Election of Leader of the Council
Full council, 18 May 2023: a named vote on the recommendation.
For 24, Against 17, Abstained 0.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Labour. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (24)
- Adil Iftakhar (Conservative)
- Anna Wright (Conservative)
- Balwinder S Dhillon (Conservative)
- Chandra Muvvala (Conservative)
- Dexter J. Smith (Conservative)
- Dhruv Tomar (Conservative)
- Gurcharan Manku (Conservative)
- Ishrat Shah (Conservative)
- Mabu Shaik (Conservative)
- Nadeem Khawar (Conservative)
- Neel Rana (Conservative)
- Puja Bedi (Conservative)
- Robert Stedmond (Conservative)
- Siobhan Dauti (Conservative)
- Subhash Mohindra (Conservative)
- Wal Chahal (Conservative)
- Zafar Satti (Conservative)
- Amjad Abbasi (Liberal Democrats)
- Asim Naveed (Liberal Democrats)
- E.Ahmed (not matched to a member)
- I.Ahmed (not matched to a member)
- Kelly (not matched to a member)
- O'Kelly (not matched to a member)
- Zarait………………… (not matched to a member)
Against (17)
- Andrea Escott (Labour)
- Bally Gill (Labour)
- Christine Hulme (Labour)
- Dilbagh S. Parmar (Labour)
- Fiza A. Matloob (Labour)
- Haqeeq Dar (Labour)
- Harjinder S. Gahir (Labour)
- Mark Instone (Labour)
- Maroof Bibi Mohammad (Labour)
- Martin F. Carter (Labour)
- Mohammed Nazir (Labour)
- Naveeda Qaseem (Labour)
- Pavitar Kaur Mann (Labour)
- Robert Anderson (Labour)
- Sabia Akram (Labour)
- J.Sabah (not matched to a member)
- W.Sabah………………………………………………………………………… (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
l meeting which follows his election as Leader, unless the term ceases earlier in accordance with Article 7 of the Constitution.” A prior request having been made for the record of the voting – There voted for the recommendation: Councillors Abbasi, E.Ahmed, I.Ahmed, Bedi, Chahal, Dauti, Dhillon, Iftakhar, Kelly, Khawar, Manku, Mohindra, Muvvala, Naveed, O'Kelly, Rana, Satti, Shah, Shaik, Smith, Stedmond, Tomar, Wright and Zarait………………….. 24 There voted against the recommendation: Councillors Akram, Anderson, Carter, Dar, Escott, Gahir, Gill, Hulme, Instone, Mann, Matloob, Mohammad, Nazir, Parmar, Qaseem, J.Sabah and W.Sabah…………………………………………………………………………... 17 Resolved - That Councillor Smith be elected as Leader of the Council for a four-year term, expiring on the day of the post-election annual meetin
The item in the council's own minutes. Names are matched to the councillors listed at the meeting. The names of people who aren't councillors are removed.