Agenda item

Review of political balance following the Benson & Crowmarsh by election

To consider the report of the head of legal and democratic on the review of the political balance following the Benson & Crowmarsh by election – attached.

Minutes:

Council considered the report of the head of legal and democratic on the review of the political balance following the Benson & Crowmarsh by election.

 

Council agreed the allocation of seats to each political group as set out in the schedule attached to the report including the allocation of one of the Conservative Group’s seats on the Planning Committee to the Opposition Forum Group.

 

No councillor voted against these proposals.

 

RESOLVED: to

 

1.  appoint the committees, joint committees and panels set out below and to appoint the membership and substitutes, as indicated, to sit on them;

2.  allocate one of the Conservative Group seats on the Planning Committee to the Opposition Forum Group;

3.  authorise the head of legal and democratic to make appointments to any vacant committee or panel seat and substitute positions in accordance with the wishes of the relevant group leader.

 

Names

 

Planning Committee, 11 Members 

Conservative (9)

Opposition Forum Group (2)

Joan Bland

Mocky Khan

Anthony Dearlove (Vice Chair)

David Turner

Lorraine Hillier

 

Elaine Hornsby

 

Jeannette Matelot

 

David Nimmo-Smith

 

Toby Newman (Chairman)

 

Ian Snowdon

 

Ian White

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES 

 

Conservative (9)

Opposition Forum Group (2)

Nigel Champken-Woods

Sue Cooper

Steve Connel 

Stefan Gawrysiak

Elizabeth Gillespie

 

Sue Lawson

 

John Cotton

 

Vacancy

 

Vacancy

 

Vacancy

 

Vacancy

 

 

 

Names

 

Scrutiny Committee, 9 Members

Conservative (8)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

Anthony Dearlove 

David Turner (Chairman)

Will Hall (Vice Chair) 

 

Elaine Hornsby

 

Jeannette Matelot

 

David Nimmo-Smith

 

Ian Snowdon

 

John Walsh

 

Ian White

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES

 

Conservative (8)

Opposition Forum Group (3)

Charles Bailey

Sue Cooper

Steve Connel

Stefan Gawrysiak

Pat Dawe

Mocky Khan

Lorraine Hillier

 

Sue Lawson

 

Toby Newman

 

Vacancy

 

Vacancy

 

 

 

Names

 

Joint Scrutiny Committee, 5 Members

Conservative (4)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

Sue Lawson

David Turner (Co-Chair)

David Nimmo-Smith

 

John Walsh

 

Ian White

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES

 

Conservative (4)

Opposition Forum Group (3)

Pat Dawe

Sue Cooper

Imran Lokhon

Stefan Gawrysiak

Toby Newman

Mocky Khan

John Cotton

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Names

Joint Audit and Governance

Committee, 4 Members

Conservative (4)

Opposition Forum Group (0)

Toby Newman

 

Alan Thompson

 

John Walsh

 

Ian White (Co-Chair)

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES

 

Conservative (4)

Opposition Forum Group (0)

Joan Bland

 

David Nimmo-Smith

 

Robert Simister

 

Vacancy

 

 

Names

 

 

Community Governance and Electoral Issues Committee,

6 Members

Conservative (5)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

Steve Connel (Chairman)

Mocky Khan

Anthony Dearlove

 

Will Hall

 

Tony Harbour

 

Ian White (Vice Chair)

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES

 

Conservative (5)

Opposition Forum Group (3)

Joan Bland

Sue Cooper

Toby Newman

Stefan Gawrysiak

John Walsh

David Turner

Vacancy

 

Vacancy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Names

Joint Staff Committee,

3 Members

Conservative (3)

Opposition Forum Group (0)

Jane Murphy

 

David Nimmo-Smith

 

Anthony Nash

 

SUBSTITUTES

 

Conservative 

Opposition Forum Group (0)

The Leader may be substituted by another Cabinet member.  Other members of the Committee may be substituted by any other member of the council (Cabinet or non-Cabinet). 

 

 

Names

 

General Licensing Committee,

12 Members

Conservative (11)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

Joan Bland

Stefan Gawrysiak

Nigel Champken-Woods

 

Pat Dawe (Chairman)

 

David Dodds

 

Paul Harrison

 

Lorraine Hillier

 

Imran Lokhon

 

Anthony Nash

 

David Nimmo-Smith (Vice Chair)

 

Alan Thompson

 

Ian White

 

NO SUBSTITUTES

 

 


 

Names

 

Licensing Acts Committee,

12 Members

Conservative (11)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

Joan Bland

Stefan Gawrysiak

Nigel Champken-Woods

 

Pat Dawe (Chairman)

 

David Dodds 

 

Paul Harrison

 

Lorraine Hillier

 

Imran Lokhon

 

Anthony Nash

 

David Nimmo-Smith (Vice Chair)

 

Alan Thompson

 

Ian White

 

NO SUBSTITUTES

 

 

Names

Appeals Panel (NNDR and Housing),

5 Members

Conservative (4)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

Nigel Champken-Woods

Sue Cooper

Elaine Hornsby

 

Anthony Nash

 

Bill Service

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES

  

Conservative (4)

Opposition Forum Group (3)

Joan Bland

 Stefan Gawrysiak

Kevin Bulmer

 Mocky Khan

Sue Lawson

 David Turner

Alan Thompson

 

 

 

 

 

Names

 

Community Grants Panel,

9 Members

Conservative (8)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

Joan Bland (Vice Chair)

Stefan Gawrysiak

Pat Dawe

 

Elizabeth Gillespie

 

Jeannette Matelot

 

Anthony Nash

 

Ian Snowdon (Chairman)

 

Alan Thompson

 

Elaine Hornsby

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES

 

Conservative (8)

Opposition Forum Group (3)

Nigel Champken-Woods

Sue Cooper

Steve Connel

Mocky Khan  

Vacancy

David Turner

Vacancy

 

Vacancy

 

Vacancy

 

Vacancy

 

Vacancy

 

 

 

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