Cllr Emily Smith

Title: Leader of the Council

Party: Liberal Democrat

Political grouping: Liberal Democrat

Committee appointments

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Emily currently leads a rural District Council in Oxfordshire, having been a councillor since 2015. She served a productive term on Oxfordshire County Council representing the market Town of Abingdon and acting as group spokesperson for Children’s Services and Young People’s well-being.  

Her professional background is in Youth Services, having held managerial roles in the public and voluntary sector specifically in the area of youth unemployment, careers guidance and supporting teenagers experiencing homelessness.