Councillor Stephen Houghton

Biographical Information

Councillor Stephen Houghton represents the Cudworth Ward.  He was elected in May 2008 and his term of office expires in 2012.  He is the Leader of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, the Leader of the Labour Group and Chair of Cabinet.

Councillor Houghton has served on the Council since 1988.

The Ward Map displays the boundaries of all the electoral districts in the Barnsley borough.

The majority of Members hold regular informal ward meetings known as surgeries, details of which are updated on a weekly basis.

Council Membership (Including Outside Bodies)

Councillor Houghton sits on the Joint Employee's Consultative Committee and he also sits on the following Outside Bodies:  Adwick on Dearne Colliery Waste Tip Liaison Committee, Alcohol Task Group, Association for Public Service Excellence, Association of Civic Hosts, Barbers Relief in Need Charity and Barbers School Charity, Barnsley Adults and Communities Well-being Partnership (One Barnsley Delivery Partnership), Barnsley Alzheimer's Society Committee, Barnsley and District Citizens' Advice Bureau, Barnsley Bio-diversity Trust, Barnsley Business and Innovation Centre Committee, Barnsley Children and Young People's Trust, Barnsley Civic Enterprise Limited Board, Barnsley Community Build Board, Barnsley Dearne Renaissance Team, Barnsley Development Agency Board, Barnsley Dial-a-Ride, Barnsley Economic Forum (One Barnsley Delivery Partnership), Barnsley Economy and Culture Consortium (One Barnsley Delivery Partnership), Barnsley Environment Partnership (One Barnsley Delivery Partnership), Barnsley Equalities Diversity and Inclusion Partnership (EDIP), Barnsley Hospice Appeal, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Governing Council, Barnsley Magistrates' Court Liquor Licensing Forum, Barnsley Market Project Management Board, Barnsley MBC and Barnsley PCT Joint Agency Group (JAG), Barnsley Miller Partnership Limited, Barnsley Multi-Agency Panel to Combat Racial Harrassment, Barnsley Partnership for Transport (One Barnsley Delivery Partnership), Barnsley Premier Leisure Board, Barnsley Primary Care Trust (PCT) Board, Barnsley Prisoner of War Fund Trustees, Barnsley Safeguarding Adults Board, Barnsley Safer Communities Partnership (One Barnsley Delivery Partnership), Barnsley Schools Private Finance Initiative Project Board, Barnsley Theatre Trust (1998) Limited, Barnsley, Rotherham and Doncaster Joint Waste Procurement Project Board, Berneslai Homes Board, Boulder Bridge Liaison Committee, Building Schools for the Future Programme Board, Community Safety Service Board, Cooper Art Gallery Trustees, Cudworth United Charities, Darfield Community Centre Organisation Limited Management Committee, Dearne and Dove Drainage Board, Environmental Protection UK, Fare Share South Yorkshire, Food and Health Policy Review Committee, Friends of Locke Park Committee, George Beaumont Foundation, Grimethorpe Millenium Green Trust, Groundwork Dearne Valley Board of Directors, Hazelhead Liaison Committee, Healthy Weight Barnsley Action Team, Homelessness Prevention Strategic Partners Group, Joint Committee for the Appointment of Members of the South Yorkshire Police Authority, Joint Committee for the South Yorkshire Archaeology Service, Keep Britain Tidy Group, Kendray Neighbourhood Management Board, Leeds City Region Forum, Leeds City Region Skills and Labour Market Advisory Panel, Local Government Association General Assembly, Local Government Association Rural Commission, Local Government Association Urban Commission, Local Government Association Strategy and Finance Policy and Review Group, Local Government Yorkshire and Humber Regeneration and Housing Board, Local Government Information Unit Management Assembly, Local Government Yorkshire and Humber Employers' Committee, Local Government Yorkshire and Humber (LGYH), Maurice Dobson Charity, National Association of British Market Authorities, National Coal Mining Museum for England Board of Trustees, National Network for Lead Members of Children's Services, North East Barnsley Environmental Trust, Northern College Board of Governors, Oakwell Community Assets Joint Venture Company, Old Moor Wetlands Board, One Barnsley Board, Peak Area Transport Forum, Peak District National Park Authority, Priory Campus Board of Trustees, Priory Family Centre Project Group, Pupil Referral Unit (PRU) Management Committee, Regional Flood Defence Committee, Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership, Reserve Forces and Cadets Association for Yorkshire and the Humber, Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport Consultative Committee, Rockingham Community Association, Roundhouse Sure Start Programme Management Committee, Rural Action Yorkshire, Safer Roads Partnership, Schools Forum, Shaw Lands Trust, Sheffield City Region Forum, Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA), South Yorkshire Fire and Civil Defence Authority, South Yorkshire Improvement Programme - Elected Members, South Yorkshire Joint Archives Service, South Yorkshire Leaders' Meeting, South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Authority, South Yorkshire Pensions Authority, South Yorkshire Planning and Transportation Steering Group, South Yorkshire Police Authority, South Yorkshire Sports Partnership, South Yorkshire Trading Standards Joint Committee, South Yorkshire Valuation Tribunal, St. Edwin's Family Centre Project Committee, Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education, The Alliance, Transform South Yorkshire Board, Trans-Pennine Trail Members Steering Group, University Centre Barnsley Partnership Board, Voluntary Action Barnsley, Welcome to Yorkshire (Formerly - Yorkshire Regional Tourism Council), Western Area Rural Transport Partnership, Wombwell Town Land Charities Trustees, Yorkshire and Humberside Local Authority Group on Migration, Yorkshire and Humberside Pollution Advisory Council, Yorkshire Libraries and Information Committee, Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation Management Committee.

Contact Details (Telephone, Email, Post)

By Email:
Please send your email to:
CllrStephenHoughton@barnsley.gov.uk

By Telephone:
Please call 01226 770770 (Town Hall)
or 01226 717348 (Home)

By Post:
Please write to:

Councillor Stephen Houghton
Town Hall
Church Street
BARNSLEY
S70 2TA