Councillors

Elected:

09 May 2023

First Elected

01 May 1986

Party:

Liberal democrats

Ward:

Thurnby & Houghton

Address:

Thurnby Court
The Square
Thurnby
Leicestershire
LE7 9PX

Email:

s.galton@harborough.gov.uk

Telephone No:

0116 2432211

Biography:

I have been a district councillor since 1986. My main interests are the local environment, planning, transport and community / leisure facilities. I am also a county councillor.

Job Title:

Department:

Election History

Elected	Retired	Reason
Thu 1 May 1986	Mon 8 May 2023	End of Administrative Term
Tue 9 May 2023

Party Representation History

Party	From	To
Liberal democrats	Thu 1 May 1986	Mon 8 May 2023
Liberal democrats	Tue 9 May 2023	Sun 9 May 2027

Ward Representation History

Ward	From	To
Thurnby & Houghton	Thu 1 May 1986	Mon 8 May 2023
Thurnby & Houghton	Tue 9 May 2023	Sun 9 May 2027

Current Committee Memberships

Committee - Date Joined	Role
Cabinet - 15 May 2023	Member
Cabinet Sub-Committee Grants Committee - 05 September 2023	Member
Council - 15 May 2023	Member
Council Annual - 15 May 2023	Member
Local Plan Advisory Panel - 09 May 2023	Chairman

Past Committee Memberships

Past Committee - Date Joined	Past Role	Past Leaving Date
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... Page 8 of 11, items 36 to 40 of 52.
Constitutional Review Committee - 12 May 2008	Member	10 May 2009
Council Annual - 12 May 2008	Member	10 May 2009
Planning - 12 May 2008	Member	10 May 2009
Council Annual - 03 May 2007	Member	11 May 2008
Planning - 16 May 2007	Member	11 May 2008

Current Outside Body Appointments

Outside Body	Joining Date
Member Advisory Group on Planning	06 June 2023
PATROL (Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London) Adjudication Joint Committee	06 June 2023

Past Outside Body Appointments

Past Outside Body	Past Joining Date	Past Leaving Date
Airport Joint Working Group	01 May 2007	07 May 2023
Leicestershire Supporting People Panel	01 May 2008	07 May 2023
Welland Executive Panel	01 May 2008	07 May 2023
Welland Shared Services Joint Committee	01 May 2008	07 May 2023
Leicestershire County and District Leaders Meeting Supporting People	13 May 2009	07 May 2023

Personal Register of Interests

Date of Notice	Receipt by Monitoring Officer	View
23 May 2022	23 May 2022
25 May 2023	30 May 2023

Meeting Declarations

Committee Name	Meeting Date	Nature	View
There are no meeting declarations for this member.

Date	Title	Notes
Mon, 16 May 2011	Planning Induction training

Date	From	Description	Value
There are no hospitality and gift records for this member.

2018/19

Basic Allowance £5,316.60

Travel & Subsistence £ 701.56

Member Attendance

From:

December 2023
week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
48	27	28	29	30	1	2	3
49	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
50	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
51	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
52	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

To:

December 2023
week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
48	27	28	29	30	1	2	3
49	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
50	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
51	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
52	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7

Attendance Summary

Summary	Count	Percentage
Expected attendances	15
Present as expected	12	80%
Absent	3	20%
Apologies received	2	67% of absences
In attendance (as a visitor)	1

Attendance Details

Meeting Date	Committee	Attendance
6 Dec 2022 18:30	Planning	Attended
19 Dec 2022 18:30	Council	Apologies received
20 Dec 2022 18:30	Sub-Committee - Grants	Absent
17 Jan 2023 18:30	Planning	Attended
27 Feb 2023 18:30	Council	Attended
28 Feb 2023 18:30	Planning	Apologies received
4 Apr 2023 18:30	Planning	Attended
15 May 2023 18:30	Council Annual	Attended
10 Jul 2023 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
24 Jul 2023 18:30	Council	Attended
4 Sep 2023 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
18 Sep 2023 18:30	Council	Attended
27 Sep 2023 18:30	Cabinet Sub-Committee Grants Committee	Attended
23 Oct 2023 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
6 Nov 2023 18:30	Council	Attended
16 Nov 2023 18:30	Communities Overview & Scrutiny Panel	In attendance (as a visitor)

Harborough District Council

Councillor Simon Galton