Cllr Lorna Fielker

Councillor Lorna Fielker is the Leader of Southampton City Council, Labour Councillor for Swaythling Ward and Deputy Chair of Key Cities.

She was elected in 2018 and has had Cabinet Member responsibility for adult social care, public health, housing, lesiure and education.

Cllr Felker’s ambitions are to lift Southampton out of the bottom quarter of deprived areas in the county. Those ambitions are rooted in working in partnership with anchor institutions and key stakeholders in Southampton, growing the economy to benefit local people and businesses. The delivery of new homes of all tenure alongside skills development are an essential part of that local growth.

Outside of politics, Cllr Fielker is a Postgraduate Researcher at the University of Southampton investigating the impact of the GDPR on voluntary organisations.

She has a professional background working in local government, social housing and the voluntary sector