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REPORT OF THE DEMOCRATIC SERVICES MANAGER

To consider and approve the warding arrangements Submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England.

The Democratic Services Manager presented the report entitled Warding Arrangement Submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England along with Appendices A-C.

The Chair, Councillor Sam North, proposed a motion to suspend standing order 4.8.14(a) for the duration of this item. Councillor Daniel Allen seconded and following the vote it was:

RESOLVED: That standing order 4.8.14(a) be suspended for the duration of Item 8 only (Warding Arrangement Submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England).

Debate followed on each recommendation in the report.

Councillor David Levett called for a recorded vote on each vote under this item.

Councillor Ian Albert proposed a motion that recommendation 2.1 (i) as detailed in the report be split into four sections to allow for separate votes on each area (Rural Wards, Baldock, Hitchin and Royston). Councillor Keith Hoskins seconded and having been put to the vote the motion was CARRIED, the results of the recorded vote were as follows:

VOTE TOTALS:

FOR:          21

ABSTAIN:  1

NO:            9

TOTAL:      31

With Councillors voting as follows:

It was therefore

RESOLVED: That recommendation 2.1 (i) as detailed in the officer’s report be   separate recommendations as follows: 

“That Council:

i)              That Council approves the warding arrangements relating to the rural wards attached as in Appendix A;

ii)             That Council approves the warding arrangements relating to the Baldock wards attached as in Appendix A;

iii)           That Council approves the warding arrangements relating to the Hitchin wards attached as in Appendix A;

iv)           That Council approves the warding arrangements relating to the Royston wards attached as in Appendix A.”

Councillor Keith Hoskins proposed an amendment to Appendix A relating to the Hitchin warding arrangements, specifically Hitchin Highbury and Hitchin Priory such that the boundary between Hitchin Highbury ward and Hitchin Priory ward be moved to facilitate two 2-member wards with Priory ward having 4325 electors and Highbury ward with 4823 electors (as per the option previously considered by the Boundary Review Project Board).

Councillor Ian Albert seconded the amendment and on being put to the vote the motion was CARRIED, the recorded vote being:

YES:           21

ABSTAIN:  1

NO:            12

TOTAL:      34

THE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS           

Cllr Sam North                                    YES

Cllr Adem Ruggerio-Cakir                  YES

Cllr Alistair Willoughby                        YES  ...  view the full decision text for item 134

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The Democratic Services Manager presented the report entitled Warding Arrangement Submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England along with Appendices A-C.

The Chair, Councillor Sam North, proposed a motion to suspend standing order 4.8.14(a) for the duration of this item. Councillor Daniel Allen seconded and following the vote it was:

RESOLVED: That standing order 4.8.14(a) be suspended for the duration of Item 8 only (Warding Arrangement Submission to the Local Government Boundary Commission for England).

Debate followed on each recommendation in the report.

Councillor David Levett called for a recorded vote on each vote under this item.

Councillor Ian Albert proposed a motion that recommendation 2.1 (i) as detailed in the report be split into four sections to allow for separate votes on each area (Rural Wards, Baldock, Hitchin and Royston). Councillor Keith Hoskins seconded and having been put to the vote the motion was CARRIED, the results of the recorded vote were as follows:

VOTE TOTALS:

FOR:          21

ABSTAIN:  1

NO:            9

TOTAL:      31

With Councillors voting as follows:

It was therefore

RESOLVED: That recommendation 2.1 (i) as detailed in the officer’s report be   separate recommendations as follows: 

“That Council:

i)              That Council approves the warding arrangements relating to the rural wards attached as in Appendix A;

ii)             That Council approves the warding arrangements relating to the Baldock wards attached as in Appendix A;

iii)           That Council approves the warding arrangements relating to the Hitchin wards attached as in Appendix A;

iv)           That Council approves the warding arrangements relating to the Royston wards attached as in Appendix A.”

Councillor Keith Hoskins proposed an amendment to Appendix A relating to the Hitchin warding arrangements, specifically Hitchin Highbury and Hitchin Priory such that the boundary between Hitchin Highbury ward and Hitchin Priory ward be moved to facilitate two 2-member wards with Priory ward having 4325 electors and Highbury ward with 4823 electors (as per the option previously considered by the Boundary Review Project Board).

Councillor Ian Albert seconded the amendment and on being put to the vote the motion was CARRIED, the recorded vote being:

YES:           21

ABSTAIN:  1

NO:            12

TOTAL:      34

THE INDIVIDUAL RESULTS WERE AS FOLLOWS           

Cllr Sam North                                    YES

Cllr Adem Ruggerio-Cakir                  YES  ...  view the full minutes text for item 134