Councillor County James Tomlinson
Email: james.tomlinson@lancashire.gov.uk
Council: Lancashire
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Activity Timeline
Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.
8 meetings · Page 1 of 2
Annual General Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 21st May, 2026 1.00 pm
Full Council - Thursday, 12th March, 2026 1.00 pm
The Full Council meeting of Lancashire County Council on Thursday 12 March 2026 saw significant debate on road maintenance, drug policy, and youth engagement, alongside decisions on council allowances and pay policy. A key outcome was the defeat of a motion calling for urgent action on road repairs, despite widespread acknowledgement of the issue. The council also voted to support a motion affirming the principle of a secret ballot in elections, following concerns raised about family voting.
Budget Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 1.00 pm
The Full Council of Lancashire County Council met on Thursday, 26th February 2026, to approve the council's budget for the 2026/27 financial year. The meeting saw the approval of the main budget proposals, which included a 3.8% increase in council tax, alongside the defeat of several opposition amendments put forward by the Progressive Lancashire Group, the Conservative Group, the Liberal Democrat Group, and Our West Lancashire Group. The council also noted the report of the Interim Director of Finance and Commerce regarding the robustness of budget estimates and the adequacy of financial reserves.
Extraordinary General Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 12.55 pm
The Full Council of Lancashire County Council met on Thursday, 26 February 2026, to discuss and approve the council's budget for the upcoming financial years. The meeting also saw the appointment of a new Corporate Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer.
Full Council - Thursday, 20th November, 2025 1.00 pm
The Full Council of Lancashire Council is scheduled to meet on 20 November 2025 to discuss local government reorganisation, committee appointments, and updates to the council's constitution. The meeting will also address questions from councillors and consider several notices of motion. Reports from the cabinet and various committees are also scheduled to be noted.
Decisions from Meetings
58 decisions · Page 4 of 12
Lancashire County Council Timetable of Meetings 2026/27
From: Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 16, 2025
...to approve the timetable of Full Council, Cabinet, and Committee meetings for the period of June 1, 2026, to May 31, 2027.
Recommendations Approved
Committee Appointments
From: Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 16, 2025
...to approve the appointment of County Councillor Joel Tetlow as Chair of the Pension Fund Committee in place of County Councillor David Shaw, and to appoint County Councillors David Shaw and Andy Blake as the Chair and Deputy Chair respectively of the Budget and Finance Scrutiny Committee, for the remainder of the 2025/26 municipal year.
Recommendations Approved
Confirmation of the minutes from the meeting held 17 July 2025
From: Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 16, 2025
Recommendations Approved
Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report 2024-25
From: Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 16, 2025
...to consider and approve the recommendations within the Overview and Scrutiny Annual Report for 2024/25, which summarized the activities, findings, impacts, and contributions of the scrutiny committees to the council's corporate priorities.
Recommendations Approved
The Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board
From: Full Council - Thursday, 16th October, 2025 1.00 pm - October 16, 2025
...to note the report of the Lancashire Health and Wellbeing Board as presented.
Recommendations Approved
Summary
Meetings Attended: 8
Average per Month: 0.6
Decisions Recorded: 58