Local Government Reform (LGR) - Update
Full council, 22 July 2025: a named vote.
For 22, Against 14, 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 (22)
- 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)
- Mrs J E McPherson (Independent)
Against (14)
- 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)
- R Milne (AI)
From the minutes
ration 5.2 as set out in Appendix C) and therefore Rochford District Council and its Officers do not continue to participate in this Business Case Group whilst that configuration is being progressed. For (22) 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; 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 (14) Mrs E Brewer; J Cripps; A Cross; M Hoy; T Knight; R Lambourne; R Linden; R Milne; J Newport; L Newport; M O'Leary; C Stanley; M Sutton; S Wilson Resolved R4 – That in the absence of either of the existing Business Case Groups progressing proposals for reorganisation of local government in Grea
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