Changes to Cabinet announced

Published Monday 7 July 2025

The Leader of Harborough District Council, Councillor Phil Knowles, has announced changes to Cabinet and areas of responsibility.

The number of Cabinet members will reduce from seven to six. Cllr Knight will take on the Finance portfolio and parts of his previous portfolio will move to Cllr Woodiwiss and Cllr Beadle.
 
Cllr Woodiwiss will take on responsibility for the Community Safety Partnership and his portfolio will be renamed Climate Change & Neighbourhood Services.
 
Cllr Beadle will take on responsibility for the remainder of Cllr Knight’s portfolio into his Corporate Portfolio and it will be renamed Corporate & Wellbeing Services.
 
The portfolio areas and portfolio holders are as follows:
 
Strategy (Leader) - Councillor Knowles
Finance - Councillor Knight
Climate Change & Neighbourhood Services - Councillor Woodiwiss
Culture, Leisure, Economy and Tourism - Councillor Asher
Corporate & Wellbeing Services - Councillor Beadle
Planning - Councillor Galton
 
View further details about the portfolio areas and portfolio holders are at: www.harborough.gov.uk/cabinet
 
Information about the administration of the council and the number of seats each political party has is at: www.harborough.gov.uk/council