Agenda and minutes

To receive any disclosures of interest from Councillors in accordance with the Council’s Code of Conduct for Members.

There were no disclosures of interest.

To consider the following Motions:

1.    Pursuant to Standing Order 18.1, that this Council has no confidence in Councillor Boughtflower as Leader of Spelthorne Borough Council and that Councillor John Boughtflower be removed from the office of Leader forthwith.

2.    Pursuant to Standing Order 18.2, that following the removal of Councillor Boughtflower, Councillor Jan Doerfel be appointed Leader of Spelthorne Borough Council.

The Motion was signed by:

Councillors Ian Harvey, Jan Doerfel, Tom Lagden, Helen Harvey, Amar Brar and Olivia Rybinski.

Pursuant to Standing Order 18.1, the Council received the following motion:

“That this Council has no confidence in Councillor Boughtflower as Leader of Spelthorne Borough Council and that Councillor John Boughtflower be removed from the office of Leader forthwith.”

The motion was moved by Councillor Jan Doerfel and seconded by Councillor Helen Harvey.

A recorded vote was held at the request of Councillor A.C Mitchel and I.T.E Harvey. The motion FELL with the results as follows:

FOR (8)

Brar, Doerfel, Harvey H, Harvey I, Lagden, Rybinski, Saliagopoulos and Siva.

AGAINST (17)

Attewell, Barnard, Barratt C, Barratt R, Boughtflower, Buttar, Chandler, Gething, Gibson, Harman, Islam, Leighton, Madams, McIlroy, Mitchell, Noble and Sider.

ABSTAIN (10)

Bateson, Doran J, Doran S, Dunn R, Dunn S, Fidler, Grant, Nichols, Spoor and Vinson.

Resolved that Councillor J.R. Boughtflower remain in position as Leader of Spelthorne Borough Council.

To receive any announcements from the Leader.

There were none.