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Review of Numerical Allocation of Seats on Committees to Political Groups: 2022-23
Meeting: 26/07/2022 - Council (Item 38)
38 Review of Numerical Allocation of Seats on Committees to Political Groups: 2022-23 
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Additional documents:
- Item 11 (1) - Review of Allocation of Seats to Political Groups on Committees 2022-23 - App 1 - Current allocation 2022-23, item 38
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- Item 11 (2) - Review of Allocation of Seats to Political Groups on Committees 2022-23 - App 2 - Notional allocation, item 38
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- Item 11 (3) - Review of Allocation of Seats to Political Groups on Committees 2022-23 - App 3 - Proposed Allocation, item 38
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- Webcast for Review of Numerical Allocation of Seats on Committees to Political Groups: 2022-23
Minutes:
The Council received a report on the review of the allocation of seats on committees, which had been conducted due to the following events:
(a) on 20 May 2022, Councillor Richard Billington passed away leaving a vacancy in respect of one of the two seats representing the Tillingbourne ward; and
(b) on 4 July 2022, the proper officer (Democratic Services and Elections Manager) received notice in writing from Councillor Jan Harwood that, with immediate effect, he no longer wished to be treated as a member of the Conservative group and wished to be regarded as an independent member.
Consequently, the political balance on the Council was now:
Guildford Liberal Democrats: 16
Residents for Guildford and Villages: 16
Conservatives: 8
Guildford Greenbelt Group: 4
Labour: 2
Independent: 1
Vacancy: 1
Under Council Procedure Rule 23, whenever there was a change in the political constitution of the Council, the Council must, as soon as reasonably practicable, review the allocation of seats on committees to political groups.
The report included a suggested numerical allocation of seats on committees to political groups that would best meet, as far as reasonably practicable, the requirements for political balance for the remainder of the 2022-23 Municipal Year.
Upon the motion of the Leader of the Council, Councillor Joss Bigmore, seconded by the Deputy Leader of the Council, Councillor Julia McShane, the Council
RESOLVED: That the numerical allocation of seats on committees to each political group on the Council, and to the single independent member, as set out below be approved for the remainder of the 2022-23 municipal year:
|
|
Guildford Lib Dems |
R4GV |
Conservatives
|
GGG |
Labour
|
Ind |
|
Total no. of seats on the Council (47 + 1 vacancy) |
16 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
|
% of no. of seats on the Council |
34.04% |
34.04% |
17.02% |
8.51% |
4.25% |
2.13% |
|
Notional number of seats on committees (Total: 95) |
32 |
32 |
16 |
8 |
4 |
2 |
|
Corporate Governance & Standards Committee (7 seats) |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Employment Committee (3 seats) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Service Delivery EAB (12 seats) |
4 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Strategy and Resources EAB (12 seats) |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Guildford Joint Committee (10 seats) |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Joint Appointments Committee (3 seats) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Joint Governance Committee (6 seats) |
2
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Licensing Committee (15 seats) |
6 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
Overview & Scrutiny Committee (12 seats) |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Planning Committee (15 seats) |
5 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Total no. of seats on committees |
32 |
32 |
17 |
8 |
4 |
2 |