Council
Agenda Item 47
Subject: Review of Political Balance October 2024
Date of meeting: 24 October 2024
Officer Amendment
That the
relevant changes are made to the following paragraphs and
appendices as shown below in strikethrough and
bold
italics:
3.8 The proposed allocation of places on each of the committees as detailed above and in Appendix 1 to the report takes into account the principles referred to in paragraph 3.5 in that:
a. The Labour
Group’s overall allocation equals 45
44
seats,
b. The Green Group’s overall allocation equals 9 seats,
c. The Conservative Group’s overall allocation equals 6 seats,
d. The Brighton & Hove Independent Group’s allocation equals 2 seats and e. That in having regard to the convention that the Council has abided to whenever there has been an Independent Member, 1 seat is offered to each of the Independent Members.
3.9
The allocations set out at paragraph 3.8
above provides the Green Group, Conservative Group and Brighton
& Hove Independent Group with allocations in accordance with
their politically proportionate calculations and provides the
Labour Group with 2 1 seat above their initial
allocation. This outcome accords as closely as possible with
political proportionality for the allocation of 2 1
unallocated role following initial calculation. The two
one unallocated roles arises due to the need to round
up or down to achieve whole numbers for posts and to only 1 independent member taking up the
seat offered. Previously
there was an additional unallocated role as only 1 independent
member had taken up the seat offered. However, following a recent
request, both Independent Members are now allocated seats. The
allocations proposed ensure that all committees have a full
membership.
Appendix 1
|
Committees, Sub-Committees, Boards and Joint Committees |
No. Seats |
Labour |
Green |
Conservative |
Brighton & Hove Independents |
Independent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audit, Standards & General Purposes |
8 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Licensing* |
15 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Planning |
10 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Overview & Scrutiny |
10 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
Overview & Scrutiny People |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
Overview & Scrutiny Place |
10 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
63 |
|
|
6 |
2 |
|
Paragraph 3.8 - 3.9 and Appendix 1 to read as follows:
3.8 The proposed allocation of places on each of the committees as detailed above and in Appendix 1 to the report takes into account the principles referred to in paragraph 3.5 in that:
a. The Labour Group’s overall allocation equals 44 seats,
b. The Green Group’s overall allocation equals 9 seats,
c. The Conservative Group’s overall allocation equals 6 seats,
d. The Brighton & Hove Independent Group’s allocation equals 2 seats and e. That in having regard to the convention that the Council has abided to whenever there has been an Independent Member, 1 seat is offered to each of the Independent Members.
3.9 The allocations set out at paragraph 3.8 above provides the Green Group, Conservative Group and Brighton & Hove Independent Group with allocations in accordance with their politically proportionate calculations and provides the Labour Group with 1 seat above their initial allocation. This outcome accords as closely as possible with political proportionality for the allocation of 1 unallocated role following initial calculation. The one unallocated roles arises due to the need to round up or down to achieve whole numbers for posts. Previously there was an additional unallocated role as only 1 independent member had taken up the seat offered. However, following a recent request, both Independent Members are now allocated seats. The allocations proposed ensure that all committees have a full membership.
|
Committees, Sub-Committees, Boards and Joint Committees |
No. Seats |
Labour |
Green |
Conservative |
Brighton & Hove Independents |
Independent |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audit, Standards & General Purposes |
8 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
1 |
|
Licensing* |
15 |
|
|
1 |
|
1 |
|
Planning |
10 |
7 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Health Overview & Scrutiny |
10 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
Overview & Scrutiny People |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
|
|
|
Overview & Scrutiny Place |
10 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
63 |
|
|
6 |
2 |
2 |