Darren Rodwell, right, receiving his award last night
Darren Rodwell was unveiled as the winner of the prestigious prize last night at a ceremony organised by the Local Government Information Unit (LGiU) to honour councillors across England and Wales.
Cllr Rodwell has been the leader of Barking and Dagenham Council since 2014, four years after he was first elected as a Labour representative in the borough.
The LGiU said he won the award, from a shortlist of six leaders across the country, due to his “evident passion for local government, which shone through in the nominations he received.”
Darren Rodwell receiving his award last night
The Youth Zone and improvements to housing were cited among his achievements from the past year according to the LGiU.
Jonathan Carr-West, Chief Executive of LGiU, said: “I would like to extend my most sincere congratulations to Cllr Rodwell and thank him for his commitment to local government.
“We look forward to hearing more about his continued accomplishments in the future.”
Well done @CllrDRodwell @LGiU Leader of the Year Award winner. Great to share this moment with you pic.twitter.com/yGS01TnQBv
— Chris Naylor (@publicnaylor) November 5, 2019
#CllrAwards19 judges were overawed by @CllrDRodwell @lbbdcouncil’s evident passion for #localgov, which shone through in the nominations he received. He has inspired massive transformation in the borough and successfully remodeled the direction of the council. pic.twitter.com/M867y3VFA9
— LGiU (@LGiU) November 5, 2019
Congratulations to @CllrDRodwell for winning the Leader of the Year award at the #CllrAwards19. Thanks for all you have done for @futureyz and your leadership for @lbbdcouncil ??? pic.twitter.com/9wwwteVLF1
— Future Youth Zone (@futureyz) November 5, 2019
Thank You to the @LGiU judges for choosing my Dad @CllrDRodwell as Leader of Year !!! ??? Words cannot describe how proud I am of him !!!
— Cllr Emily Rodwell (@RodwellEmily) November 5, 2019
