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Councillor Kevin Johnston
General
Allowances & Expenses
Election History
Party History
Ward History
Members Interests
Committees
Outside Bodies
Elected:
02 May 2024
First Elected
05 May 2016
Party:
Ward:
Job Title:
Department:
Election History
Elected
Retired
Reason
Thu 5 May 2016
Wed 5 May 2021
Thu 6 May 2021
Wed 1 May 2024
re-elected
Thu 2 May 2024
Sun 10 May 2026
Was not re-elected
Party Representation History
Party
From
To
Labour
Thu 5 May 2016
Wed 1 May 2024
Labour
Thu 2 May 2024
Sun 10 May 2026
Ward Representation History
Ward
From
To
Copt Hill
Thu 5 May 2016
Wed 1 May 2024
Copt Hill
Thu 2 May 2024
Sun 10 May 2026
Current Committee Memberships
Committee - Date Joined
Role
There are no current committees for this member.
Past Committee Memberships
Past Committee - Date Joined
Past Role
Past Leaving Date
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18
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Council - 18 May 2016
Member
06 May 2026
Coalfield Area Committee - 18 May 2016
Member
06 May 2026
Education Complaints Panel - 18 May 2016
Member
06 May 2026
Cabinet - 17 May 2021
Housing, Regeneration and Business Portfolio Holder
06 May 2026
Standards Committee - 19 May 2021
Member
06 May 2026
Current Outside Body Appointments
Outside Body
Joining Date
There are no current outside bodies for this member.
Past Outside Body Appointments
Past Outside Body
Past Joining Date
Past Leaving Date
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5
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13
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Houghton Feast Steering Committee
16 May 2018
06 May 2026
Northern Housing Consortium Limited
15 May 2019
06 May 2026
Houghton Community Nursery
15 May 2019
06 May 2026
South Tyne and Wear Waste Management Partnership Joint Executive Committee
23 September 2020
06 May 2026
Samuel Dobson Trust
19 November 2020
06 May 2026
Personal Register of Interests
Date of Notice
Receipt by Monitoring Officer
View
There are no register of interest records for this member.
Meeting Declarations
Committee Name
Meeting Date
Nature
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2
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1
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12
of
14
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Cabinet
08 February 2022
Personal
Cabinet
16 March 2023
Other
Council
13 September 2023
Pecuniary
Cabinet
09 November 2023
Personal
Council
28 February 2024
Personal
Cabinet
14 March 2024
Personal & Prejudicial
Cabinet
20 June 2024
Personal
Cabinet
18 July 2024
Personal & Prejudicial
Cabinet
27 March 2025
Personal & Prejudicial
Cabinet
24 July 2025
Other
Cabinet
24 July 2025
Other
Cabinet
24 July 2025
Other
Training History
Date
Title
Notes
There are no training records for this member.
Hospitality and Gifts
Date
From
Description
Value
There are no hospitality and gift records for this member.
Member Attendance
From:
May 2026
May 2026
week
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
19
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
21
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
22
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
23
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
To:
May 2026
May 2026
week
M
T
W
T
F
S
S
18
27
28
29
30
1
2
3
19
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
21
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
22
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
23
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Attendance Summary
Summary
Count
Percentage
Expected attendances
26
Present as expected
21
81%
Absent
5
19%
Apologies received
5
100% of absences
In attendance (as a visitor)
0
Substitute
0
Attendance Details
Meeting Date
Committee
Attendance
21 May 2025 18:00
Council
Attended
18 Jun 2025 18:00
Coalfield Area Committee
Attended
25 Jun 2025 16:00
Council
Attended
26 Jun 2025 10:00
Cabinet
Attended
3 Jul 2025 12:00
Sunderland Health and Wellbeing Board
Apologies received
10 Jul 2025 10:30
Human Resources Committee
Attended
24 Jul 2025 10:00
Cabinet
Attended
3 Sep 2025 18:00
Coalfield Area Committee
Apologies received
10 Sep 2025 15:00
Joint Consultative Committee
Apologies received
17 Sep 2025 16:00
Council
Attended
18 Sep 2025 10:00
Cabinet
Attended
2 Oct 2025 12:00
Sunderland Health and Wellbeing Board
Apologies received
16 Oct 2025 10:00
Cabinet
Apologies received
12 Nov 2025 16:00
Council
Attended
13 Nov 2025 10:00
Cabinet
Attended
10 Dec 2025 18:00
Coalfield Area Committee
Attended
11 Dec 2025 10:00
Cabinet
Attended
15 Jan 2026 10:00
Cabinet
Attended
28 Jan 2026 16:00
Council
Attended
12 Feb 2026 10:00
Cabinet
Attended
4 Mar 2026 16:00
Council
Attended
11 Mar 2026 18:00
Council
Attended
18 Mar 2026 10:00
Assessment Sub-Committee
Attended
19 Mar 2026 12:00
Sunderland Health and Wellbeing Board
Attended
25 Mar 2026 16:00
Council
Attended
26 Mar 2026 10:00
Cabinet
Attended