Council Group Report to Members

An update on the work of the Council Group since the last members meeting.

Obviously our main piece of work since the last meeting has been around the local elections on 6 May 2016. We were very pleased to welcome an additional Lib Dem colleague in Holyrood Ward, but gutten to just miss out this year in next door St Mary’s Ward by just 19 votes.

The Council Group has had its Annual General Meeting and the following appointments have been made for 2016-17:

Election of Group Officers 2016-17
Group Leader – Tim Pickstone
Group Deputy Leader – Mary D’Albert

Appointment to Council Committees 2016-17

Cabinet (without portfolio) – Pickstone
Overview and Scrutiny – Wright
Health Scrutiny – D’Albert
Planning – D’Albert
Licensing – Wright
Audit – Wright
Standards – D’Albert

Other Committees
JCC – Pickstone
JCC Teachers – Pickstone
Member Development – Pickstone
Democratic Arrangements – Pickstone
Youth Cabinet – Wright
Corporate Parenting – D’Albert
LGA General Assembly Delegation – Pickstone

Tim is also a School Governor at St Margaret’s CoE Primary, Steve is also a School Governor at Prestwich Arts College.

An additional verbal update will be given at the meeting.

European Union Referendum – Make Sure You Can Vote

Voting takes places across the country on Thursday 23 June 2016 in the important referendum to determine whether the country will remain in, or leave the European Union.

Many people may be on holiday or other commitments on this additional polling day.

Anyone can sign up for a postal vote. The votes arrive in the post for you just under two weeks before the election and you just need to return them in postage paid envelope.

The deadline for applying for a postal vote for the EU Referendum is Wednesday 8 June 2016, so you don’t have that long.

You can do this online, by filling in and printing out this form and sending it to the Town Hall. If you would like a form but cannot print one out please just let us know and we will drop one round.

Please note that if you have already signed up for a postal vote, you don’t need to re-register again.