ALACE Council Members

The trade union for local authority chief executives and senior managers

(As at July 2026)

Chairman

Tracey Lee, Plymouth

Vice-Chairman

Dave Perry, South Gloucestershire

Honorary Secretary

Kathryn Hall, Mid Sussex

Honorary Treasurer

Scott Crudgington, Hertfordshire

County councils

(in areas that have district councils)
Pat Flaherty, Staffordshire

District councils

Karen Bradford, South Kesteven
Steve Riley, Hyndburn
Ian Miller, Wyre Forest
Gordon Mole, Newcastle Under Lyme
Darren Welsh, Dacorum
Katherine Marriott, North Kesteven
 

Unitary councils

(including London borough, metropolitan district, unitary district, and unitary county councils)
Duncan Sharkey, Somerset
Cath Shaw, Barnet
John Hewitt, Durham
Pervinder Sandhu, Redbridge
Lucy Townsend, Wiltshire
Matt Wilton, Hartlepool

Northern Ireland

Vacancy

Scotland

Jim Savege, Aberdeenshire
Peter Hessett, West Dunbartonshire

Wales

Rob Thomas, Vale of Glamorgan


Other local government authorities, and agencies related to local government

Mark Smith, Chippenham

Supernumerary

Vacancy