Minutes:
Councillor Shori formally notified the Council of his intention to step down as Leader of the Council with immediate effect, necessitating Council to elect a new Leader.
It was moved by Councillor Shori and seconded by Councillor Cummins that:
Councillor David Jones be appointed as Leader of the Council.
Prior to the vote on the motion, in excess of eight Councillors requested that voting be recorded to show how each Member cast their vote, in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 17.5.
The result of the vote was as follows:-
For the motion:
Councillors J Black, R Cathcart, C Cummins, R Gold, J Grimshaw, S Haroon, M Hayes, D Jones, K Leach, G McGill, C Morris, B Mortenson, E O’Brien, A Quinn, T Rafiq, R Shori, Sarah Southworth, Susan Southworth, L Smith, S Smith, T Tariq, K Thomas and M Whitby.
Against the motion:
R A Caserta, P Cropper, J Daly, I Gartside, D L Gunther, J Harris, K Hussain, N Jones, G Keeley, S Nuttall, I Schofield, D Silbiger, R E Walker and Y Wright.
Abstaining from the motion:
The Worshipful the Mayor, Councillors McKay, Mason, Powell, Tegolo, Pickstone and S Wright.
The Mayor declared the motion carried.
(Note: This item, which did not appear on the Summons for the Meeting, was allowed by the Mayor to be considered as a matter of urgency due to the constitutional requirement for the Full Council to elect a Leader).