Nick Ireland is the Liberal Democrat Leader of Dorset Council, representing the Crossways ward since his initial election in May 2019 and re election in May 2024. As Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate, Performance and Safeguarding, he chairs the Cabinet and several shareholder committees as well as serving on numerous regional bodies, such as the National Landscape Partnership Board. Under Cllr Ireland’s leadership Dorset Council has brought forward its net zero targets by five years and established climate & nature as one of its four priorities.