Local Government Reform (LGR) - Update
Full council, 22 July 2025: a named vote, carried.
For 23, Against 13, Abstained 0.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: No overall control. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (23)
- D S Efde (Conservative)
- IH Ward (Conservative)
- M J Steptoe (Conservative)
- M R Carter (Conservative)
- Miss A D Marriott (Conservative)
- Mrs D L Belton (Conservative)
- Mrs L Shaw (Conservative)
- P Shaw (Conservative)
- R P Constable (Conservative)
- SE Wootton (Conservative)
- A H Eves (Rochford District Residents)
- E O K Mason (Rochford District Residents)
- IC Wilson (Rochford District Residents)
- J R F Mason (Rochford District Residents)
- Mrs D P Squires-Coleman (Rochford District Residents)
- Mrs VA Wilson (Rochford District Residents)
- N J Booth (Rochford District Residents)
- P Capon (Rochford District Residents)
- AL Williams (RFWI)
- G W Myers (RFWI)
- MJ Webb (RFWI)
- R Milne (AI)
- Mrs J E McPherson (Independent)
Against (13)
- A G Cross (Liberal Democrats)
- C M Stanley (Liberal Democrats)
- J E Cripps (Liberal Democrats)
- M O'Leary (Liberal Democrats)
- M Sutton (Liberal Democrats)
- Mrs E L Brewer (Liberal Democrats)
- L J Newport (Independent)
- L J Newport (Independent)
- M Hoy (Independent)
- Mrs T D Knight (Independent)
- SA Wilson (Independent)
- R C D Linden (AI)
- R Lambourne (AI)
From the minutes
being progressed. This recommendation was unanimously approved. Resolved R2 – That the Council would support in principle a 3 Unitary Council proposal, as set out in configuration 3.9 at Appendix B. For (23) Cllrs J McPherson; S Wootton; Mrs D Belton; N Booth; P Capon; M Carter; R Constable; D Efde; A Eves; Miss A Marriott; E Mason; J Mason; R Milne; G Myers; P Shaw; Mrs L Shaw; Mrs D Squires-Coleman; M Steptoe; I Ward; M Webb; A Williams; I Wilson; Mrs V Wilson Against (13) Cllrs Mrs E Brewer; J Cripps; A Cross; M Hoy; T Knight; R Lambourne; R Linden; J Newport; L Newport; M O'Leary; C Stanley; M Sutton; S Wilson Resolved R3 – That the Council does not support the proposed reorganisation of local government in Greater Essex being progressed by Business Case Gr
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