Scrutiny Committee

Attendance (22 councillors)

Councillor	Party	Ward	Status
Alan Hosker	Reform UK	Hapton with Park	Present
Alex Hall	Green Party	Trinity	Present
Alun Lewis	Labour	Gawthorpe	Present
Anne Kelly	Liberal Democrats	Briercliffe	Present
Ashley Brown	Labour	Rosegrove with Lowerhouse	Present
Christine Sollis	Independent	Brunshaw	Present
Gemma Haigh	Labour & Co-operative Party	Gannow	Present
Helen Bridges	Green Party	Trinity	Present
Jamie McGowan	Conservative	Hapton with Park	Present
Joanne Broughton	Conservative	Hapton with Park	Present
Margaret Brindle	Labour	Rosehill with Burnley Wood	Present
Musharaf Parvez	Independent	Queensgate	Present
Saeed Chaudhary	Independent	Daneshouse with Stoneyholme	Present
Shah Hussain	Independent	Daneshouse with Stoneyholme	Present
Howard Baker	Liberal Democrats	Coalclough with Deerplay	In Attendance
Mark Townsend	Labour & Co-operative Party	Brunshaw	In Attendance
Afrasiab Anwar	Independent	Bank Hall	Expected
Lubna Khan	Independent	Bank Hall	Expected
Margaret Lishman	Liberal Democrats	Briercliffe	Expected
Mike Steel	Conservative	Whittlefield with Ightenhill	Expected
Charlie Briggs	Liberal Democrats	Gannow	Absent
Gordon Birtwistle	Liberal Democrats	Coalclough with Deerplay	Absent

Data last updated: 23 February 2026