The Authority comprises 17 Members - 9 local authority Elected Members from the area's four Unitary Authorities and 8 Independent Members. Local Authority Members are appointed annually and the other Members are appointed for a period of four years.
Members are required to:
i) formulate policy in accordance with the appropriate legislation and to assist them in this task they will be required to familiarise themselves with the workings of the Authority
ii) attend meetings regularly and participate in the decision making process
iii) give careful consideration to information supplied to them
iv) maintain the highest standards of conduct and ethics
Member Job Profiles are included within the Members' Allowances Scheme. Click here to be redirected to the Members' Allowances section where the full Scheme can be viewed.
A Register of Members' Financial and Other Interests (including Receipts of Gifts and Hospitality) is available within our Freedom of Information section. Click here to be redirected.
Further information can be viewed on each of the Authority's Members by clicking on the images below.
Chair - Mrs Ros Taylor MBEIndependent Member |
Vice Chair - Councillor Jawaid Ishaq MBEElected Member |
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Councillor Stephen Hull |
Councillor Colin Inglis |
Councillor Christopher Sumpton |
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Liberal Democrat |
Labour |
Labour |
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Councillor Jackie Cracknell |
Councillor David Rudd |
Councillor Dee Sharpe |
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Conservative |
Conservative |
Conservative |
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Councillor John England |
Councillor Jawaid Ishaq |
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Conservative |
Labour |
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Councillor Peter Wheatley |
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Labour |
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Mr Neil Gammon |
Mr Clive Palmerley JP |
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Mr Andrew Smith JP |
Mr David Smith |
Mr George Southern |
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Mrs Helena Spencer |
Mrs Ros Taylor MBE |
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