The Leader of Milton Keynes Council, Pete Marland, has reshuffled his cabinet with five out of seven appointments now filled by female councillors. The Cabinet Member for Housing and Regeneration, Nigel Long, has left the cabinet to take a lead role in mentoring new councillors. His colleague Martin Gowans has also left his position asContinue reading “Female Majority on Milton Keynes Cabinet”
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Changes at the Top in Bury
The new leader of Bury Council has announced his top Cabinet team. Deputy Leader Andrea Simpson and Sharon Briggs will both leave the Cabinet as part of Eamonn O’Brien’s reshuffle. The new senior councillors are: Leader of the Council – Eamonn O’Brien (was Finance and Housing) Deputy Leader and Children, Young People and Skills –Continue reading “Changes at the Top in Bury”
Donachie Resigns from Swindon Cabinet
Councillor Oliver Donachie has resigned from Swindon Council’s cabinet in a row with leader David Renard. Cllr Donachie has been Cabinet Member for Economy and Place since 2017, having previous served as Cabinet Member for Housing and Public Safety from 2016 to 2017. The departing councillor, who is also leaving the Conservative group, says hisContinue reading “Donachie Resigns from Swindon Cabinet”
East Devon Cabinet Resigns
The entire cabinet of East Devon District Council has resigned. Since the last elections for the council in 2019, the make-up of the council has been: 20 Conservatives 19 Independents (from a variety of true independents and independent groups) 11 East Devon Alliance 8 Liberal Democrats 2 Greens The group of independents have, according toContinue reading “East Devon Cabinet Resigns”
Cabinet Post for Climate Created in Chester
Cheshire West and Chester Council has a new Cabinet Member to take responsibility for its actions to address the climate emergency. Matt Bryan takes up the role in the only change to the cabinet. Councillor Bryan has been the Labour representative for Upton, a large suburb of Chester, since 2015.
Reshuffle at Lambeth Borough Council
In the Annual Council Meeting, held remotely, Leader of the Council Jack Hopkins announced changes to his cabinet team. Cabinet Member for Housing, Paul Gadsby, and Cabinet Member for Jobs, Skills and Community Safety, Mohammed Seedat, have left their leadership roles. The Labour councillor for Streatham South, Danny Adilypour, has joined the top team. TheContinue reading “Reshuffle at Lambeth Borough Council”
Dwelly Replaces Egerton on Cornwall Cabinet
The Leader of Cornwall Council, Julian German, has announced that the Independent Councillor for Penzance East is joining the cabinet. Cllr Tim Dwelly replaces Cllr Bob Egerton as Cabinet Member for Culture, Economy and Planning. Cllr Egerton resigned last month, alleging the cover-up of a health and safety incident. Tim Dwelly was first elected toContinue reading “Dwelly Replaces Egerton on Cornwall Cabinet”
Essex Gets New Finance Chief
Councillor Chris Whitbread has been appointed Cabinet Member for Finance as Essex County Council. Cllr Whitbread has been the Conservative member for Epping and Theydon Bois since 2017. He also serves on Epping Forest District Council where he has represented Epping Lindsey and Thornwood since 1998. Leader of the Council, David Finch, made the appointmentContinue reading “Essex Gets New Finance Chief”
Greenwich Council Cabinet Reshuffle
The Leader of Royal Borough of Greenwich Council has reshuffled his cabinet following the death of Councillor Christine Grice. Councillor Grice passed away following a battle with cancer and had served as Cabinet Member for Finance and Resources since 2018. Apart from the Leader, Danny Thorpe, every portfolio is impacted. Leaving the cabinet: David Gardner,Continue reading “Greenwich Council Cabinet Reshuffle”
Welcome to Elections Count
A warm welcome to the Elections Count website. It’s going to be developing in coming weeks and months. Our aim here is to be both informative and entertaining. The website has been an idea for some time. It launches at a time when elections are unusually few and far between due to the Coronavirus restrictions.Continue reading “Welcome to Elections Count”
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