Open Council Network - Buckinghamshire - (Annual Meeting), Council - 15/05/2024

(Annual Meeting), Council - Wednesday, 15th May, 2024 4.00 pm

May 15, 2024 View on council website Read transcript (Professional subscription required)

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Summary

The meeting was primarily focused on the election of new council leadership and the introduction of the new chairman's initiatives for the upcoming year.

The most significant topic was the election of Councillor Mimi Harker as the new Chairman of Buckinghamshire Council. Mimi Harker was praised for her dedication, positivity, and support for local causes. She expressed gratitude to her proposer, Peter, and her seconder, Richard, and thanked all members for their confidence in her. Mimi Harker outlined her vision for the year, emphasizing the importance of clear, fair, and orderly meetings, and the need for council members to lead by example. She also announced her support for three charities: South Bucks Hospice, A Waste Partnership, and Heart of Bucks, and encouraged members to support fundraising efforts for these causes.

The second significant topic was the election of Councillor Saffords John Raja as Vice Chairman of the Council. He was nominated by a member who highlighted his long-standing public service and his role as a trustee of One Can Hope. Another member seconded the nomination, noting Raja's deep roots in Buckinghamshire and his experience in ceremonial roles. With no other nominations, Councillor Saffords John Raja was elected as Vice Chairman.

The meeting also included a formal handover from the outgoing chairman, Tricia, who was commended for her leadership and contributions over the past year. Tricia expressed her pleasure in working with Mimi Harker and praised her interpersonal skills and dedication.

The meeting concluded with a photo session and a presentation of the past chairman's badge to Tricia.

Attendees

Mimi Harker OBE Chairman • Conservative • Great Missenden

Councillor Sarfaraz Khan Raja Chairman • Conservative • Terriers & Amersham Hill

Councillor Shade Adoh Conservative • Ridgeway West

Councillor Arman Alam Conservative • Booker & Cressex

Marcus Angell Conservative • West Wycombe

Councillor Kirsten Ashman Conservative • Burnham

Councillor Mohammed Ayub Conservative • Castlefield & Oakridge

Ralph Bagge Conservative • Stoke Poges & Wexham

Mary Baldwin Independent • Aylesbury South West

Councillor Dominic Barnes Conservative • Chiltern Villages

Steven Barrett Conservative • Tylers Green & Loudwater

Karen Bates Labour Party • Booker, Cressex & Castlefield

Councillor Andrea Baughan Labour Party • Ryemead & Micklefield

Councillor Joseph Baum Conservative • Chess Valley

Patricia Birchley Conservative • Chiltern Ridges

Councillor Diana Blamires Independent • Wing

Councillor Ashley Bond Conservative • Wing

Councillor Michael Bracken Conservative • Gerrards Cross & Denham

Councillor Steven Broadbent Leader • Conservative • Ridgeway East

Nic Brown Conservative • Bernwood

Councillor Steve Bowles Conservative • Aston Clinton & Weston Turville

Councillor Peter Brazier Conservative • Ivinghoe

Councillor Thomas Broom Conservative • Gerrards Cross & Denham

Timothy Butcher Conservative • Chalfont St Giles

Mick Caffrey Conservative • Stone & Waddesdon

Councillor Robert Carington Conservative • Ridgeway West

Councillor David Carroll Conservative • Ridgeway East

Councillor Bill Chapple OBE Conservative • Aston Clinton & Bierton

Sue Chapple Conservative • Aylesbury South East

Qaser Chaudhry Conservative • Chesham

Councillor Jaspal Chhokar Conservative • Gerrards Cross & Denham

Councillor Santokh Chhokar Conservative • Denham

Councillor John Chilver Vice-Chairman • Conservative • Horwood

Anders Christensen Independent • Aylesbury North West

Councillor Lesley Clarke OBE Conservative • Abbey

Councillor Alex Collingwood Conservative • Marlow

Councillor Michael Collins Conservative • Aston Clinton & Weston Turville

Councillor Peter Cooper Liberal Democrats • Wing

Councillor Caroline Cornell Conservative • Newton Longville

Councillor Anita Cranmer Conservative • Beaconsfield

Emily Culverhouse Conservative • Chess Valley

Councillor Isobel Darby Conservative • Chalfont St Peter

Councillor Dev Dhillon Conservative • Farnhams & Stoke Poges

Councillor Tim Dixon Liberal Democrats • Aylesbury South East

Mark Dormer Conservative • Penn Wood & Old Amersham

Councillor Penny Drayton Independent • Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns

Trevor Egleton Conservative • Stoke Poges & Wexham

Carl Etholen Conservative • Ridgeway West

Councillor Patrick Fealey Conservative • Grendon Underwood & The Claydons

Mark Flys Conservative • Penn Wood & Old Amersham

Councillor Mohammad Fayyaz BEM Liberal Democrats • Chesham North

Richard Gaster Conservative • Aylesbury East

Councillor Ed Gemmell Independent • Hazlemere

Councillor Phil Gomm Conservative • Quainton

David Goss Conservative • Winslow

Councillor Tony Green Conservative • Terriers & Amersham Hill

Councillor Paul Griffin Independent • Iver

Steve Guy Labour Party • Totteridge & Bowerdean

Councillor Gary Hall Conservative • Princes Risborough

Councillor Graham Harris Conservative • Amersham & Chesham Bois

Councillor Clive Harriss Conservative • Long Crendon

Councillor Darren Hayday Independent • Sands

Councillor Orsolya Hayday Independent • West Wycombe & Lane End

Councillor Carol Heap Conservative • Marlow

Councillor Thomas Hogg Conservative • Farnhams & Stoke Poges

Guy Hollis Conservative • Denham

Tom Hunter-Watts Liberal Democrats • Aylesbury East

Councillor Arif Hussain Conservative • Terriers & Amersham Hill

Councillor Imran Hussain Wycombe Independent • Totteridge & Bowerdean

Councillor Mahboob Hussain OBE JP Conservative • Abbey

Councillor Majid Hussain Labour Party • Castlefield & Oakridge

Councillor Mazamal Hussain Conservative • Disraeli

Councillor Niknam Hussain Liberal Democrats • Aylesbury South West

Councillor Tuffail Hussain Liberal Democrats • Aylesbury North West

Paul Irwin Reform UK • Stone & Waddesdon

Councillor Carl Jackson Conservative • Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont

Sarah James Independent • Aylesbury West

David Johncock Conservative • Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow & Marlow South East

Councillor Caroline Jones Conservative • Little Chalfont & Amersham Common

Councillor Jilly Jordan Conservative • Newton Longville

Sophie Kayani Independent • The Wooburns, Bourne End & Hedsor

Councillor Paul Kelly Conservative • Burnham

Councillor Raj Khan BEM Liberal Democrats • Aylesbury North

David King Conservative • Amersham & Chesham Bois

Matt Knight Independent • Ryemead & Micklefield

Steven Lambert Independent • Aylesbury West

Susan Lewin Liberal Democrats • Bernwood

Jane MacBean Conservative • Chiltern Ridges

Councillor Angela Macpherson Conservative • Grendon Underwood

Councillor Iain Macpherson Conservative • Great Brickhill

Councillor Frank Mahon Conservative • Grendon Underwood & The Claydons

Neil Marshall Conservative • Marlow

Councillor Peter Martin Conservative • The Missendens

Rachael Matthews Conservative • Little Chalfont & Amersham Common

Councillor Wendy Matthews Conservative • Iver

Councillor Zahir Mohammed Conservative • Chiltern Villages

Councillor David Moore Conservative • Farnhams & Stoke Poges

Councillor Howard Mordue Conservative • Buckingham East

Councillor Susan Morgan Liberal Democrats • Aylesbury North

Nick Naylor Conservative • Farnham Common & Burnham Beeches

Councillor Jackson Ng Conservative • Beaconsfield

Councillor Richard Newcombe Conservative • Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville

Councillor Catherine Oliver Conservative • Hazlemere

Councillor Adekunle Osibogun Conservative • Buckingham

Adam Poland-Goodyer Independent • Aylesbury West

Councillor Chris Poll Conservative • Ivinghoe

Councillor Waheed Raja Liberal Democrats • Aylesbury South West

Nabeela Rana Conservative • Ryemead & Micklefield

Michael Rand Conservative • Grendon Underwood

Councillor Simon Rouse Conservative • Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont

Councillor Steven Roy Conservative • Hazlemere

George Sandy Conservative • Cliveden

Councillor Anja Schaefer Liberal Democrats • Buckingham

Councillor Gregory Smith Green Party • Haddenham & Stone

Linda Smith BEM Conservative • Chalfont St Peter

Melanie Smith Labour Party • Downley

Councillor Nick Southworth Conservative • Chesham

Beville Stanier Bt Conservative • Winslow

Mike Stannard Conservative • Chesham

Councillor Peter Strachan Conservative • Wendover, Halton & Stoke Mandeville

Councillor Robin Stuchbury Independent • Buckingham

Luisa Sullivan Independent • Iver

Denise Summers Conservative • Aylesbury South East

Councillor Martin Tett CBE Conservative • Chalfont St Giles & Little Chalfont

Nathan Thomas Conservative • Tylers Green & Loudwater

David Thompson Conservative • Aylesbury South East

Councillor Derek Town Conservative • Ivinghoe

Councillor Jocelyn Towns Conservative • Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow & Marlow South East

Alan Turner Conservative • The Risboroughs

Councillor Mark Turner Independent • Chiltern Villages

Paul Turner Conservative • Downley

Councillor Gurinder Wadhwa Liberal Democrats • Aylesbury North West

Councillor Ashley Waite Conservative • Waddesdon

Councillor Heather Wallace Conservative • The Missendens

Liz Walsh Conservative • Amersham & Chesham Bois

Councillor Matthew Walsh Conservative • Princes Risborough

Councillor Julie Ward Conservative • Bierton, Kingsbrook & Wing

Councillor Julia Wassell Wycombe Independent • Totteridge & Bowerdean

Councillor Jonathan Waters Liberal Democrats • Penn, Tylers Green & Loudwater

David Watson Conservative • Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow & Marlow South East

Alison Wheelhouse Independent • Beaconsfield

Gareth Williams Conservative • Chess Valley

Councillor Stuart Wilson Independent • Flackwell Heath & The Wooburns

Councillor Mark Winn Conservative • Aylesbury East

Councillor Andrew Wood Independent • Gerrards Cross

Katrina Wood Conservative • Tylers Green & Loudwater

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