EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL CONSTITUTION
PART 1
INTRODUCTION
The Council's Constitution
East Cambridgeshire District Council has revised its constitution which sets out how the Council operates, how decisions are made and the procedures which are followed to ensure that these are efficient, transparent and accountable. Some of these processes are required by the law, while others are a matter for the Council to choose.
The Constitution is divided into 6 Parts. The 12 Articles in Part 2 set out the basic rules governing the Council's business. These are supplemented by procedures and codes of practice which are provided.
What's in the Constitution?
Article 1: sets out the Council's overall purpose and its strategic objectives. Articles 2-12: explains the rights of citizens and how the key parts of the Council operate. The Council is composed of Councillors elected every four years. The overriding duty of Councillors is to the whole community, but they have a special duty to their constituents, including those who did not vote for them.
When Councillors take up office they have to agree to follow a code of conduct to ensure high standards in the way they undertake their duties. The Monitoring Officer shall arrange training and provide advice to Members on the code of conduct.
Composition of the Council
The Council is composed of 39 Councillors.
The current political make-up of the Council [as at May 20151] is:
Conservative Group – 36 Liberal Democratic Group – 2 Independent – 1
Attached: Appendix 1 - Full list of the current Councillors are details of Councillors by Ward Appendix 2 - Councillors by Ward Appendix 3 - Village/Towns District Ward List
1 (1) Version: 11/2015 LIST OF COUNCILLORS ALLEN ALDERSON MICHAEL ALLAN 30 Great Lane 24 Bloomsfield Reach, Cambs Burwell CB25 0JF CB25 0RA The Swaffhams Burwell Conservative Conservative Elected: 2004 Elected: 2003 Home: 01638 741744 Home: 01638 744050 Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected] CHRISTINE DAVID AMBROSE SMITH AMBROSE SMITH 6 Victoria Street, 6 Victoria Street, Littleport, CB6 1LX Littleport, CB6 1LX Littleport West Littleport East Conservative Conservative Elected: 2007 Elected: 2011 Home: 01353 861010 Home: 01353 861010 Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 christine.ambrose-smith@ david.ambrose-smith@ eastcambs.gov.uk eastcambs.gov.uk SUE AUSTEN ANNA BAILEY 5 Mayfield Close 40 Cambridge Road Ely, Ely CB6 3AB CB7 4HL Ely West Downham Villages Liberal Democrat Conservative Elected: 2007 Elected: 2007 Home: 01353 663928 Home: 01353 663253 Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
DERRICK BECKETT IAN BOVINGDON Appleyards Farm The Thatched Cottage Houghtons Lane 52 Mereside, Isleham, CB7 5SR Soham, CB7 5XE Isleham Soham South Independent Conservative Elected: 2003 Elected: 2015 Home: 01638 780476 Home: 07500 155321 Other: 07774 653393 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected] 2 MIKE BRADLEY DAVID BROWN Wych Elms, High Street 11 Bewicks Mead Witcham Burwell CB6 2LQ CB25 0LW Downham Villages Burwell Conservative Conservative Elected: 2015 Elected: 2007 Home: 01353 775208 Home: 01638743283 Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
VINCE CAMPBELL DAVID CHAPLIN 11 Jenyns Road 60 Tunbridge Lane Bottisham Bottisham CB25 9DS CB25 9DU Bottisham Bottisham Conservative Conservative Elected: 2015 Elected: 2015 Home: - Home: - Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
STEVE CHEETHAM PAUL COX 32a High Street 5 Barkhams Lane Aldreth Littleport CB6 3PQ CB6 1NN Haddenham Littleport West Conservative Conservative Elected: 2015 Elected: 2015 Home: - Home: - Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
PETER CRESSWELL LORNA DUPRÉ 1 Peterhouse Drive 119 High Street Newmarket Sutton, Cambs CB8 8AT CB6 2NW Cheveley Sutton Conservative Liberal Democrat Elected: 2003-2011, 2015 Elected: 2014 Home: 01638 661138 Home: 07930337596 Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] lorna.dupré@eastcambs.gov.uk
3 LAVINIA EDWARDS LIS EVERY 103 North Street 80 Barton Road Burwell Ely CB25 OBB CB7 4HZ Burwell Ely East Conservative Conservative Elected: 2007 Elected: 2013 Home: 01638 610696 Home: 01353 665815 Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
CORALIE GREEN ELAINE GRIFFIN-SINGH 31 Egremont Street 29 Forehill Ely Ely CB6 1AE CB7 4AA Ely South Ely North Conservative Conservative Elected: 2015 Elected: 2011 Home: - Home: 01353 658530 Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
NEIL HITCHIN RICHARD HOBBS 7 Chelmer Way 16 Bernard Street Ely Ely CB6 2WS CB6 1AU Ely West Ely East Conservative Conservative Elected: 2015 Elected: 2003-2007, 2011 Home: - Home: 01353 610955 Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
JULIA HUFFER MARK HUGO 38 Market Street 6 The Borough Fordham Aldreth CB7 5LQ CB6 3PJ Fordham Villages Haddenham Conservative Conservative Elected: 2015 Elected: 2015 Home: - Home: - Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
4 BILL HUNT TOM HUNT Sylvan Villa Sylvan Villa 32 Cambridge Road 32 Cambridge Road Ely, CB7 4HL Ely, CB7 4HL Stretham Ely South Conservative Conservative Elected: 2007 Elected: 2011 Home: 01353 663732 Home: - Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected] CHRIS MORRIS JAMES PALMER 9 Herbert Human Close Oak House Soham 41 Sand Street CB7 5ZT Soham, CB7 5AA Dullingham Villages Soham North Conservative Conservative Elected: 2011 Elected: 2007 Home: 01353 727029 Home: - Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
ANDY PEARSON CHARLES ROBERTS 46 Merivale Way Orchard House Ely High Street CB7 4GQ Stretham, CB6 3JQ Ely North Stretham Conservative Conservative Elected: 2015 Elected: 2011 Home: - Home: 01353 648087 Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
HAMISH ROSS MIKE ROUSE 58 Qua Fen Common 23 Lynton Close Soham Ely, CB7 5DH CB6 1DJ Soham South Ely North Conservative Conservative Elected: 2014 Elected: 2007 Home: 01353 722910 Home: 01353 667082 Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
5 DAN SCHUMANN JOSHUA SCHUMANN 31b Clay Street 17 Holmes Lane Soham Soham CB7 5HJ CB7 5HD Soham South Fordham Villages Conservative Conservative Elected: 2015 Elected: 2011 Home: - Home: - Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
CAROL SENNITT MATHEW SHUTER 10 Meadow Close The Old Maltings
Soham awaiting High Street, Brinkley CB7 5FB photo CB8 0SF Soham North Cheveley Conservative Conservative Elected: 2015 Elected: 2015
Home: - Home: - Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
STUART SMITH LISA STUBBS 13 Chewells Close 60 Cowslip Drive Haddenham Little Thetford CB6 3XE CB6 3JD Haddenham Sutton Conservative Conservative Elected: 2015 Elected: 2015 Home: 07932 156197 Home: - Other: 01353 665555 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected] [email protected]
JO WEBBER 87 Victoria Street Littleport CB6 1NA Next District Council Elections: Littleport East 2019 Conservative (All councillors) Elected: 2015 Home: 01353 862293 Other: 01353 665555 [email protected]
6 COUNCILLORS BY WARD
LITTLEPORT WEST LITTLEPORT EAST Christine Ambrose Smith (Con) David Ambrose Smith (Con) DOWNHAM Paul Cox (Con) Jo Webber (Con) VILLAGES Anna Bailey (Con) Mike Bradley (Con) ELY EAST Lis Every (Con) Richard Hobbs (Con) ELY NORTH SUTTON Elaine Griffin-Singh (Con) Lorna Dupré (LD) Andy Pearson (Con) Lisa Stubbs (Con) Mike Rouse (Con) ELY SOUTH Coralie Green (Con) HADDENHAM Tom Hunt (Con) Steve Cheetham (Con) ELY WEST Mark Hugo (Con) Sue Austen (LD) Stuart Smith (Con) Neil Hitchin (Con)
ISLEHAM STRETHAM Derrick Beckett (Ind) Bill Hunt (Con) Charles Roberts (Con) SOHAM NORTH James Palmer (Con) BURWELL Carol Sennitt (Con) Michael Allan (Con) SOHAM SOUTH David Brown (Con) Ian Bovingdon (Con) Lavinia Edwards (Con) Hamish Ross (Con) Dan Schumann (Con) THE SWAFFHAMS Allen Alderson (Con) DULLINGHAM FORDHAM VILLAGES VILLAGES Julia Huffer (Con) Chris Morris (Con) Joshua Schumann (Con) BOTTISHAM Vince Campbell (Con) CHEVELEY David Chaplin(Con) Peter Cresswell (Con) Mathew Shuter (Con)
7 VILLAGES/TOWNS DISTRICT WARD LIST Village/Town District Ward Village/Town District Ward
Aldreth Haddenham Newmarket-part Cheveley Ashley Cheveley Prickwillow Ely East Barway Soham North Pymoor Downham Vill Black Horse Drove Littleport East Queen Adelaide Ely East Bottisham Bottisham Reach The Swaffhams Brandon Creek Littleport East Redmere Littleport East Brinkley Bottisham Saxon Street Dullingham Vill Broad Green Cheveley Shippea Hill Ely East Burrough Green Bottisham Silverley Cheveley Burwell Burwell Six Mile Bottom (pt.)Bottisham Chettisham Ely North Snailwell Fordham Vill Cheveley Cheveley Soham-north Soham North Chippenham Fordham Vill Soham-south Soham South Coveney Downham Vill Stetchworth Dullingham Vill Ditton Green Dullingham Vill Stretham Stretham Dullingham Dullingham Vill Stuntney Ely East Fordham Fordham Vill Sutton Sutton Haddenham Haddenham Swaffham Bulbeck The Swaffhams Isleham Isleham Swaffham Prior The Swaffhams Kennett Fordham Villages Upend Cheveley Kirtling Cheveley Upware Soham South Kirtling Green Cheveley Wardy Hill Downham Vill Little Ditton Dullingham Vill Wentworth Haddenham Little Downham Downham Vill Westley Waterless Bottisham Little Ouse Littleport East Wicken Soham South Little Thetford Stretham Wilburton Stretham Littleport-east Littleport East Witcham Downham Vill Littleport-west Littleport West Witchford Haddenham Lode Bottisham Woodditton-rural Dullingham Vill Mepal Downham Vill Woodditton-urban Cheveley
Ely District Ward East of Cambridge Road, St. Mary’s Street, Lynn Road (part) Ely East Nutholt Lane and Prickwillow Road
North of Nutholt Lane, Prickwillow Road, Lynn Road (part) Ely North and Northwold. East of Downham Road.
West of Cambridge Road. South of line (roughly) from top of Ely South West End to roundabout A10/West Fen Road.
West of St Mary’s Street, Cambridge Road, Lynn Road (part) Ely West and Downham Road. North of line (roughly) from top of West End to roundabout A10/West Fen Road.
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