Agenda item

To report on the establishment of political groups, the political balance of the Council and the entitlement of each group to seats on the authority’s committees.

Consideration was given to the report which detailed the membership of Political Groups on the Council, the political balance and the entitlement to seats on, and the proposed appointments to Committees, Boards and Panels.

 

It was noted that Section 15 of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 placed a duty on local authorities to set out the principles to be followed when allocating seats to political groups and for these principles to be followed when determining such allocation following formal notification of the establishment of political groups in operation on the Council. It was noted further that there was a requirement on local authorities to annually review the entitlement of the political groups to seats on the committees of the council.

 

The report stated that the allocation of seats must follow 2 principles:

 

a)    Balance must be achieved across the total number of available seats on Committees; and

 

b)    Balance must be achieved on each individual Committee or body where seats are available.

 

The report stated that there were three political groups in operation on the Council:

 

Labour

Leader – Councillor Read

Deputy Leader – Councillor Sheppard

(33 Members)

 

Conservative

Leader – Councillor Z Collingham

Deputy Leader – Councillor Bacon

(13 Members)

 

Liberal Democrat

Leader – Councillor Adam Carter

(3 Members)

 

It was noted that there were 144 seats available on Committees, Boards and Panels, and under the calculations, the following were entitled to:

 

Political Group	Seat Entitlement
Labour	81
Conservative	32
Liberal Democrat	7
Non-Aligned	24
Total	144

 

 

Resolved:

 

1.    That the entitlement of the membership of Council be agreed and such entitlements be reflected in Council’s appointments of members to committees (as per the table at 3.2 and 4.2).

 

2.    That approval be given to the appointment of Members to committees, boards and panels, and the appointment of Chairs and Vice-Chairs, as detailed in the Mayor’s Letter:

 

Cabinet – 7L

Leader – Councillor Read

Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion and Neighbourhood Working – Councillor Sheppard

Cabinet Member for Adult Care and Health – Councillor Baker-Rogers

Cabinet Member for Children and Young People – Councillor Cusworth

Cabinet Member for Finance and Safe and Clean Communities  – Councillor Alam

Cabinet Member for Housing – Councillor Allen

Cabinet Member for Transport, Jobs and the Local Economy – Councillor Taylor

 

Audit Committee - 3L, 1C, 1N-A

Councillor Marshall (Chair)

Councillor Baggaley (Vice Chair)

Councillor McKiernan

 

Councillor Blackham

 

Councillor Elliott

 

Licensing Board – 12L, 5C, 1LD, 3N-A

Councillor Hughes (Chair)

Councillor Beresford (Vice Chair)

Councillor Adair

Councillor Brent

Councillor Foster

Councillor Garnett

Councillor Harper

Councillor Lelliott

Councillor Monk

Councillor Pitchley

Councillor Steele

Councillor Sutton

 

Councillor Bacon

Councillor Collingham. T

Councillor Collingham. Z

Councillor Reynolds

Councillor Stables

 

Liberal Democrat Group - Vacancy

 

Councillor Bennett-Sylvester

Councillor Bower

Councillor Jones

 

Licensing Committee – 8L, 3C, 1LD & 3N-A

Councillor Hughes (Chair)

Councillor Beresford (Vice Chair)

 

Councillor Garnett

Councillor Harper

Councillor Lelliott

Councillor Monk

Councillor Pitchley

Councillor Steele

 

Councillor Bacon

Councillor Collingham. T

Councillor Stables

 

Liberal Democrat Group - Vacancy

 

Councillor Bennett-Sylvester

Councillor Bower

Councillor Jones

 

Planning Board – 8L, 3C, 1LD, 3N-A

Councillor Williams (Chair)

Councillor Mault (Vice Chair)

Councillor Adair

Councillor Ahmed

Councillor Baker-Rogers

Councillor Cowen

Councillor Keenan

Councillor Knight

 

Councillor Castledine-Dack

Councillor Fisher

Councillor Thorp

 

Councillor Tarmey

 

Councillor Currie

Councillor Elliott

Councillor Hussain

 

 

 

Staffing Committee – 3L, 1C, 1NA

Councillor Alam (Chair)

Councillor Read (Vice Chair)

1 x appropriate Cabinet Member as determined by the matter to be considered

 

Councillor Collingham. Z

 

Councillor Jones

 

Standards and Ethics Committee – 5L, 2C, 1NA

Councillor Monk (Chair)

Councillor Clarke (Vice Chair)

Councillor Hughes

Councillor Jackson

Councillor Keenan

 

Councillor Collingham. T

Councillor Hall

 

Councillor Beck

 

Parish Councillor Alan Buckley

Parish Councillor Monica Carroll

Parish Council Representative Vacancy

 

Independent Members:

Mrs. Adela Bingham

Ms. Kate Penney

Mr. Peter Edler

Vacancy x 2

 

Independent Persons:

Mr. Phil Beavers

Mr. David Roper-Newman

 

Overview and Scrutiny Management Board – 7L, 3C, 1LD, 1NA

Councillor Steele (Chair)

Councillor Bacon (Vice Chair)

Councillor Baggaley

Councillor Keenan

Councillor Knight

Councillor Marshall

Councillor McKiernan

Councillor Pitchley

 

Councillor Blackham

Councillor Tinsley

 

Councillor Carter. A

Councillor Yasseen

 

Health Select Commission – 10L, 4C, 1LD, 3NA

Councillor Keenan (Chair)

Councillor Yasseen (Vice Chair)

Councillor Clarke

Councillor Duncan

Councillor Garnett

Councillor Haleem

Councillor Lelliott

Councillor Rashid

 

Labour Group - Vacancy

Labour Group - Vacancy

Labour Group - Vacancy

 

Councillor Baum-Dixon

Councillor Hall

Councillor Reynolds

Councillor Thorp

 

Councillor Tarmey

 

Councillor Bennett-Sylvester

Councillor Havard

 

Improving Lives Select Commission – 10L, 4C, 1LD, 3NA

Councillor Pitchley (Chair)

Councillor Knight (Vice Chair)

Councillor Baggaley

Councillor Brent

Councillor Foster

Councillor Harper

Councillor Hughes

Councillor Monk

Councillor Sutton

Labour Group - Vacancy

 

Councillor Blackham

Councillor Collingham. T

Councillor Fisher

Councillor Reynolds

 

Liberal Democrat Group - Vacancy

 

Councillor Bower

Councillor Elliott

Councillor Ryalls

 

 

 

Improving Places Select Commission – 10L, 4C, 1LD, 3NA

Councillor McKiernan (Chair)

Councillor Tinsley (Vice Chair)

Councillor Adair

Councillor Ahmed

Councillor Baggaley

Councillor Beresford

Councillor Cowen

Councillor Jackson

Councillor Mault

Councillor Rashid

Councillor Williams

 

Councillor Castledine-Dack

Councillor Stables

Councillor Thorp

 

Councillor Carter. C

 

Councillor Beck

Councillor Havard

Councillor Jones

 

Introductory Tenancy Review Panel – 2L 1C, 1NA

Chair and Vice Chair to be drawn from members of the Improving Lives Scrutiny Commission or Improving Places Scrutiny Commission

 

Councillor Sutton

Councillor Jackson

 

Councillor Tinsley

 

Councillor Ryalls

 

Joint Consultative Committee – 3L, 1C, 1NA

Councillor Alam (Chair) - L

Councillor Sheppard (Vice Chair) - L

 

Councillor Steele x L

 

Councillor Collingham. Z

 

Councillor Bennett-Sylvester

 

Health and Wellbeing Board – 2L

Councillor Baker-Rogers (Chair)

Councillor Cusworth

 

 

3.    That approval be given to the appointment of Members to joint committees, as detailed in the Mayor’s Letter:

 

Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority Board 1L

Councillor Read

Councillor Sheppard (Sub L)

 

Sheffield City Region Mayoral Combined Authority Board Rotational Member 1L

Councillor Taylor

 

 

Sheffield City Region Audit, Standards and Risk Committee 1L

Councillor Marshall

Councillor Baggaley - Substitute

 

Sheffield City Region Overview and Scrutiny Committee 1L, 1C

Councillor Steele

Councillor McKiernan - Substitute

 

Councillor Bacon

Councillor Baum-Dixon - Substitute

 

South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority 2L

Councillor McKiernan

Councillor Knight

 

South Yorkshire Pension Authority – RMBC Vice-Chair for 24/25 1L & 1C

Councillor Sutton (s41 responsibilities)

Councillor Fisher

 

South Yorkshire Pension Board –1L

Councillor Beresford

 

South Yorkshire Police and Crime Commissioner 1L, 1C

Councillor Harper

Councillor Baum-Dixon

 

Yorkshire Purchasing Organisation Joint Committee 1L

Councillor Baker-Rogers

Labour Group – Vacancy (Substitute)

 

Mover: Councillor Read                          Seconder: Councillor Sheppard