Voting record

That Council approve the following updated sections of the Constitution:

·       Part 1 – Summary and Contents

·       Part 2 – Articles of the Constitution

·       Part 3 – Responsibility for Functions and Schemes of Delegation

·       Part 4 – Council Rules of Procedure

That remuneration for the independent co-opted member of the Audit & Governance Committee should be £2,000

That Full Council appoint Mr John McAllister as an Independent Person

1.1 That the parishes of Charlton St Peter and Wilsford be grouped under a Joint Parish Council named Charlton St Peter and Wilsford Joint Parish Council.

1.2 The Parish of Wilsford to contain two Parish Councillors.

1.3 The Parish of Charlton St Peter to contain five Parish Councillors.

2.1 That the area marked as A be transferred from Calne Without to Calne Town as part of the Calne South Town Ward. Calne South Ward to continue to have four councillors.

2.2 That the areas marked as B and C be transferred from Calne Without to Calne Town as part of the Calne Central Town Ward. Calne Central Ward to continue to have five councillors.

2.3 To request that the LGBCE amend the Calne Central and Calne Rural Electoral Divisions to be coterminous with the proposed revised parish boundaries of Calne Town and Calne Without.

3.1 That the area marked as D1 and D2 be transferred from Calne Without and Calne Town respectively to Bremhill as part of the Bremhill Ward of Bremhill Parish Council. Bremhill Ward to continue to have five councillors.

3.2 That the area marked as E be transferred from Langley Burrell Without to Bremhill as part of the East Tytherton Ward of Bremhill Parish Council. East Tytherton Ward to continue to have three councillors.

3.3 That the area marked as F be transferred from Christian Malford to Bremhill as part of the Foxham Ward of Bremhill Parish Council. Foxham Ward to continue to have three councillors.

3.4 That the area marked as G be transferred from Bremhill to Langley Burrell Without. Langley Burrell Without to continue to have five councillors.

3.5 To request that the LGBCE amend the Kington, Calne North and Calne Rural Electoral Divisions to be coterminous with the proposed revised parish boundaries of Calne Without, Christian Malford, Bremhill, Langley Burrell Without and Calne Town.

4.1 That the area marked as H1 be transferred from Cherhill to Compton Bassett.

4.2 That the area marked as H2 be transferred from Calne Without to Compton Bassett.

4.3 That the area marked as I be transferred from Calne Without to Hilmarton.

4.4 That Compton Bassett continue to have seven councillors.
4.5 That Hilmarton continue to have eleven councillors.

5.1 That the area marked as J be transferred from Calne Without to Cherhill.

5.2 That the area marked as J form two wards: Lower Compton Ward, and Blackland and Calstone Ward.

5.3 That Cherhill Parish Council comprise twelve councillors across four wards as set out in the map below: 1) Cherhill 2) Yatesbury 3) Lower Compton 4) Blackland and Calstone

5.4 Cherhill Ward would continue to contain five councillors.

5.5Yatesbury Ward would continue to contain two councillors.

5.6Lower Compton Ward to contain three councillors.

5.7 Blackland and Calstone Ward to contain two councillors.

6.1 That the area marked as K be transferred from Calne Without to Heddington.

 6.2 That the area marked as K comprise the ‘Stockley Ward’ of Heddington Parish Council.

6.3 The Stockley ward to have two parish councillors.

6.4 The remaining part of the parish would be called ‘Heddington Ward’.

6.5 Heddington Ward would comprise seven parish councillors.

6.6 That the parish of Heddington therefore be increased to a total of nine councillors.

6.7 To request that the LGBCE amend the Calne South and Calne Rural Divisions to be coterminous with the proposed revised boundaries of the Heddington, Cherhill and Derry Hill & Studley Parishes.

7.1 That subject to Recommendations 2-6, that the area shown in the map below, being the remaining part of Calne Without parish, be renamed from Calne Without to Derry Hill & Studley.

7.2 That the area marked as L be transferred from the parish of Bromham to the renamed parish of Derry Hill & Studley.

7.3 That the renamed parish of Derry Hill & Studley contain Eleven councillors across three wards: 1) Pewsham 2) Derry Hill & Studley 3) Bowood & Sandy Lane, as set out in the map below.

7.4 Pewsham Ward would contain one councillor.

7.5 Derry Hill & Studley Ward would contain nine councillors.

7.6 Bowood and Sandy Lane Ward would contain one councillor.

7.7 To request that the LGBCE amend the Calne South, Bromham, Rowde and Roundway, and Calne Rural Divisions to be coterminous with the proposed revised boundaries of the renamed parish of Derry Hill & Studley.

8.1     That Malmesbury Town Council contain a total of 17 councillors in the following wards as shown in the map below:

i.        Backbridge Ward (two councillors)

ii.       Malmesbury North Ward (six councillors)

iii.      Malmesbury South (two councillors)

iv.      Malmesbury West (seven councillors).

8.2     That the area marked as M (next slide)be transferred from St Paul Malmesbury to the parish of Brokenborough.

8.3     The parish of St Paul Malmesbury Without to be unwarded, with Twelve Councillors.

That Council:

1)    Approve the changes to community governance arrangements as set out below as recommended and detailed by the Electoral Review Committee in the Final Recommendations:

Recommendation 1 – Charlton St Peter
Recommendation 2 – Calne Town
Recommendation 3 – Bremhill
Recommendation 4 – Compton Bassett and Hilmarton
Recommendation 5 – Cherhill
Recommendation 6 – Heddington
Recommendation 7 – Derry Hill & Studley (Calne Without)
Recommendation 8 – Malmesbury, St Paul Malmesbury Without, and Brokenborough

2)    To authorise the Solicitor of the Council to take all necessary measures to make and approve the Community Governance Order(s) to bring into effect for 1 April 2025 all of the changes detailed under resolution 1, subject to any required consents by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England;

3)    To authorise the Electoral Registration Officer to make any necessary changes to polling districts to bring them into line with the agreed governance changes at the appropriate time, to be reported to the Electoral Review Committee.

To adopt the amended Protocol 6 – Complaints Procedure as attached at Appendix 2 (page 199 - 205), within the Constitution

That Full Council:

Agree to Channel’s inclusion in the framework of Wiltshire Council’s constitution within Part 3B: Responsibilities for Functions as set out in Appendix 1 (pages 214 - 216).

To adopt the version of Part 12 – Members Code of Conduct attached at Appendix 1 (pages 223 - 242).

Wiltshire Council therefore resolves to:

1)    Work with the Government to ensure that it delivers the much-appreciated support to the residents of Wiltshire as quickly as possible.

2)    Proactively identify those most in need of support in Wiltshire and ensure that they access all the Government support they are eligible for.

3)    Identify local opportunities in Wiltshire for energy generation to help increase the supply of energy to further aid the long-term lowering of prices, support the Government’s aim of domestic energy security and create local jobs.

1)    That Council approve the changes proposed by group leaders, and

2)    That Council approve the changes to the membership of the  Health and Wellbeing Board and that these be adopted within the constitution.

3)    To ratify the appointment by the Local Pension Board of Juliet Weimar as a Board member

4)    To note the appointment of Denisa Ahmeti and Louise Williams as independent co-opted members of the Police and Crime Panel.