Lisa Smart

Lisa Smart is an elected member of Stockport Council where she chairs both the Corporate, Resource Management & Governance Scrutiny Committee and the Scrutiny Coordination Committee. Previously, she chaired the Housing, Planning & Environment Overview & Scrutiny Committee at the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

Lisa is a Regional Lead Peer for the Local Government Association where she supports councillors and council groups, primarily in the North of England.

In addition to her local government roles, Lisa sits on a number of boards and advisory panels including the boards of the Joseph Rowntree Reform Trust and the Stockport Canal Trust for Disabled People, and the HS2 Independent Advisory Panel for the Community & Environment, and the Business and Local Economy Funds.