Spelthorne Borough Council
The 2 May 2019 Spelthorne Borough Council elections resulted in 23 Conservative seats, 8 Liberal Democrat seats, four Labour seats, two Green Party seats and two Independents. The Conservative Party thus maintained their overwhelming majority on the council. The next borough council elections are scheduled to take place on May 2023.
Spelthorne Borough Council | |
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Leader of the Council | Cllr John Boughtflower, Conservative |
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| Seats | 39 councillors |
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Term length - 4 years Voting system - First past the post Last election - 2019 Spelthorne Borough_Council election - May 2019 Next election - 2023 Spelthorne Borough_Council election - May 2023 Website - https://www.spelthorne.gov.uk/ |
Spelthorne Borough Council management team consists of Daniel Charles Mouawad (Chief Executive), Terry Collier (Deputy Chief Executive) and Lee O'Neil (Deputy Chief Executive). The Mayor for Spelthorne is Cllr Colin Barnard.
On the 9th of June 2020, 6 Conservative Councillors, including Council leader Ian Harvey and Deputy leader Olivia Rybinski, resigned from the Conservative party and created the new United Spelthorne Group on the Council. With the Conservatives now having fewer than half of all seats on the Council, the Borough is now in (no overall control), leaving the Conservative party without a governing majority for the first time in the Borough's history.
On 25 June 2020, Cllr John Boughtflower was elected as Leader of Spelthorne Borough Council and Cllr Jim McIlroy as his Deputy.
References
- "Six councillors quit Conservative Party at Spelthorne Borough Council saying membership 'untenable'". Surrvey Live. 9 June 2020.
