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
1 2 Page 1 of 2, items 1 to 5 of 10.
Annual Council - 15 May 2023	Member
Cabinet - 20 May 2025	Vice-Chair
Cabinet Sub - Committee Grants - 20 May 2025	Member
Council - 15 May 2023	Member
Council - 20 May 2025	Member

Past Committee Memberships

Past Committee - Date Joined	Past Role	Past Leaving Date
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... Page 1 of 12, items 1 to 5 of 58.
Cabinet - 20 May 2024	Vice-Chair	18 May 2025
Cabinet Subcommittee Grants - 20 May 2024	Member	18 May 2025
Council - 20 May 2024	Member	18 May 2025
Local Plan Advisory Panel - 20 May 2024	Member	18 May 2025
Cabinet Sub-Committee Grants Committee - 05 September 2023	Member	31 May 2024

Current Outside Body Appointments

Outside Body	Joining Date
There are no current outside bodies for this member.

Past Outside Body Appointments

Past Outside Body	Past Joining Date	Past Leaving Date
1 2 3 Page 1 of 3, items 1 to 5 of 11.
Member Advisory Group on Planning	20 May 2024	19 May 2025
PATROL (Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London) Adjudication Joint Committee	20 May 2024	19 May 2025
A5 Partnership Group	20 May 2024	19 May 2025
A46 Strategic Partnership	20 May 2024	19 May 2025
Member Advisory Group on Planning	06 June 2023	06 June 2024

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.

For recent Member Allowances please see here.

Member Attendance

Display attendance in date range

From:

October 2025
week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
40	29	30	1	2	3	4	5
41	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
42	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
43	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
44	27	28	29	30	31	1	2
45	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

To:

October 2025
week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
40	29	30	1	2	3	4	5
41	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
42	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
43	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
44	27	28	29	30	31	1	2
45	3	4	5	6	7	8	9

Attendance Summary

Summary	Count	Percentage
Expected attendances	31
Present as expected	26	84%
Absent	5	16%
Apologies received	3	60% of absences
In attendance (as a visitor)	2
Substitute	1

Attendance Details

Meeting Date	Committee	Attendance
28 Oct 2024 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
4 Nov 2024 18:30	Local Plan Advisory Panel	Attended
21 Nov 2024 18:30	Cabinet Subcommittee Grants	Apologies received
25 Nov 2024 18:30	Cabinet	Absent
28 Nov 2024 18:30	Local Plan Advisory Panel	Absent
4 Dec 2024 18:00	Local Plan Advisory Panel	Attended
9 Dec 2024 18:30	Council	Attended
9 Dec 2024 18:45	Council	Attended
17 Dec 2024 18:30	Cabinet Subcommittee Grants	Apologies received
16 Jan 2025 18:30	Local Plan Advisory Panel	Attended
20 Jan 2025 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
5 Feb 2025 18:30	Local Plan Advisory Panel	Attended
10 Feb 2025 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
20 Feb 2025 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
24 Feb 2025 18:30	Council	Attended
25 Feb 2025 18:30	Cabinet Subcommittee Grants	Attended
3 Mar 2025 18:30	Council	Attended
18 Mar 2025 18:30	Cabinet Subcommittee Grants	Attended
24 Mar 2025 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
1 Apr 2025 18:30	Planning Committee	In attendance (as a visitor)
1 Apr 2025 18:30	Planning Committee	Substitute
6 May 2025 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
19 May 2025 18:30	Council - Annual	Attended
16 Jun 2025 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
24 Jun 2025 18:30	Cabinet Sub - Committee Grants	Apologies received
28 Jul 2025 17:00	Cabinet Sub - Committee Grants	Attended
28 Jul 2025 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
2 Sep 2025 18:30	Local Plan Advisory Panel	Attended
8 Sep 2025 18:30	Council	Attended
16 Sep 2025 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
24 Sep 2025 18:30	Cabinet Sub - Committee Grants	Attended
2 Oct 2025 18:30	Local Plan Advisory Panel	Attended
13 Oct 2025 18:30	Council	Attended
16 Oct 2025 18:30	Services and Communities Overview & Scrutiny Panel	In attendance (as a visitor)

Harborough District Council

Councillor Simon Galton