Agenda item

It was moved by Councillor Swindlehurst,

Seconded by Councillor Mann,

“That delegated authority be given to the Monitoring Officer to submit a Council response to the LGBCEs first consultation on its electoral review of Slough as set out in section 5 of the report and which specifically proposes:

(a)  That the number of wards of Slough Borough Council be proposed to be 21.

(b)  That the boundaries between the wards be proposed to be those set out in Appendix B, noting that the LGBCE will conduct a second round of consultation following publication of its draft proposals for Slough on 5^th July 2022.

(c)  That the names of each new ward be those proposed in paragraph 5.9.

(d)  That the number of councillors elected to each ward be 2.

It was moved by Councillor Smith, as an amendment,

Seconded by Councillor Swindlehurst,

“That the proposed revised Haymill ward boundary, as tabled, be agreed.”

The amendment was put to the vote and agreed unanimously and became the substantive recommendation.

It was moved by Councillor Swindlehurst, as an amendment

Seconded by Councillor Mann,

“That the proposed revised ward boundaries for Manor Park & Stoke Ward, Baylis & Salt Hill Ward and Chalvey Ward, as tabled, be agreed.”

The amendment was put to the vote and agreed unanimously and became the substantive recommendation.

It was moved by Councillor Swindlehurst, as an amendment,

Seconded by Councillor Strutton,

“That recommendation (c) as set out in the report, be amended to read that “the names of each new ward be those proposed in paragraph 5.9 but the Council recognises that these are subject to the second round of consultation in July 2022.”

The amendment was put to the vote and agreed unanimously and became the substantive recommendation.   

The recommendations were put to the vote and agreed unanimously.

Resolved  - That delegated authority be given to the Monitoring Officer to submit a Council response to the LGBCEs first consultation on its electoral review of Slough as set out in section 5 of the report and which specifically proposes:

(a)  That the number of wards of Slough Borough Council be proposed to be 21.

(b)  That the boundaries between the wards be proposed to be those as set out in Appendix B for all wards except Haymill, Manor Park & Stoke, Baylis & Salt Hill Ward and Chalvey; and that the proposed ward boundaries for these wards are as set out in the appendices tabled at the meeting; noting that the LGBCE will conduct a second round of consultation following publication of its draft proposals for Slough on 5^th July 2022.

(c) That the names of each new ward be those proposed in paragraph 5.9 but the Council recognises that these are subject to the second round of consultation in July 2022.”

d)  That the number of councillors elected to each ward be 2.