County Council - 20 November 2008

     

Item 8

         

Proportionality table for consideration

       
         

Report of Chief Executive

       
         

 

CON(45)

LD(28)

LAB(4)

(IND(1))

Select Committees

 

 

 

 

Policy and Resources (12)

7

4

1

 

Children and Young People (18)

12

5

1

 

Environment and Transportation (12)

7

4

1

 

Culture and Communities (12)

7

4

1

 

Safe and Healthy People (12)

7

4

1

 

Health Overview and Scrutiny (15)

9

5

1

 

Other Committees/Panels

 

 

 

 

Regulatory Committee (16)

9

6

1

 

Employment in Hampshire County Council Committee (7)

4

3

0

 

Governance Committee (7)

4

2

1

 

Pension Fund Panel (9)

6

3

0

 

Advisory Committees/Panels

 

 

 

 

Buildings, Land and Procurement Panel (12)

7

5

0

 

Education Advisory Panel (10)

6

3

1

 

SACRE (4)

2

2

0

 

River Hamble

 

 

 

 

River Hamble Harbour Board (3)

2

1

0

 

River Hamble M'ment Committee (10)

6

4

0

 

Total(159)

95(+3)

55(-2)

9(+1)

-

Mathematical entitlement rounded up/down (159)

92

57

8

(2*)

RECOMMENDATION:

To review the table as required by the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 in the light of the change mentioned in Note 1 below. (*Only the political groups have a specific entitlement to seats)

Note 1: The Local Government and Housing Act - Section 15(5)(d) - requires proportionality to be calculated by way of the size of each political group in relation to the membership of the Council, ie as 78ths. The reduction of one in the size of the Conservative Group, therefore, has no direct impact on the entitlements of the Liberal Democrat and Labour Groups.

Note 2: The River Hamble Harbour Management Committee is not yet operating with 10 members as agreed previously by the Council. Accordingly the 6th Conservative seat remains unfilled.

Note: 3 The allocations below are not affected:

Other Proportionate Bodies

 

 

 

 

New Forest National Park Authority (5)

3

2

0

0

*Chichester Harbour Board (4)

3

1

0

0

Hampshire Fire and Rescue Authority (19)

11

7

1

0

Joint C'ttee - Police Authority Appointments (4)

3

1

0

0

Total (32)

20(+1)

11(-)

1(-1)

0

Mathematical entitlement rounded up/down (32)

19

11

2

0

* appointed by Environment Executive

Note: Standards Committee and the Health Overview and Scrutiny Joint Committee are excluded from proportionality rules by Council resolution.