Local Government Reform (LGR) - Update
Full council, 22 July 2025: a named vote.
For 24, Against 12, 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 (24)
- 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 C D Linden (AI)
- R Milne (AI)
- Mrs J E McPherson (Independent)
Against (12)
- 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 Lambourne (AI)
From the minutes
l government in Greater Essex which Rochford District Council can wholeheartedly support, the Council progresses its own proposal for a 4 Unitary Model, as set out in configuration 4.8 at Appendix D. For (24) Cllrs J McPherson; S Wootton; Mrs D Belton; N Booth; P Capon; M Carter; R Constable; D Efde; A Eves; R Linden; 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 (12) Cllrs Mrs E Brewer; J Cripps; A Cross; M Hoy; T Knight; R Lambourne; J Newport; L Newport; M O'Leary; C Stanley; M Sutton; S Wilson Resolved R5 - That the Chief Executive be delegated authority, in consultation with the Leader of the Council to take all necessary action including
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.