Following a meeting of Group Leaders held to discuss and decide the matter, Council is requested to approve the allocation to the political groups formed on Tendring District Council of seats on those bodies that are subject to the Rules of Political Proportionality (Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989).

In accordance with the wishes expressed by Group Leaders, Council will also appoint Members to serve on those bodies that are subject to the Rules of Political Proportionality (Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989).

(THIS REPORT IS “TO FOLLOW”)

Council considered a comprehensive report prepared by Officers, which detailed the legislative requirements, principles and necessary procedural steps, regarding the allocation to the political groups formed on Tendring District Council of seats on those bodies that were subject to the Rules of Political Proportionality (i.e. Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989).

Council also considered a Schedule of Members that it was proposed by political Group Leaders should serve on each of the Council’s bodies, which were subject to the Rules of Political Proportionality (Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989).

Members were aware that there were unallocated seats on the Planning Policy & Local Plan Committee and the Resources and Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee, which Full Council would need to consider.

Having duly considered the information contained in the report and the appendix thereto:-

It was moved by Councillor M E Stephenson, seconded by Councillor P B Honeywood and:-

RESOLVED that –

(a)     the review of the allocation of places on relevant Committees, as set out in Table 2 above in so far as it sets out the total number of seats on all those Committees to be allocated to political groups represented on the Council, (principle (c) of the “Principles”), be approved;

(b)     subject to resolution (c) below, the number of seats on each relevant Committee to be allocated to political groups such that, for each group, their proportion of seats on individual Committees is proportionate to their overall membership on the Council (principles (c) and (d) of the “Principles”) be as set out in Table 9 below:

Table 9

(c)     the following changes to the allocations set out in Table 9 above be approved (the relevant allocations are shown ‘*’ in Table 9 above):

(1)     the Labour Group having no seats on the Planning Policy & Local Plan Committee (instead of one), three seats on the Licensing & Registration Committee (instead of two) and two seats on the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee (instead of one);

(2)     the Independent Group having two seats on the Planning Policy & Local Plan Committee (instead of one), no seats on the Licensing & Registration Committee (instead of one) and no seats on the Miscellaneous Licensing Sub-Committee (instead of one);

(3)     the Liberal Democrats Group having one seat on the Community Leadership Overview & Scrutiny Committee (instead of two) and one seat on the Standards Committee (instead of none); and

(4)     the Conservative Group having three seats on the Community Leadership Overview & Scrutiny Committee (instead of two) and one seat on the Standards Committee (instead of two).

[Resolution (c) received a nemine contradicente vote.]

(d)     in so far as it reflects the earlier decisions on this matter, the appointment of Members to serve on the relevant Committees et cetera, as set out in Appendix 1 to this report (A.1) be endorsed and approved.

It was then moved by Councillor Calver and seconded by Councillor Bakerthat Councillor Everett be appointed to fill the unallocated seat on the Planning Policy & Local Plan Committee.

It was then moved by Councillor P B Honeywood and seconded by Councillor Amosthat Councillor Land be appointed to fill the unallocated seat on the Planning Policy & Local Plan Committee.

The vote on the appointment to the unallocated seat on the Planning Policy & Local Plan Committee resulted as follows:-

It was therefore RESOLVED that Councillor Everett be appointed to serve on the Planning Policy & Local Plan Committee for the 2026/2027 Municipal Year.

It was then moved by Councillor M E Stephenson, seconded by Councillor Doyle and:-

RESOLVED that Councillor Casey be appointed to serve on the Resources and Services Overview & Scrutiny Committee for the 2026/2027 Municipal Year.