Issue - meetings
Allocation of Seats to Political Groups
Meeting: 14/05/2018 - Council (Item 10)
Allocation of Seats to Political Groups
Section 15(1) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 requires the Council, at its annual meeting or as soon as practicable thereafter, to review the political representation on committees and other groups such as panels to which the principles of proportionate representation, as set out in the Act, apply. The legislation requires, amongst other things, that -
(a) The majority of seats on each committee/panel or other body must be allocated to the majority political group;
(b) Subject to (a) above, the number of seats allocated to each political group must bear the same proportion as the total of the membership of that group to the membership of the authority.
The seats allocated to the political groups are:
|
|
Seats |
Conservative |
Liberal Democrat |
Independent |
|
Appeals Committee |
20 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
|
Audit Committee |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
|
Employee Engagement Panel |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
General Purposes & Licensing Committee |
15 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
|
Planning Committee |
20 |
18 |
1 |
1 |
|
Community & Leisure O&S Panel |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Corporate O&S Panel |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Environment O&S Panel |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Housing O&S Panel |
10 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total |
107 |
102 |
3 |
2 |
The overall allocation complies with the proportionality requirements. However, the allocation of seats to the Independent member (who is not a “Group” under the legislation) is permissible only if no member of the Council votes against.
RECOMMENDED:
That the allocation of seats to the political groups/Independent member be as set out above.
Minutes:
RESOLVED:
That the allocation of seats to the political groups/Independent members, as set out in the report, be agreed.