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 7.
Annual Council - 15 May 2023	Member
Cabinet - 20 May 2024	Vice-Chair
Cabinet Sub Committee Grants - 20 May 2024	Member
Council - 20 May 2024	Member
Council - 15 May 2023	Member

Past Committee Memberships

Past Committee - Date Joined	Past Role	Past Leaving Date
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ... Page 3 of 11, items 11 to 15 of 54.
Scrutiny Panel - Resource and Performance - 20 May 2013	Member	19 May 2015
Scrutiny Commission - 14 March 2013	Member	19 May 2013
Council - 14 May 2012	Member	19 May 2013
Transformation Board - 14 May 2012	Member	19 May 2013
Constitutional Review Committee - 14 May 2012	Member	19 May 2013

Current Outside Body Appointments

Outside Body	Joining Date
Member Advisory Group on Planning	20 May 2024
PATROL (Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London) Adjudication Joint Committee	20 May 2024

Past Outside Body Appointments

Past Outside Body	Past Joining Date	Past Leaving Date
1 2 Page 1 of 2, items 1 to 5 of 7.
Member Advisory Group on Planning	06 June 2023	06 June 2024
PATROL (Parking and Traffic Regulations Outside London) Adjudication Joint Committee	06 June 2023	06 June 2024
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

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.

2018/19

Basic Allowance £5,316.60

Travel & Subsistence £ 701.56

Member Attendance

From:

September 2024
week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
35	26	27	28	29	30	31	1
36	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
37	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
38	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
39	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
40	30	1	2	3	4	5	6

To:

September 2024
week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
35	26	27	28	29	30	31	1
36	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
37	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
38	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
39	23	24	25	26	27	28	29
40	30	1	2	3	4	5	6

Attendance Summary

Summary	Count	Percentage
Expected attendances	17
Present as expected	16	94%
Absent	1	6%
Apologies received	1	100% of absences
In attendance (as a visitor)	1

Attendance Details

Meeting Date	Committee	Attendance
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)
27 Nov 2023 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
11 Dec 2023 18:30	Council	Attended
18 Dec 2023 18:30	Council	Attended
15 Jan 2024 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
18 Jan 2024 18:30	Local Plan Advisory Panel	Attended
12 Feb 2024 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
26 Feb 2024 18:30	Council	Attended
25 Mar 2024 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
10 Apr 2024 18:30	Cabinet Sub-Committee Grants Committee	Attended
7 May 2024 18:30	Cabinet	Attended
20 May 2024 18:30	Annual Council	Attended
10 Jun 2024 18:30	Cabinet	Apologies received
15 Jul 2024 18:30	Cabinet	Attended

Harborough District Council

Councillor Simon Galton