Jump to content

Brenda Warrington

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Brenda Warrington
Leader of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
In office
31 January 2018 – 19 May 2022
Preceded byKieran Quinn
Succeeded byGed Cooney
Member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
In office
January 2018 – 19 May 2022
Member of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council for Denton West
Assumed office
2 May 2002
Personal details
Political partyLabour

Brenda Warrington is a British Labour politician and was leader of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council in Greater Manchester from 2018 to 2022.[1] As leader she was also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and was the combined authority's portfolio lead for healthy lives & quality care.[2] She was also, ex-officio, the Chair of the Greater Manchester Pension Fund which is managed by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.[3]

First elected to the council in 2002, she represents the ward of Denton West and was elected leader of the council on 31 January 2018[4] following the sudden death of the predecessor Kieran Quinn the previous month.[5] She was the first woman to hold the role.[4] Warrington resigned as council leader on 17 May 2022 to avoid defeat in a leadership content that she described as a "hostile challenge" by her successor Ged Cooney.[1]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Tameside Council leader resigns after 'hostile takeover'". BBC News. 17 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Councillor Brenda Warrington". Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. ^ Greater Manchester Pension Fund Annual Report and accounts, 2020. https://www.gmpf.org.uk/getmedia/1b585f30-aa94-4cc8-a49e-c698af803915/Annual-report-2020.pdf
  4. ^ a b Barlow, Nigel (1 February 2018). "Brenda Warrington appointed Tameside Council's first female leader". About Manchester. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. ^ Rucki, Alexandra (26 December 2017). "Tameside council leader Kieran Quinn dies after suffering heart attack while delivering Christmas cards". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
Political offices
Preceded by
Kieran Quinn
Leader of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
2018–2022
Succeeded by
Ged Cooney