WARD COUNCILLOR FUNDING

May 29, 2025 Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Tourism, Arts and Culture (Cabinet member) Approved View on council website
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Purpose

The Council's delegated budgets
scheme allocates budgets of £6,500 to each Ward Councillor
covered for the financial year 2025/2026. The funding for this
scheme can be spent on supplementing funding public services, for
the benefit of the local community.
 

Councillor Joel McKevitt of
Bispham ward has requested:

(i)              
£400.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Paul Wilshaw of
Bispham ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Jim Hobson of
Bloomfield ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Laura Marshall of
Brunswick ward has requested:

(i)              
£297.54 as a ward councillor donation to
Friends of Layton Rec, towards the cost of a community
event.
 
Councillor Matthew Thomas of
Brunswick ward has requested:

(i)              
£297.54 as a ward councillor donation to
Friends of Layton Rec, towards the cost of a community
event.
 
Councillor Alistair Humphreys
of Clifton ward has requested:

(i)              
£300.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Paula Burdess of
Clifton ward has requested:

(i)              
£300.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Dave Flanagan of
Greenlands ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Neal Brookes of
Hawes Side ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Kim Critchley of
Hawes Side ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Jon Bamborough of
Ingthorpe ward has requested:

(i)              
£255.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Jo Farrell of
Ingthrope ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Kathryn Benson of
Layton ward has requested:

(i)              
£200.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor John Boughton of
Layton ward has requested:

(i)              
£200.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Shaun Brookes of
Marton ward has requested:

(i)              
£500.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Adrian Hoyle of Park
ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Carl Mitchell of
Squires Gate ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Mark Smith of Talbot
ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Jane Hugo of Talbot
ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Portia Webb of
Tyldsley ward has requested:

(i)              
£400.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Fred Jackson of
Victoria ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Pam Brookes of
Victoria ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Diane Mitchell of
Waterloo ward has requested:

(i)              
£250.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
Councillor Simon Cartmell of
Waterloo ward has requested:

(i)              
£500.00 as a ward councillor donation to Visit
Blackpool, towards the cost of VE Day celebrations.
 
 
 

 

Decision

The Leader of the Council
agreed the recommendation as outlined above namely:
 
To authorise the requests, as
submitted.
 

Supporting Documents

PH54 Ward Funding May 3.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date29 May 2025
Subject to call-inYes