Agenda item

Review of political balance following the Haseley Brook by-election and changes in membership of the Conservative Group

To consider the report of the head of legal and democratic services on a review of the political balance following the Haseley Brook by election and Paul Harrison joining the Conservative Group attached.

Minutes:

Council considered the report of the head of legal and democratic services on the review of the political balance following the Haseley Brook by election and Paul Harrison joining the Conservative Group.

 

Council agreed the allocation of seats to each political group as set out in the schedule circulated at the meeting which included the allocation of an additional Planning Committee seat to the Opposition Forum Group.

 

David Turner, Leader of the Opposition Forum Group, thanked the Conservative Group for the continued offer of increased representation on committees.

 

RESOLVED:

 

1.     to allocate seats to each political group on the committees, joint committees and panels below and to appoint the membership and substitutes, as indicated, to sit on them;

2.     to allocate a seat on the Joint Scrutiny Committee to the Opposition Forum Group;

3.     to allocate one of the Conservative group’s seats on the Planning Committee to the Opposition Forum Group (with no councillor voting against);

4.     to authorise the head of legal and democratic services 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

David Turner

Lorraine Hillier

 

Elaine Hornsby

 

Sue Lawson (Vice-Chairman)

 

Jeannette Matelot

 

Toby Newman (Chairman)

 

Richard Pullen

 

Ian White

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES 

 

Conservative (9)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

Charles Bailey

Stefan Gawrysiak

Kevin Bulmer 

 

Nigel Champken-Woods

 

Steve Connel 

 

Pat Dawe

 

Imran Lokhon

 

Ian Snowdon

 

Caroline Newton

 

Paul Harrison

 

 

Names

Scrutiny Committee, 9 Members

Conservative (8)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

Steve Connel 

David Turner

Anthony Dearlove 

 

Elaine Hornsby

 

Caroline Newton

 

Richard Pullen (Chairman)

 

Ian Snowdon

 

John Walsh (Vice-Chairman)

 

Ian White

 

Names

Scrutiny Committee, 9 Members

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES

 

Conservative (8)

Opposition Forum Group (2)

Charles Bailey

Stefan Gawrysiak

Pat Dawe

Mocky Khan

David Dodds

 

Will Hall

 

Paul Harrison

 

Lorraine Hillier

 

Sue Lawson

 

Toby Newman

 

 

 

 

 

 

Names

Joint Scrutiny Committee, 5 Members

Conservative (4)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

David Dodds

David Turner

Sue Lawson

 

Richard Pullen (Co-Chairman)

 

John Walsh

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES

 

Conservative (4)

Opposition Forum Group (2)

Pat Dawe

Stefan Gawrysiak

Imran Lokhon

Mocky Khan

Toby Newman

 

Ian White

 

 

Names

Corporate Services Joint Scrutiny

Committee, 2 Members

Conservative (2)

Opposition Forum Group (0)      

Toby Newman

 

Will Hall

 

SUBSTITUTES: All other councillors from the relevant political group, but not Cabinet members.

 

Names

Joint Audit and Governance

Committee, 4 Members

Conservative (4)

Opposition Forum Group (0)

Charles Bailey

 

Kevin Bulmer (Co-Chairman)

 

Toby Newman

 

John Walsh

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES

 

Conservative (4)

Opposition Forum Group (0)

David Dodds

 

Joan Bland

 

Richard Pullen

 

Alan Thompson

 

 

Names

Community Governance and Electoral

Issues Committee, 6 Members

Conservative (5)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

Charles Bailey

Mocky Khan

Steve Connel

 

Anthony Dearlove

 

Will Hall

 

Ian White (Chairman)

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES

 

Conservative (5)

Opposition Forum Group (2)

Anna Badcock

Stefan Gawrysiak

Joan Bland

David Turner

Paul Harrison

 

Toby Newman

 

John Walsh

 

 

Names

Joint Staff Committee, 3 Members

Conservative (3)

Opposition Forum Group (0)

John Cotton

 

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 member of that councillor’s political group (executive or non-executive).

 

 

 

Names

General Licensing Committee, 12 Members

Conservative (11)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

Joan Bland

Stefan Gawrysiak

Nigel Champken-Woods

 

Pat Dawe 

 

David Dodds (Chairman)

 

Paul Harrison

 

Lorraine Hillier

 

Imran Lokhon

 

Anthony Nash

 

Bill Service (Vice-Chairman)

 

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

 

David Dodds (Chairman)

 

Paul Harrison

 

Lorraine Hillier

 

Imran Lokhon

 

Anthony Nash

 

Bill Service (Vice-Chairman)

 

Alan Thompson

 

Ian White

 

NO SUBSTITUTES

 


 

Names

Appeals Panel (NNDR and Housing),

5 Members

Conservative (5)

 

Nigel Champken-Woods

 

Paul Harrison

 

Elaine Hornsby

 

Anthony Nash

 

Bill Service

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES

  

Conservative (5)

 

Joan Bland

 

Kevin Bulmer

 

Sue Lawson

 

Alan Thompson

 

Vacancy

 

 

Names

Community Grants Panel, 9 Members

Conservative (8)

Opposition Forum Group (1)

Anna Badcock (Chairman) 

Stefan Gawrysiak

Joan Bland

 

Pat Dawe

 

David Dodds 

 

Jeannette Matelot

 

Anthony Nash

 

Richard Pullen

 

Bill Service

 

PREFERRED SUBSTITUTES

 

Conservative (8)

Opposition Forum Group (2)

Charles Bailey

David Turner

Nigel Champken-Woods

Mocky Khan  

Steve Connel

 

Elaine Hornsby

 

Alan Thompson

 

Vacancy

 

Vacancy

 

Vacancy

 

 

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