Councillor Kevin Johnston

Councillor Johnston was appointed to Portfolio Holder for Housing, Regeneration and Business for Sunderland City Council in May 2024. He was first elected to the council to represent the Copt Hill ward in May 2016 and held the position of Portfolio Holder for Dynamic City between 2021 and 2024.

Councillor Kevin Johnston

Key information

Role: Sunderland City Council Councillor

Memberships: Substitute Cabinet member

Council: Sunderland

Councillor Johnston represents the council and city on a number of external bodies and organisations including Environmental Protection UK, the North East Migration Network, Northern Housing Consortium Ltd, South Tyne & Wear Waste Management Partnership, and the Samuel Dobson Trust. 
 

He is passionate about creating wide-ranging opportunities for all of Sunderland’s residents and businesses through the city’s significant programme of regeneration and investment, including the development of Riverside Sunderland, recognised as one of the UK’s most ambitious regeneration sites. 
 

Read more about Kevin Johnston on the Sunderland City Council website