Issue - meetings

Electoral Review Working Group recommend that Full Council approves the response to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) consultation on warding patterns (as attached as Appendix A to the report) and the proposed ward boundaries (attached as Appendix B to the report).

An amendment was proposed by Councillor Simon Carter and seconded by Councillor James Leppard. The amendment was as follows:

To amend the name of ‘East Harlow’ ward to ‘Churchgate’ and to delegate to the Director of Corporate and Governance Services in consultation with the Chair of the Electoral Review Working Group to make inconsequential editorial changes to the submission.

Upon being put to the vote the amendment was carried.

Proposed by Councillor Simon Carter and seconded by Councillor James Leppard it was:

RESOLVED that:

                                     i)        The response to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) was approved subject to the amendment of the East Harlow ward being named Churchgate ward.

                                     ii)        Delegated authority be given to the Director of Corporate and Governance Services in consultation with the Chair of the Electoral Review Working Group to make inconsequential editorial changes to the submission.

The Working Group discussed the draft submission to the LGBCE and potential ward names.

RESOLVED that it was recommended to Full Council that:

A     The draft submission to the LGBCE, as appended to the report, submitted to the LGBCE;

B     The wards be submitted with the names and boundaries, as appended to the minutes.