Agenda item

Prior to consideration of the motion, Councillor Munawar addressed the meeting and tendered his resignation as the Leader of the Council. The motion to remove Councillor Munawar as Leader was therefore not moved. 

It was proposed by Councillor Pantelic,

Seconded by Councillor Mann,

“That Councillor Swindlehurst be elected as Leader of the Council.”

A prior request having been made for the record of the voting:

There voted for Councillor Swindlehurst:

Councillors Ajaib, Anderson, Bains, Bal, Bedi, Brooker, Carter, Chaudhry, Cheema, Chohan, Dar, Davis, M.Holledge, N.Holledge, Hussain, Mann, Matloob, Munawar, Nazir, Pantelic, Parmar, Plenty, Qaseem, Rana, Rasib, Sadiq, A.Sandhu, Sarfraz, Shah, Sharif, Sohal, Swindlehurst  and Usmani……………………………………………………………………..……… 33

There abstained from voting:

Councillor Chahal, R.S Sandhu, Smith, Strutton and Wright …………………. 5

Resolved –   That Councillor Swindlehurst be elected as Leader of the Council for a period of four years.