Tom Pickup
I'm the Reform UK county councillor for Padiham and Burnley West, elected to Lancashire County Council in May 2025. Since May 2026 I've served as the council's Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care.
I grew up in this area, and I care about transparency, accountability, and getting value out of public money. Before Adult Social Care I led on the council's finances and efficiency. Whatever the brief, the approach stays the same.
I dig into the numbers and I ask the questions that need asking. The people paying the bills have a right to know where their money goes.
My Council Work
Alongside the Adult Social Care portfolio, my work at County Hall runs across these committees and appointments.
- Cabinet Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care.
- Company Member Cabinet Committee The council's shareholder role in the companies it owns.
- Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board Where the council and the NHS set shared health priorities.
- Edward Stocks Massey Bequest Fund Joint Advisory Committee, awarding grants for the benefit of Burnley.
- Arthur Edmondson Quinn Bequest A further Burnley charitable trust the council nominates to.
- Full Council County Councillor for the Padiham and Burnley West division.
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The council decisions that never make the local news
A weekly email on Padiham, Burnley and the council: what it decided, what it spent, and what I’m doing about it.