Bev Craig

Bev Craig
Leader of Manchester City Council
Assumed office
1 December 2021
Preceded byRichard Leese
Member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Assumed office
December 2021
Preceded byRichard Leese
Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council
In office
19 May 2021 – 1 December 2021
Serving with Luthfur Rahman
Member of Manchester City Council for Burnage
Assumed office
5 May 2011
Serving with Azra Ali and Murtaza Iqbal
Preceded byJohn Cameron
Majority2,615
Personal details
BornBelfast, Northern Ireland
Political partyLabour
Alma materUniversity of Manchester

Bev Craig is a Labour politician, serving as councillor for Burnage, and Leader of Manchester City Council.[1] As leader she is also a member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and is the combined authority's portfolio lead for Economy, Business and Inclusive Growth.[2]

Craig was elected Leader of Manchester City Council by the ruling Labour group of councillors in October 2021, and officially succeeded Richard Leese at a full meeting of the council on his retirement on 1 December 2021.[3]

  1. ^ ""I don't want to be pigeonholed": Manchester's new town hall leader on who she is and what comes next". Manchester Evening News. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Councillor Bev Craig". Greater Manchester Combined Authority. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  3. ^ Bardsley, Andrew (5 October 2021). "Bev Craig announced as new leader of Manchester council, the first woman to take on the role". Manchester Evening News. Reach plc. Retrieved 6 October 2021. She will take over from Sir Richard on December 1.