Issue - meetings

Review of Proportionality and Allocation of Seats
on Committees

Meeting: 29/07/2014 - Council (Item 58)

58 Review of Proportionality and Allocation of Seats on Committees to Political Groups

Report by the Associate Director, Corporate Functions and Procurement

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

The Chairman confirmed that following changes in the number of seats held by individual political groups on the Council, a request had been received from the Leader of the Independent group for a review of the allocation of seats to political groups.

 

Accordingly, a report reviewing the allocation of seats on committees to political groups was presented for Council’s consideration.

 

It was noted that the political composition of the Council now stood at:

 

Name of Group

No. of Councillors in Group

 

Conservative

Liberal Democrat

Independent

Labour

Ungrouped Member

 

59

23

                  11

4

1

 

Following consultation with the affected group leaders, a proposed draft scheme of committee places was presented. The net effect of the change in political group sizes is that the Independent Group gain one seat and the Liberal Democrat Group lose one seat.

 

Resolved:

 

(a)          To note this report and the legal requirements.

 

(b)      To confirm the aggregate number and the draft scheme of committee places available to members of the Council as set out in Appendix 2.