Town Councillors

Cllr Elio Astone

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Astone is the Vice-Chair of the Finance, Governance and Asset Management committee, the Planning committee and the Town Infrastructure committee.

Cllr Gabby Barody

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Barody is the Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames for 2024-25.  As Mayor she may sit on any standing committee of the town council ‘ex officio’ (by virtue of her office).

Cllr Cheryl Briggs

Green Party.

Cllr Briggs is the Vice-Chair of the Environment and Amenities committee and sits on the Community committee.

Cllr Briggs was Mayor of Abingdon in 2021-22.

Cllr Penelope Clover

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Clover is the Vice-Chair of the the Community committee and sits on the Environment and Amenities committee and the Town Infrastructure committee.

Cllr Margaret Crick

Liberal Democrat

Cllr Crick sits on the Environment and Amenities committee.

Cllr Crick was Mayor of Abingdon for the year 2018-19.

Cllr Neil Fawcett

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Fawcett is the Chair of the Community committee and sits on the Finance, Governance and Asset Management committee.

Cllr Oliver Forder

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Forder sits on the Finance, Governance and Asset Management committee and the Traffic Advisory committee.

Cllr Mark Giddins

Liberal Democrat

Cllr Giddins is the Chair of the Planning committee and sits on the Community committee and the Town Infrastructure committee.

Cllr Tom Greenaway

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Greenaway is the Chair of the Environment and Amenities committee, the Chair of the Traffic Advisory committee and sits on the Finance, Governance and Asset Management committee and the Town Infrastructure committee.

Cllr Murali Gunarajah

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Gunarajah sits on the Community committee, the Town Infrastructure committee and the Traffic Advisory committee.

Cllr Gunarajah has decided not to take his councillor allowance from 1st April 2025.

Cllr Jim Halliday

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Halliday is the Chair of the Finance, Governance and Asset Management committee and is thus entitled to sit on all town council committees ‘ex officio’ (by virtue of his office).

Cllr Halliday was Mayor of Abingdon for the year 1995-96.

Cllr Rawda Jehanli

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Jehanli is the Deputy Mayor of Abingdon for 2024-25.  She sits on the Environment and Amenities committee.

Cllr Gwyneth Lewis

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Lewis sits on the Finance, Governance and Asset Management committee.

She was the Mayor of Abingdon-on-Thames for 2023-24.

Cllr Pat Lonergan

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Lonergan sits on the Community committee and the Traffic Advisory committee.

Cllr Lonergan was Mayor of Abingdon for the year 2008-9.

Cllr Leo Midwinter

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Midwinter sits on the Environment and Amenities committee and the Town Infrastructure committee.

Cllr Lorraine Oates

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Oates sits on the Planning committee.

Cllr Oates was Mayor of Abingdon for the year 2007-8.

Cllr Colin Sanderson

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Sanderson is the Chair of the Town Infrastructure committee and sits on the Finance, Governance and Asset Management committee and the Planning committee.

Cllr Andrew Skinner

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Skinner sits on the Environment and Amenities committee and is the town council’s representative to the Neighbourhood Plan steering group.

Cllr Victoria Walker

Liberal Democrat.

Cllr Walker sits on the Community committee and the Planning committee.