Bev Craig

Bev Craig
Leader of Manchester City Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 December 2021
Preceded byRichard Leese
Member of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
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.