To make appointments to the committees of the Council and outside bodies in line with the rules of political proportionality.

Council considered a report to agree the political proportionality of the Council and the allocation of seats on Council committees. The report was introduced by the monitoring officer who explained that Council was required to agree the allocation of seats on council committees and outside bodies and to make an appointment to a vacancy on the planning and regulatory committee that remained after proportionality had been recalculated.

Recommendation (a) in the report was proposed by Councillor Jonathan Lester, seconded by Councillor John Hardwick and agreed by a simple majority of the Council.

RESOLVED: that the allocation of committee seats to political groups as set out at paragraph 8 be approved.

Recommendation (b) in the report was proposed by Councillor David Hitchiner, seconded by Councillor Gemma Davies and agreed by a simple majority of the Council.

RESOLVED: that the allocation of seats on outside bodies to political groups as set out at paragraph 9 be approved.

Recommendation (c) concerned the allocation of a vacancy on the planning and regulatory committee which remained after proportionality had been calculated. Council was invited to nominate members for appointment to the committee.

Councillor Graham Andrews was proposed by Councillor John Hardwick and seconded by Councillor Alan Seldon for appointment to the planning and regulatory committee.

Councillor Graham Jones was proposed by Councillor Bob Matthews and seconded by Councillor Jonathan Lester for appointment to the planning and regulatory committee.

A named vote was conducted and Councillor Graham Andrews was appointed to the committee by 25 votes to Councillor Graham Jones’s 23 votes.

FOR - Councillor Graham Andrews (25) - Councillors: Paul Andrews; Jenny Bartlett; Dave Boulter; Tracy Bowes; Ellie Chowns; Pauline Crockett; Gemma Davies; Toni Fagan; Elizabeth Foxton; John Hardwick; John Harrington; Jennie Hewitt; Kath Hey; David Hitchiner; Peter Jinman; Jim Kenyon; Trish Marsh; Jeremy Milln; Felicity Norman; Alan Seldon; David Summers; Diana Toynbee; Ange Tyler; Yolande Watson; and William Wilding.

FOR - Councillor Graham Jones (23) - Councillors: Polly Andrews; Chris Bartrum; Christy Bolderson; Sebastian Bowen; Carol Gandy; Kema Guthrie; Phillip Howells; Bernard Hunt; Helen I’Anson; Terry James; Tony Johnson; Mike Jones; Jonathan Lester; Bob Matthews; Mark Millmore; Roger Phillips; Paul Rone; Nigel Shaw; Louis Stark; John Stone; Elissa Swinglehurst; Paul Symonds; and Kevin Tillett.

RESOLVED: that Councillor Graham Andrews is appointed to the vacancy on the planning and regulatory committee.