Leader of the Council and Cabinet Members
Councillor James McAsh
Cabinet Member for Clean Air, Streets & Waste
Cllr McAsh’s responsibilities include:
- Air quality - improving air quality, reducing harmful emissions and air quality monitoring
- Walking and cycling - making Southwark a great place to walk, wheel or cycle; including cycle lessons, infrastructure, hire and storage
- Streets and parking - creating safer, greener and healthier streets; road safety; parking (on the council’s highways and estates); street lighting (including on council estates and in parks); and highways maintenance, surface water & flood risk
- Road transport - including improving local bus services and public transport, promoting sustainable freight; reducing traffic and electric vehicle charging; and managing the council’s fleet
- Accessible travel - including blue badges and the Freedom Pass
- Waste and recycling – waste and bin collection and the council work to reducing waste and increasing recycling
- Cleaning, pest control and grounds maintenance - street and estate cleaning; fly-tipping and graffiti removal; pest control; and maintenance of verges and green spaces on the council’s highways and estates
- Flood risk and surface water
Page last updated: 29 May 2024