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Bexley councillors - Ward Sequence

2019 - 2020


(A) Leader of the Council (B) Deputy Leader (C) Leader of the Opposition (D) Cabinet Member (E) Scrutiny Committee Chairman (F) Scrutiny Committee Vice-Chairman (G) Scrutiny Committee Opposition Spokesman (H) Planning Committee Chairman (I) Planning Committee Vice-Chairman (J) Planning Committee Opposition Spokesman (K) Licensing Committee Chairman (L) General Purposes Committee Chairman (M) Pensions Committee Chairman (N) Audit Committee Chairman (O) Mayor (P) Deputy Mayor (Q) Expenses claimed


Two married couples are linked by coloured backgrounds. (Down from six!)


Cllr. Ward Party Pay Appointments
Brian Bishop
Brian Bishop
Barnehurst Tory Logo £9,606
Chairman: Civic Recognition Panel

Mayor: 2018-2019

Howard Jackson
Barnehurst Tory £9,606
Daniel Francis
Daniel Francis
Belvedere Labour £9,606
£13,730 (C)

Leader of the Opposition

Sally Hinkley
Belvedere Labour £9,606

Dave Putson
Belvedere Labour £9,606

Sue Gower MBE
Bexleyheath Tory £9,606
Eileen Pallen
Eileen Pallen
Bexleyheath Tory Logo £9,606
£3,060

Vice-Chairman: Children’s and Adult’ Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Vice-Chairman: Licensing Committee

Mayor: 2016-2017
Brad Smith
Brad Smith
Bexleyheath Tory Logo £9,606
£13,730 (D)

Cabinet Member for Adults’ Services
Peter Craske
Peter Craske
Blackfen
&
Lamorbey
Tory Logo £9,606
£13,730 (B)

Cabinet Member for Places
Indirectly responsible for this site existing having reigned over a network of lies, deceit and incompetence in connection with a road redesign that adversely affects me daily. According to a local newspaper he personally intervened to ensure that a local resident who had offended him was put to an unnecessary extra expense of £550. Imposed a near tripling of residents’ parking charges while refusing all requests to justify the increase with detailed figures.

Famously, his home telephone line was the source of on-line obscenities posted to the web but he denied he was responsible for them. Bexley police, the council’s Chief Executive and the Crown Prosecution Service met to “resolve his situation”.
James Hunt
James Hunt
Blackfen
&
Lamorbey
Tory Logo £9,606
Deputy Mayor
Cafer Munur
Cafer Munur
Blackfen
&
Lamorbey
Tory Logo £9,606
£9,159 (E)

Chairman: Children’s and Adult’ Services Overview and Scrutiny Committee
David Leaf
David Leaf
Blendon
&
Penhill
Tory Logo £9,606
£13,730 (D)

Cabinet Member for Resources
Nick O'Hare
Nick O’Hare
Blendon
&
Penhill
Tory Logo £9,606
£2,219

Chairman: General Purposes and Audit Committee

Adam Wildman
Blendon
&
Penhill
Labour £9,606
Vice-Chairman: Pensions Committee
Christine Bishop
Christine Bishop
Crayford Tory Logo £9,606
Deputy Mayor 2018-2019
Geraldine Lucia-Hennis
Geraldene Lucia-Hennis
Crayford Tory Logo £9,606
Mayor
Melvin Seymour
Melvin Seymour
Crayford Tory Logo £9,606
£9,159 (E)

Chairman: Places Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Reported a blogger for comments made on Twitter but exaggerated them very considerably. Blogger found guilty because of that gross exaggeration of the documentary evidence. These exaggerations were repeated from the witness box at a successful appeal hearing. No action taken on perjury.
Linda Bailey
Linda Bailey
Crook Log Tory Logo £9,606
 

Chairman: Code of Conduct Committee
Struck a member of the public outside the council chamber. Explained it by saying “I can do what I like”.
Sybil Camsey
Sybil Camsey
Crook Log Tory Logo £9,606
Mayor: 2015-2016
Teresa O'Neill
Teresa O’Neill
Leader
Crook Log Tory Logo £9,606
£27,457 (A)

Leader of the Council
Chairman: Top Management Review Panel
Chairman: Constitution Review Panel

After the former leader, the disgraced Ian Clement, abused his expense account and council credit card, various Freedom of Information requests indicated a massive cover-up including an email giving instructions on how to hide things from the auditors. Teresa O’Neill refused all requests by those pursuing the truth to meet them or otherwise respond to their enquiries.
Reported this blog to Bexley police and provided a totally false story to justify it. Bexley police responded and as a result fell foul of an IPCC investigation. No police officer was disciplined and no one was charged with Misconduct in Public Office.
Deliberately ignored the Data Protection Act 1998 by authorising the publication of personal information of residents she didn’t like on the council’s website.
Protected land behind her own house by leaving it designated ‘Educational Land’ long after a school no longer required it. It was therefore not considered among other parks for possible sale.
Christine Catterall
Christine Catterall
East Wickham Tory Logo £9,606
Steven Hall
Steven Hall
East Wickham Tory Logo £9,606
£2,715 (M)
£2,219

Chairman: Pensions Committee
Vice-Chairman: Resources and Growth Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Caroline Newton
Caroline Newton
East Wickham Tory Logo £9,606
Joe Ferreira
Joe Ferreira
Erith Labour Logo £9,606
£2,769

Opposition Spokesman for Resources and Growth

Nicola Taylor
Erith Labour £9,606
Nigel Betts
Nigel Betts
Falconwood
&
Welling
Tory Logo £9,606
£3,060 (F)

Vice-Chairman: Places Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Val Clark
Val Clark
Falconwood
&
Welling
Tory Logo £9,606
£2,769 (I)

Vice-Chairman: Planning Committee
Chairman: Transport Users’ Sub-Committee

Mayor: 2010-2011
Self appointed God’s gift to chairmanship.
Louie French
Louie French
Falconwood
&
Welling
Tory Logo £9,606
£18,308 (B)
£13,730
£2,133

Deputy Leader of the Council
Cabinet Member for Growth
Chairman: Pensions Committee
Vice-Chairman: Top Management Review Panel
Vice-Chairman: Constitution Review Panel

Note: Only the highest of multiple allowances is paid.
Gareth Bacon
Gareth Bacon
Longlands Tory Logo £9,606

Greater London Authority Assembly Member and Chairman of the London Fire Authority.
Andy Dourmoush
Andy Dourmoush
Longlands Tory Logo £9,606
£9,159 (F)

Chairman: Resources and Growth Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Vice-Chairman: General Purposes and Audit Committee
John Fuller
John Fuller
Northumberland Heath Tory Logo £9,606
£13,730 (D)

Cabinet Member for Education

Wendy Perfect
Northumberland Heath Labour £9,606
£2,769

Opposition Spokesman for Children’s and Adult’s Services
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
Cheryl Bacon
Cheryl Bacon
Sidcup Tory Logo £9,606

Richard Diment
Sidcup Tory logo £9,606
£3,060

Vice-Chairman: Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Chairman: Appeals Committee
June Slaughter
June Slaughter
Sidcup Tory Logo £9,606
£2,991

Chairman: Licensing Committee
Stefano Borella
Stefano Borella
Slade Green
&
Northend
Labour Logo £9,606
£2,769

Opposition Spokesman for Places
Brenda Langstead
Brenda Langstead
Slade Green
&
Northend
Labour Logo £9,606  
Alan Downing
Alan Downing
St. Mary’s
&
St. James
Tory Logo £9,606
£9,159 (F)

Chairman: Communities Overview and Scrutiny Committee
Mayor: 2012-2013
Alex Sawyer
Alex Sawyer
St. Mary’s
&
St. James
Tory Logo £9,606
£13,730 (B)

Cabinet Member for Communities
Married to Conservative MP for Witham, Essex, Ms. Priti Patel. Ms. Patel employs Bexley Conservative councillor David Leaf as her research assistant.
Esther Amaning
Esther Amaning
Thamesmead East Labour £9,606
Danny Hackett
Danny Hackett
Thamesmead East Independent £9,606 Independent
Mabel Ogundayo
Mabel Ogundayo
Thamesmead East Labour £9,606
£2,769

Opposition Spokesman for Communities
John Davey
John Davey
West Heath Tory Logo £9,606
Vice-Chairman: Transport Users’ Sub-Committee
Deputy Mayor

The man who named this website by telling me that council road planning was “completely bonkers”.
Philip Read
Philip Read
West Heath Tory Logo £9,606
£13,730 (D)

Cabinet Member for Children’s Services
Falsely accused a local blogger resulting in the blogger spending 24 hours in a police cell.
Peter Reader
Peter Reader
West Heath Tory Logo £9,606
£9,159 (H)

Chairman: Planning Committee
Chairman: Civic Recognition Panel

Mayor: 2017-2018


(A) Leader of the Council (B) Deputy Leader (C) Leader of the Opposition (D) Cabinet Member (E) Scrutiny Committee Chairman (F) Scrutiny Committee Vice-Chairman (G) Scrutiny Committee Opposition Spokesman (H) Planning Committee Chairman (I) Planning Committee Vice-Chairman (J) Planning Committee Opposition Spokesman (K) Licensing Committee Chairman (L) General Purposes Committee Chairman (M) Pensions Committee Chairman (N) Audit Committee Chairman (O) Mayor (P) Deputy Mayor (Q) Expenses claimed


Two married couples are linked by coloured backgrounds. (Down from six!)

 

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