Ben Edwards - Councillor for Warwickshire

Councillor Ben Edwards

 Liberal Democrats

Email: benedwards@warwickshire.gov.uk

Council: Warwickshire

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: County Council (Committee Member) Portfolio Holder Decisions/Leader Decisions (Committee Member) Regulatory Committee (Committee Member)

Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

13 meetings · Page 3 of 3

Regulatory Committee Committee Member

Regulatory Committee - Tuesday 1 July 2025 10.30 am

The Regulatory Committee convened to elect a chair, review planning applications for the Ufton Landfill Site, and discuss appointments to external organisations. Councillor Chris Mills was elected as chair. The committee deferred decisions on planning applications relating to the Ufton Landfill Site pending a site visit.

July 01, 2025
Regulatory Committee CANCELLED

Regulatory Committee - Tuesday 10 June 2025 10.30 am

June 10, 2025
County Council

Annual Council, County Council - Friday 16 May 2025 10.00 am

At the annual general meeting of Warwickshire County Council, Councillor Edward Harris was elected as chair, Councillor Dale Keeling was elected as vice-chair, and Councillor Rob Howard was appointed as leader of the council. Councillors also approved appointments to committees and other bodies, received the annual report on the use of urgency and call-in procedures, reviewed the overview and scrutiny annual report, and approved amendments to contract standing orders.

May 16, 2025

Decisions from Meetings

15 decisions · Page 1 of 3

Local Government Reorganisation in Warwickshire

From: Extraordinary Meeting, County Council - Tuesday 14 October 2025 11.00 am - October 14, 2025

...to recommend that the Cabinet consider supporting the establishment of town and parish councils, full membership of the West Midlands Combined Authority, and a single unitary council for Warwickshire when making its final submission to the Secretary of State regarding local government reorganisation.

Recommendations Approved

Appointment of Independent Persons

From: County Council - Tuesday 23 September 2025 10.00 am - September 23, 2025

...to comply with the Localism Act 2011, the council approved the appointment of Garth Murphy, Maureen O'Sullivan, Howard Darling, and Ray Tomkinson to the Panel of Independent Persons for a four-year term ending September 30, 2029.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 13

Average per Month: 1.6

Decisions Recorded: 15