection of the dedication and resilience shown by councillors during some of the most turbulent and worrying years in recent history.
"From supporting communities through flooding emergencies and fires to welcoming refugees from Ukraine into our local communities, these councillors are some of the most committed elected representatives across Scotland. We are incredibly proud to showcase their stories in this year’s shortlist.
"Congratulations to all of the shortlisted councillors. We look forward to unveiling the winners of this 5th annual Cllr Awards in Dundee on the 12th of October.”
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