Gemma Coton - Councillor for Cherwell (Launton and Otmoor)

Councillor Gemma Coton

Liberal Democrat Launton and Otmoor

Email: gemma.coton@cherwell-dc.gov.uk

Council: Cherwell

Council Profile: View on council website

Committees: Personnel Committee (Vice-Chair) Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Committee Member) Accounts, Audit and Risk Committee (Substitute) Budget Planning Committee (Substitute) Council (Committee Member) Licensing Acts Committee Planning Committee General Licensing Committee

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Activity Timeline

Meetings Attended Note this may include planned future meetings.

40 meetings · Page 1 of 8

Council Committee Member

Annual Council Municipal Year 2026/2027, Council - Wednesday 20 May 2026 6.30 pm

May 20, 2026, 6:30 pm
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 24 March 2026 6.30 pm

March 24, 2026, 6:30 pm
Council Committee Member

Council - Monday 16 March 2026 6.30 pm

March 16, 2026, 6:30 pm
Personnel Committee Vice-Chair

Personnel Committee - Wednesday 4 March 2026 6.30 pm

March 04, 2026, 6:30 pm
Overview and Scrutiny Committee Committee Member

Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 - 6.30 pm

January 27, 2026, 6:30 pm

Decisions from Meetings

87 decisions · Page 2 of 18

Cherwell Futures Programme

From: Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday, 27 January 2026 - 6.30 pm - January 27, 2026

Recommendations Approved

Work Programme Update

From: Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 16 December 2025 6.30 pm - December 16, 2025

...to approve the Work Programme 2025-2026, contingent upon adding an item addressing lessons learned from the illegal landfill at Kidlington.

Recommendations Approved

Crime and Disorder Scrutiny - Cherwell Safer Communities Partnership and Thames Valley Police

From: Overview and Scrutiny Committee - Tuesday 16 December 2025 6.30 pm - December 16, 2025

...to note the presentations from the Cherwell Safer Communities Partnership, the Police and Crime Commissioner, and Thames Valley Police regarding crime and disorder scrutiny.

Recommendations Approved

Castle Quay Banbury - Roof Works

From: Council - Monday 15 December 2025 6.30 pm - December 15, 2025

...to approve the allocation of £1.65 million from the Capital Programme to fund roof works at Castle Quay in Banbury, ensuring a watertight roof to prevent rent loss and tenant claims.

Recommendations Approved

Motions

From: Council - Monday 15 December 2025 6.30 pm - December 15, 2025

...to support residents and firefighters in Oxfordshire by opposing the reduction in firefighter numbers, the implementation of 12-hour shifts, and the merger of Kidlington and Rewley Fire Stations.

Recommendations Approved

Summary

Meetings Attended: 40

Average per Month: 1.6

Decisions Recorded: 87