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
Leader of the Council to take all necessary action including commissioning external support as necessary to progress R4 and to utilise the £250k reserve allocated for Local Government Reorganisation. 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) Cllrs 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 R6 – That the Council commissions a survey to gather residents views on the configurations available, with a target of reaching a minimum of
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