Hampshire County Council Item 7

22 July 2004

Appointments and Proportionality

Report of the Chief Executive

Contact: David Hinxman, tel: 7339, e-mail: [email protected]

1. Introduction

1.1 This report seeks the Council's approval to a new proportionality table in the light of
the Standards Committee's recommendation that a Governance Committee be
established.

2. Proportionality

2.1 The recommendation of the Standards Committee to establish a Governance
Committee requires the proportionality table to be reviewed. Appendix 1 shows the
current table. The overall position is as follows:

Total	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Labour
255	158	70*	27
* 1 over entitlement

2.2 Adding a Governance Committee of 5 (3:1:1) and recalculating proportionality results
in Conservative under-representation overall of 1 and an additional Conservative seat on the Buildings, Land and Procurement Panel is proposed to achieve proportionality

precisely. Appendix 2 shows the new table in detail. The overall position would be

as follows:

Total	Conservative	Liberal Democrat	Labour
261	162	71	28

RECOMMENDATION:

That the proportionality table set out as Appendix 2 to the report of the Chief
Executive be approved.

Section 100 D - Local Government Act 1972 - background papers

The following documents disclose facts or matters on which this report, or an important part of it, is based and has been relied upon to a material extent in the preparation of this report.

NB the list excludes

1 Published works.


2 Documents which disclose exempt or confidential information as defined in the Act.


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Appendix 1

County Council - 22 July 2004 - Existing proportionality table

Appendix 2

County Council - 22 July 2004 - Proposed proportionality table

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