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Report of the Chief Executive

Consideration was given to a report to determine whether it is appropriate to take action to effect changes to the Council’s current electoral arrangements.

Councillor J Wallace moved the following amendment:

‘In recommendation delete “not” in the first line; in 2^nd line replace “nor promote” with “and promotes”; in 3^rd line replace “or” with “leading to a”.

In accordance with Council procedure rule 20.2, ten Councillors stood at the meeting and requested a recorded vote on the amendment.

Councillors for the Recommendation:- R Beadle, S Craig, D Duggan, S Hawkins, P Maughan, J McClurey, C McHatton, C Ord, I Patterson and J Wallace.

Councillors Against the Recommendation:- J Adams, D Bradford, M Brain, L Caffrey, B Clelland, W Dick, S Dickie, P Dillon, C Donovan, A Douglas, K Ferdinand, P Foy, M Gannon, A Geddes, B Goldsworthy, M Goldsworthy, M Graham, T Graham, J Green, S Green, L Green, G Haley, M Hall, M Hood, L Kirton, J Lee, K McCartney, J McElroy, E McMaster, P McNally, P Mole, R Mullen, B Oliphant, S Ronchetti, C Simcox, J Simpson, J Turnbull, A Thompson, N Weatherley and A Wheeler.

On the amendment being put it was defeated.

A recorded vote on the original recommendation was taken.

Councillors for the Recommendation:- J Adams, D Bradford, M Brain, L Caffrey, B Clelland, W Dick, S Dickie, P Dillon, C Donovan, A Douglas, K Ferdinand, P Foy, M Gannon, A Geddes, B Goldsworthy, M Goldsworthy, M Graham, T Graham, J Green, S Green, L Green, G Haley, M Hall, M Hood, L Kirton, J Lee, K McCartney, J McElroy, E McMaster, P McNally, P Mole, R Mullen, B Oliphant, S Ronchetti, C Simcox, J Simpson, J Turnbull, A Thompson, N Weatherley and A Wheeler.

Councillors Against the Recommendation:- R Beadle, S Craig, D Duggan, S Hawkins, P Maughan, J McClurey, C McHatton, C Ord, I Patterson and J Wallace.

The original recommendation was put as the substantive motion.

COUNCIL RESOLVED          -           That it does not pursue a change to a whole

council scheme of elections nor promote via a request to the Boundary Commission for England for an electoral review, or reduction in the number of councillors.

Report of the Chief Executive