Our Executive Team
Our Executive Team oversees the running and strategic direction of the Labour Party movement within North Northumberland. We’re proud to support and work for all members across the constituency, showcasing and promoting their work and commitment.
Read more about us and find contact details for our specific officers, and find out more about our roles and duties.
Our Role at a Glance
Meet the Team
Find out more about our Executive Committee members, their roles, and how to get in touch using the buttons below.
- CLP Chair
- Vice Chair, Campaigns
- Vice Chair
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Youth Officer
- Women’s Officer
- Trade Union Liaison
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About Adelina
Adelina grew up in Carlisle but settled in the North East after coming to university here in 2005. She works in the NHS as a doctor. She has held elected representative roles within the medical field with Medical Royal Colleges and with the British Medical Association. She is currently on the National BMA consultants committee, as well as chairing the Trade union at her place of work. Adelina is passionate about addressing health inequalities, and tackling social deprivation.
Adelina’s Role
Local parties depend on leadership from the CLP Chair. Other officers look to the Chair to provide support and direction, and members depend on their leadership to organise and inspire them in effective campaigns. The CLP chair facilitates meetings, decisions and ensures the CLP operates fairly.
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About Vicky
Vicky is a current candidate for Pegswood Ward May 2025 Local Elections. She recently spearheaded the successful campaign for the election of David Smith MP as well as supporting the elections of Kim McGuinness for North East Mayor and Susan Dungworth PCC. She is also the Vice Chair of Morpeth and Pegswood Labour Branch, having only recently stepped down as chair, and chairs Pegswood Parish Council. Vicky is committed to calling out and addressing injustice, and campaigning for a better and brighter future for all.
Vicky’s Role
As CLP Vice Chair, Vicky acts as a direct liaison with our members to ensure North Northumberland CLP is an effective unit, that all members get as much as they possibly can out of their membership, and that we run a winning campaign.
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About Lynda
Lynda has been a member of the Labour Party for over 30 years during which time she has campaigned for representation at both local and national levels. She has stood in local elections and she is currently an elected member of Alnwick Town Council.
Her work prior to retirement was in public health where she was lead for children and young people’s health and social equality. She is passionate about ensuring that all people regardless of employment status, income level, gender and ethnicity have equal access to the services they need including (but not exclusively) education and health.
Lynda’s Role
Lynda leads on Policy and assists with Governance and Planning within the CLP. As policy lead, she helps to facilitate discussions around policy topics, inform members about the process of party policy formation, encourage members to take part in consultation events, and formulate policy submissions around issues that are important to them, relaying them to the Party’s National Policy Forum (NPF).
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About Jo
Jo is a current candidate for Morpeth North in the May 2025 Local Elections. She considers herself (hopefully by now) a naturalised Northerner, having lived in the North East since 1989, and is passionate about the place, and the people.
Definitely raised with a Labour bias, she has fond memories as a child, going out canvassing with her Mum. Jo is a dedicated trade unionist, formerly as a Shop Steward for the RCN, and now currently a Representative for Usdaw, holding a position on their NEC.
Jo’s Role
Jo acts acts as our Labour Party figurehead in North Northumberland, ensuring we are a strong, vibrant, welcoming and effective unit.
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About Sarah
Sarah grew up in the Midlands, but moved to Berwick upon Tweed in 2010 with her husband, after spending the previous 15 years living in the vibrant city of Edinburgh.
She runs a small research company performing political analysis in the Horn of Africa, and has lived and worked in Ethiopia since the late 1980s, still spending around half of her time there. Whilst up in Berwick, like many others she started swimming in the sea during the pandemic, and still tries to get down to the Greenses Haven as often as possible.
Sarah’s Role
As our Treasurer, Sarah plays a key role in every constituency, ensuring the local party complies with the party funding laws as well as helping the CLP to build the financial resources it needs to run effective campaigns by setting budgets and fundraising targets.
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About Adam
Adam is currently a Medical Student at Newcastle University, on placement across hospitals in the North East. A ‘true’ Northerner, he grew up in Morpeth, and is proud to call Northumberland his home. Adam also works for a group of local community pharmacies. In his spare time, he enjoys travelling, and has recently took up running – taking on the Yorkshire Marathon and (just about) surviving to tell the tale!
Adam has been a member of the Labour Party for a number of years, and he looks forward to serving the CLP & wider community, and supporting engagement of younger people with the local party. He’s passionate about health promotion and innovation, tackling health inequalities, and empowering everyone to use their democratic voice.
Adam’s Role
Adam’s role is to welcome young members into the local Labour Party, help them feel engaged by putting on interesting events and socials, and empowering them to become active members who use their voice campaign for change in the community, and to get Labour elected. Adam also leads on digital campaigning for the CLP, assisting the party, elected representatives, and candidates to share their message across platforms and reaching out to the wider public.
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Position Vacant
Our Women’s Officer role is currently vacant. Any woman with over 8 weeks of continuous North Northumberland Labour Party membership may run to be elected to this role – we’d love to have you on our executive team!
If you would like to apply or have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Executive Team at contact@nnorthumberlandlabour.org.uk.
The Women’s Officer Role
Our Women’s Officer is the key representative of women members on the executive of the CLP, and works to ensure that women are fully involved in the work of the local party, as well as taking a leading role in making sure that the campaigning work of the constituency reaches out and engages with women voters.
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About Mark
Mark hails from Pegswood, where he is a Parish Councillor. He is also a trade union Representative of the RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) at various levels.
As a long-standing party member, Mark has held various positions, and is currently North Northumberland CLP Trade Union Liaison Officer. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact him.
Mark’s Role
Mark works to strengthen the link between the affiliated trade unions and the Party at a local level. Trade unions bring the collective voices of working people to the heart of our Party – and Mark works to build these relationships within North Northumberland Labour Party.
Executive Meetings
We meet monthly to oversee the strategic direction of the North Northumberland Labour Party.
All our Executive Officers gather monthly, at a determined venue, to discuss strategy, local issues, upcoming events and how we can support our members and community locally, regionally and nationally. Generally, Branch Chairs and the constituency MP can also attend these meetings if they wish.
Transparency & Governance
Minutes are taken at every meeting, and can be provided to CLP Members upon request. We always aim to provide updates about our work and the outcomes of any decisions made, at the general monthly CLP Meeting for all members. Don’t hesitate to contact secretary@nnorthumberlandlabour.org.uk with any questions.
Find out more on how the Executive and Party is governed on our governance page.
Would you like us to discuss something in particular at our next meeting?
Please pop us an email outlining what it is you’d like for us to discuss and address. We’ll then get back to you as soon as possible outlining how we’ll respond.
Our Annual CLP Development Plan
We produce an annual development plan for the CLP, in conjunction with all members. Find out more about the process below. Please note exact dates/timings are subject to change.
New Year Executive Meeting
Our Executive Committee meets early in the New Year (usually January) to reflect on our work from the previous year, and identify key areas for improvement and development. Initial targets are set, and work begins on achieving these.
Member Engagement
The CLP works with members, branches and elected representatives to identify the support they need, alongside any ideas they have to improve the local party.
Development Plan Finalised & Published
By the end of the first quarter, a meeting of the CLP Executive Committee confirms our development plan for the year. This is then published to members and branches, who can offer support.
Working Together on our Goals
The CLP Executive, Branches and members work collectively towards goals outlined in our development plan, with a target to achieve these by the start of the national Labour Party conference. Regular meetings and check-ins are held to monitor progress.
Reporting on our Work
At the CLP’s annual general meeting, the CLP development plan is reviewed and our progress published and scrutinised by members. Learning points and areas for development are taken forward, to be incorporated into the next year’s plan. This is also a celebration of our achievements throughout the year.
CLP Development Plan 2025
The CLP Executive Committee are working on the CLP Development plan for 2025. This will be distributed to branches and members once finalised.
Suggestions, ideas, priorities, or other feedback are more than welcome from members, in order to feed-in to our annual development plan. Please feel free to email us with any ideas.