Agenda item

Calculation of Political Balance (proportionality) - The Local Government and Housing Act 1989

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

1.  That the revised division of seats and percentage allocation of each political group on the council following the outcome of the election in London Bridge and West Bermondsey ward on 14 June 2018 set out below be noted.

 

Table 1: Division of seats

 

Group

Total

%

Labour

49

77.78

Liberal Democrat

14

22.22

Total

63

100.00

 

2.  That it be noted that following the elections in London Bridge and West Bermondsey ward on 14 June 2018, there is no change to proportionality and the allocation of seats on committees, community councils and panels for the municipal year 2018/19, as agreed by council assembly on 21 May 2018, remains same, as set out below:

 

Table 2: Ordinary Committees - Total number of seats 29

 

Committee

Total

Lab

Lib Dem

Committee 1

Appointments Committee

7

6 

1

Committee 2

Planning Committee

8

6

2 

Committee 3

Audit, Governance and Standards Committee

7

 

5

 

2

 

Committee 4

Corporate Parenting Committee

7

6

1 

Total

29

23

 6

 

Table 3: Other committees - Total number of seats 26

 

Committee

Total

Lab

Lib Dem

Overview and Scrutiny Committee

11

8

3

Licensing Committee

15

12

3

 

Table 4: Community councils areas divided by geographical areas

 

Name of community council

Members from electoral wards serving on community councils

Bermondsey and Rotherhithe

London Bridge & West Bermondsey, North Bermondsey, South Bermondsey, Old Kent Road (North), Rotherhithe and Surrey Docks wards.

Borough, Bankside and Walworth

Borough & Bankside, St George’s, Chaucer, Newington, North Walworth and Faraday wards.

Camberwell

Camberwell Green, St Giles and Champion Hill wards.

Dulwich

Goose Green, Dulwich Village, Dulwich Hill and Dulwich Wood wards.

Peckham and Nunhead

Old Kent Road (South), Peckham, Rye Lane, Nunhead & Queen’s Road and Peckham Rye wards.

 

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