NORTH YORKSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
18 May 2022
Outcome of the elections and the report and recommendations of the Allocations Committee
Report of the Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services)
1.0 PURPOSE OF REPORT
1.1 To bring to the attention of Council the outcome of the elections and the subsequent allocation of seats on committees, subject to proportional representation.
2.0 BACKGROUND
2.1 The County Council elections were held on 5 May 2022. The outcome of the elections was as below:
|
Party |
Council seats |
|
Conservative |
47 |
|
Labour (and Labour and Co-operative Party) |
12 |
|
Liberal Democrat |
12 |
|
Independent (unaffiliated) |
13 |
|
Green |
5 |
|
Liberal Party |
1 |
|
TOTAL |
90 |
(Please note that the political parties are as noted on the Notice of Result. At the time of writing the political groups had not been formed. Once the groups are formed, the political proportionality will be recalculated.)
2.2 At the time of writing, the Allocations Committee had not met and so this paper provides an overview of the outcome of the proportionality calculation. Details of any changes to the allocation of seats following the meeting of the Allocations Committee will be circulated to all members of the Council.
2.3 Two different calculations have been provided. The first is based upon the existing committee sizes (Appendix 1). The second is based upon increasing the committee sizes by 25% to reflect the increase in the overall number of councillors from 72 to 90 (Appendix 2). It is not necessary to increase all committees (by 25% or any other figure) and Council could choose to increase some committees and not others
3.0 POLITICAL BALANCE GUIDANCE
3.1 The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 introduced a requirement that certain appointments should be proportionate to the political composition of the Council.
3.2 The Council or the Committee must give effect to principles set out in the statutory provisions. The principles are:
1) All the seats must not be allocated to the same political group
2) The majority of the seats must be allocated to the political group (if any) that holds the majority of seats on the Council
3) Subject to 1) and 2), in the case of ordinary committees, the number of seats on the ordinary committees which are allocated to each political group must bear the same proportion to the total of all the seats on the ordinary committees as is borne by the number of members of that group to the membership of the Council.
3.3 Please note that “Ordinary Committees” of this Council are: Chief Officer Appointments and Disciplinary Committee; Employment Appeals Committee; Pension Fund Committee; Planning and Regulatory Functions Committee; (Transport) Appeals Committee and Standards Committee.
3.4 Scrutiny committees and Audit are not “ordinary committees”.
3.5 This means that it is necessary to add up the total number of seats on all the ordinary committees. If a group represents, for example, three quarters of the membership of the Council, it is entitled to three quarters of the total number of seats on all ordinary committees.
3.6 This means that on some ordinary committees a group may have more members than the application of the next principle would justify. It provides an allowance for the fact that calculating the proportion will not usually lead to whole numbers.
3.7 The duty on the Council is to give effect to these principles so far as reasonably practicable. This recognises that there cannot be an exact application of the rules.
3.8 Co-optees are ignored in calculating political balance except for any co-opted member with voting rights appointed to a committee with education functions under section 13(5) Local Government and Housing Act 1989 - see section 15 of that Act.
4.0 ADDITIONAL LOCAL CONSIDERATIONS
4.1 It is expected, although not required, that every County Councillor, who is not on the Executive, has a place on either an overview and scrutiny committee or on the Audit Committee.
5.0 AREA CONSTITUENCY COMMITTEES
5.1 Every County Councillor sits on an Area Constituency Committee. Their membership is determined by the location of their Electoral Division. The membership is in Appendix 3.
6.0 APPOINTMENTS TO MAJOR OUTSIDE BODIES
6.1 Below are the seats on the major Outside Bodies, to which the County Council makes appointments. Allocations are detailed below and subject to of any changes to the allocation of seats following the meeting of the Allocations Committee.
|
OUTSIDE BODY |
NYCC SEATS |
Conservative |
Labour |
Liberal Democrat |
Independent (unaffiliated) |
Green Party |
The Liberal Party |
|
North Eastern Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
North Yorks Moors National Park Authority |
4 |
3 |
1 or 0 |
1 or 0 |
1 or 0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority |
5 |
3 |
1 or 0 |
1 or 0 |
1 or 0 |
0 |
0 |
|
North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Panel |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7.0 SUBSTITUTE MEMBERS SCHEME
7.1 Under the Council’s Substitute Members scheme, County Councillors have been nominated on the Standing Lists of Substitutes, prepared by the Political Groups. These will be circulated at the meeting of the County Council.
8.0 FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS
8.1 There are no financial implications arising from this report.
9.0 LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
9.1 The legal implications are set out in the body of this report.
10.0 CLIMATE CHANGE IMPLICATIONS
10.1 There are no climate change implications arising from this report.
11.0 EQUALITIES IMPLICATIONS
11.1 There are no equality implications arising from this report.
12.0 REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
12.1 The Local Government and Housing Act 1989 introduced a requirement that certain appointments should be proportionate to the political composition of the Council. This report outlines the proportionality calculations and what this then means for the allocation of seats. The report was written before the formation of the Political Groups and the meeting of the Allocations Committee. As such, additional information will be circulated to all councillors, as required.
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13.0 RECOMMENDATIONS
13.1 That the composition of the Council and consequent allocation of seats to Political Groups on committees be noted and approved, subject to any additional information that has been circulated to county councillors following the meeting of the Allocations Committee.
13.2 That the Members nominated as Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of the committees be appointed, as circulated at the meeting of the County Council.
13.3 That the Members of the County Council nominated to serve on each of the Area Constituency Committees, being the Members representing electoral divisions within the area of each Committee, be appointed to the Area Constituency Committee specified.
13.4 That the seats on Major Outside Bodies, to which the County Council makes appointments, allocated as shown between the Political Groups, be appointed.
13.5 In accordance with the Council’s Substitute Members scheme, Members nominated on the Standing Lists of Substitutes, prepared by the Political Groups and circulated at the meeting of the County Council, be appointed.
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Barry Khan
Assistant Chief Executive (Legal and Democratic Services)
County Hall
Northallerton
Report Author:
Daniel Harry, Democratic Services and Scrutiny Manager
10 May 2022
APPENDIX 1 – proportionality calculation based upon existing committee sizes
The calculation has been undertaken in line with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and the requirement the majority of the seats on committees must be allocated to the political group (if any) that holds the majority of seats on the Council.
|
Name of Committee |
|
Conservative |
Labour |
Liberal Democrat |
Independent |
Green Party |
The Liberal Party |
|||||
|
|
SEATS |
ALLOC |
CALC |
ALLOC |
CALC |
ALLOC |
CALC |
ALLOC |
CALC |
ALLOC |
CALC |
ALLOC |
|
Care and Independence |
13 |
7.00 |
1.73 |
1 or 2 |
1.73 |
1 or 2 |
1.88 |
2 |
0.72 |
1 or 0 |
0.14 |
0 or 1 |
|
Children and Young People |
13 |
7.00 |
1.73 |
1 or 2 |
1.73 |
1 or 2 |
1.88 |
2 |
0.72 |
1 or 0 |
0.14 |
0 or 1 |
|
Corporate and Partnerships |
13 |
7.00 |
1.73 |
1 or 2 |
1.73 |
1 or 2 |
1.88 |
2 |
0.72 |
1 or 0 |
0.14 |
0 or 1 |
|
Scrutiny of Health |
13 |
7.00 |
1.73 |
1 or 2 |
1.73 |
1 or 2 |
1.88 |
2 |
0.72 |
1 or 0 |
0.14 |
0 or 1 |
|
Transport, Economy & Environment |
13 |
7.00 |
1.73 |
1 or 2 |
1.73 |
1 or 2 |
1.88 |
2 |
0.72 |
1 or 0 |
0.14 |
0 or 1 |
|
Audit |
8 |
5.00 |
1.07 |
1 |
1.07 |
1 |
1.16 |
1 |
0.44 |
0 |
0.09 |
0 |
|
TOTALS SCRUTINY |
73 |
40.00 |
9.73 |
10 |
9.73 |
10 |
10.54 |
11 |
4.06 |
4 |
0.81 |
1 |
|
Chief Officer Appointments and Disciplinary Committee |
8 |
5.00 |
1.07 |
1 |
1.07 |
1 |
1.16 |
1 |
0.44 |
0 or 1 |
0.09 |
0 |
|
Employment Appeals Committee |
4 |
3.00 |
0.53 |
1 or 0 |
0.53 |
1 or 0 |
0.58 |
1 or 0 |
0.22 |
0 |
0.04 |
0 |
|
Pension Fund |
8 |
5.00 |
1.07 |
1 |
1.07 |
1 |
1.16 |
1 |
0.44 |
0 or 1 |
0.09 |
0 |
|
Planning and Regulatory Functions Committee |
11 |
6.00 |
1.47 |
1 |
1.47 |
1 |
1.59 |
1 or 2 |
0.61 |
1 |
0.12 |
0 |
|
(Transport) Appeals Committee |
4 |
3.00 |
0.53 |
1 or 0 |
0.53 |
1 or 0 |
0.58 |
1 or 0 |
0.22 |
0 |
0.04 |
0 |
|
Standards |
5 |
3.00 |
0.53 |
1 or 0 |
0.53 |
1 or 0 |
0.58 |
1 or 0 |
0.22 |
0 |
0.04 |
0 |
|
TOTALS OTHER |
40 |
25.00 |
5.20 |
5 |
5.20 |
5 |
5.63 |
6 |
2.17 |
2 |
0.43 |
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL |
113 |
65.00 |
14.93 |
15 |
14.93 |
15 |
16.18 |
16 |
6.22 |
6 |
1.24 |
1 |
Key:
SEATS – the number of seats that are available on each committee
CALC – the proportional allocation of seats based upon the number of County Councillors in different parties as of today
ALLOC – The indicative seats to be allocated by groups. These numbers will vary as determined by the Allocations Committee.
APPENDIX 2 – proportionality calculation based upon an increase in the committee size by 25% to reflect the overall increase in the number of county councillors from 72 to 90
The calculation has been undertaken in line with the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 and the requirement the majority of the seats on committees must be allocated to the political group (if any) that holds the majority of seats on the Council.
|
Name of Committee |
|
Conservative |
Labour |
Liberal Democrat |
Independent |
Green Party |
The Liberal Party |
|||||
|
|
SEATS |
ALLOC |
CALC |
ALLOC |
CALC |
ALLOC |
CALC |
ALLOC |
CALC |
ALLOC |
CALC |
ALLOC |
|
Care and Independence |
16 |
9.00 |
2.13 |
2 |
2.13 |
2 |
2.31 |
2 |
0.89 |
1 |
0.18 |
0 or 1 |
|
Children and Young People |
16 |
9.00 |
2.13 |
2 |
2.13 |
2 |
2.31 |
2 |
0.89 |
1 |
0.18 |
0 or 1 |
|
Corporate and Partnerships |
16 |
9.00 |
2.13 |
2 |
2.13 |
2 |
2.31 |
2 |
0.89 |
1 |
0.18 |
0 or 1 |
|
Scrutiny of Health |
16 |
9.00 |
2.13 |
2 |
2.13 |
2 |
2.31 |
2 |
0.89 |
1 |
0.18 |
0 or 1 |
|
Transport, Economy & Environment |
16 |
9.00 |
2.13 |
2 |
2.13 |
2 |
2.31 |
2 |
0.89 |
1 |
0.18 |
0 or 1 |
|
Audit |
10 |
6.00 |
1.33 |
1 |
1.33 |
1 |
1.44 |
1 |
0.56 |
1 or 0 |
0.11 |
0 or 1 |
|
TOTALS SCRUTINY |
90 |
51.00 |
12.00 |
11 |
12.00 |
11 |
13.00 |
11 |
5.00 |
5 |
1.00 |
1 |
|
Chief Officer Appointments and Disciplinary Committee |
10 |
6.00 |
1.33 |
1 |
1.33 |
1 |
1.44 |
1 |
0.56 |
1 |
0.11 |
0 or 1 |
|
Employment Appeals Committee |
5 |
3.00 |
0.67 |
1 or 0 |
0.67 |
1 or 0 |
0.72 |
1 |
0.28 |
0 |
0.06 |
0 or 1 |
|
Pension Fund |
10 |
6.00 |
1.33 |
1 |
1.33 |
1 |
1.44 |
1 |
0.56 |
1 |
0.11 |
0 or 1 |
|
Planning and Regulatory Functions Committee |
13 |
7.00 |
1.73 |
2 |
1.73 |
2 |
1.88 |
2 |
0.72 |
1 |
0.14 |
0 or 1 |
|
(Transport) Appeals Committee |
5 |
3.00 |
0.67 |
1 or 0 |
0.67 |
1 or 0 |
0.72 |
1 |
0.28 |
0 |
0.06 |
0 or 1 |
|
Standards |
6 |
4.00 |
0.67 |
1 or 0 |
0.67 |
1 or 0 |
0.72 |
1 |
0.28 |
0 |
0.06 |
0 or 1 |
|
TOTALS OTHER |
49 |
29.00 |
6.40 |
6 |
6.40 |
6 |
6.93 |
7 |
2.67 |
3 |
0.53 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(17) |
|
(17) |
|
(18) |
|
(8) |
|
(2) |
|
TOTAL |
139 |
80.00 |
18.40 |
18 |
18.40 |
18 |
19.93 |
20 |
7.67 |
8 |
1.53 |
2 |
Key:
SEATS – the number of seats that are available on each committee
CALC – the proportional allocation of seats based upon the number of County Councillors in different parties as of today
ALLOC – The indicative seats to be allocated by groups. These numbers will vary as determined by the Allocations Committee.
APPENDIX 3 – Membership of the Area Constituency Committees
|
Electoral Division |
ACC Area |
County Councillor |
|
Aire Valley |
Skipton & Ripon |
Andrew Brown |
|
Aiskew & Leeming |
Richmond |
John Weighell OBE |
|
Amotherby & Ampleforth |
Thirsk & Malton |
Steve Mason |
|
Appleton Roebuck & Church Fenton |
Selby & Ainsty |
Andrew Lee |
|
Barlby & Riccall |
Selby & Ainsty |
Stephanie Duckett |
|
Bedale |
Richmond |
David Webster |
|
Bentham & Ingleton |
Skipton & Ripon |
David Ireton |
|
Bilton & Nidd Gorge |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Paul Haslam |
|
Bilton Grange & New Park |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Monika Slater |
|
Boroughbridge & Claro (part) |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Robert Windass |
|
Boroughbridge & Claro (part) |
Selby & Ainsty |
|
|
Boroughbridge & Claro (part) |
Skipton & Ripon |
|
|
Brayton & Barlow |
Selby & Ainsty |
Mark Crane |
|
Camblesforth & Carlton |
Selby & Ainsty |
Mike Jordan |
|
Castle |
Scarborough & Whitby |
Janet Jefferson |
|
Catterick Village & Brompton-on-Swale |
Richmond |
Carl Les |
|
Cawood & Escrick |
Selby & Ainsty |
John Cattanach |
|
Cayton |
Scarborough & Whitby |
Roberta Swiers |
|
Cliffe & North Duffield |
Selby & Ainsty |
Karl Arthur |
|
Coppice Valley & Duchy |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Peter Lacey |
|
Danby & Mulgrave |
Scarborough & Whitby |
David Chance |
|
Derwent Valley & Moor |
Scarborough & Whitby |
David Jeffels |
|
Easingwold |
Thirsk & Malton |
Nigel Knapton |
|
Eastfield |
Scarborough & Whitby |
Tony Randerson |
|
Esk Valley & Coast |
Scarborough & Whitby |
Clive Pearson |
|
Fairfax & Starbeck |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Philip Broadbank |
|
Falsgrave & Stepney |
Scarborough & Whitby |
Liz Colling |
|
Filey |
Thirsk & Malton |
Sam Cross |
|
Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven |
Skipton & Ripon |
Philip Barrett |
|
Great Ayton |
Richmond |
Heather Moorhouse |
|
Harlow & St. Georges |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Michael Schofield |
|
Helmsley & Sinnington |
Thirsk & Malton |
George Jabbour |
|
High Harrogate & Kingsley |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Chris Aldred |
|
Hillside & Raskelf (part) |
Richmond |
Alyson Baker |
|
Hillside & Raskelf (part) |
Thirsk & Malton |
|
|
Hipswell & Colburn |
Richmond |
Kevin Foster |
|
Huby & Tollerton |
Thirsk & Malton |
Malcolm Taylor |
|
Hunmanby & Sherburn |
Thirsk & Malton |
Michelle Donohue-Moncrieff |
|
Hutton Rudby & Osmotherley |
Richmond |
Bridget Fortune |
|
Killinghall, Hampsthwaite & Saltergate |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Michael Harrison |
|
Kirkbymoorside & Dales |
Thirsk & Malton |
Greg White |
|
Knaresborough East |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Hannah Gostlow |
|
Knaresborough West |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Matthew Walker |
|
Leyburn & Middleham |
Richmond |
Karin Sedgwick |
|
Malton |
Thirsk & Malton |
Lindsay Burr MBE |
|
Masham & Fountains (part) |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Margaret Atkinson |
|
Masham & Fountains (part) |
Skipton & Ripon |
|
|
Mid Craven |
Skipton & Ripon |
Simon Myers |
|
Monk Fryston & South Milford |
Selby & Ainsty |
Tim Grogan |
|
Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske (part) |
Richmond |
Annabel Wilkinson |
|
Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske (part) |
Thirsk & Malton |
|
|
Newby |
Scarborough & Whitby |
Subash Sharma |
|
North Richmondshire |
Richmond |
Angus Thompson |
|
Northallerton North & Brompton |
Richmond |
Steve Watson |
|
Northallerton South |
Richmond |
Caroline Dickinson |
|
Northstead |
Scarborough & Whitby |
Eric Broadbent |
|
Norton |
Thirsk & Malton |
Keane Duncan |
|
Oatlands & Pannal |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
John Mann |
|
Osgoldcross |
Selby & Ainsty |
John McCartney |
|
Ouseburn (part) |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Arnold Warneken |
|
Ouseburn (part) |
Selby & Ainsty |
|
|
Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale |
Skipton & Ripon |
Andrew Murday |
|
Pickering |
Thirsk & Malton |
Joy Andrews |
|
Richmond |
Richmond |
Stuart Parsons |
|
Ripon Minster & Moorside |
Skipton & Ripon |
Andrew Williams |
|
Ripon Ure Bank & Spa |
Skipton & Ripon |
Barbara Brodigan |
|
Romanby |
Richmond |
Peter Wilkinson |
|
Scalby & the Coast |
Scarborough & Whitby |
Derek Bastiman |
|
Scotton & Lower Wensleydale |
Richmond |
Tom Jones |
|
Seamer |
Scarborough & Whitby |
Heather Phillips |
|
Selby East |
Selby & Ainsty |
Jack Proud |
|
Selby West (1) |
Selby & Ainsty |
Melanie Davis |
|
Selby West (2) |
Selby & Ainsty |
Steve Shaw-Wright |
|
Settle & Penyghent |
Skipton & Ripon |
David Staveley |
|
Sherburn in Elmet |
Selby & Ainsty |
Bob Packham |
|
Sheriff Hutton & Derwent |
Thirsk & Malton |
Caroline Goodrick |
|
Skipton East & South |
Skipton & Ripon |
Robert Heseltine |
|
Skipton North & Embsay-with-Eastby |
Skipton & Ripon |
David Noland |
|
Skipton West & West Craven |
Skipton & Ripon |
Andy Solloway |
|
Sowerby & Topcliffe |
Thirsk & Malton |
Dave Whitfield |
|
Spofforth with Lower Wharfedale & Tockwith |
Selby & Ainsty |
Andy Paraskos |
|
Stokesley |
Richmond |
Bryn Griffiths |
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Stray, Woodlands & Hookstone |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Pat Marsh |
|
Tadcaster |
Selby & Ainsty |
Kirsty Poskitt |
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Thirsk |
Thirsk & Malton |
Gareth Dadd |
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Thornton Dale & Wolds |
Thirsk & Malton |
Janet Sanderson |
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Thorpe Willoughby & Hambleton |
Selby & Ainsty |
Cliff Lunn |
|
Upper Dales |
Richmond |
Yvonne Peacock |
|
Valley Gardens & Central Harrogate |
Harrogate & Knaresborough |
Sam Gibbs |
|
Washburn & Birstwith (part) |
Selby & Ainsty |
Nathan Hull |
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Washburn & Birstwith (part) |
Skipton & Ripon |
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Wathvale & Bishop Monkton |
Skipton & Ripon |
Nicholas Brown |
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Weaponness & Ramshill |
Scarborough & Whitby |
Rich Maw |
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Wharfedale |
Skipton & Ripon |
Richard Foster |
|
Whitby Streonshalh |
Scarborough & Whitby |
Neil Swannick |
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Whitby West |
Scarborough & Whitby |
Phillip Trumper |
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Woodlands |
Scarborough & Whitby |
John Ritchie |
Note – where a councillor’s electoral division covers more than one Area Constituency Committee (ACC), it is intended that they will have full voting rights in the ACC which contains the majority of their electoral division and will be able to attend and speak on the other(s) ACCs in which part of their electoral division is located.