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Medway Council:
The Full Council

As from 1st May 2003, the full Medway Council comprises 55 members elected in 22 wards throughout the Medway Towns..

Under the new "Cabinet-style" political management, introduced on 1st October 2001, the structure is essentially as per the diagram below:

Structure diagram

Essentially what happens now is that the nine-member Cabinet makes all decisions that fit within what is called the Council's policy framework and within the budgets set by the full Council. These decisions are scrutinised by the four Overview and Scrutiny Committees who can call-in decisions that they judge fall outside those limits. The Overview and Scrutiny Committees can refer such decisions up to the full Council, or—after scrutiny—back to the Cabinet. For this reason Cabinet decisions do not take effect immediately, but only after the period allowed for a call-in decision. The Overview and Scrutiny Committees can also formulate and develop policy.

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The political make-up of the Council is as below:

Conservatives' Torch logoConservative:32 members (plus one vacancy)
Labour:13 members
Liberal Democrats' Bird of Liberty logoLiberal Democrat:8 members
Independents:1 member

The memberships of these political groups (except of one group who have asked that their details do not appear here) are given below, with links to a page about each:

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Conservative

Conservatives' Torch logo

Name:

Ward:

Richard AndrewsStrood South
John AveyStrood South
Ted BakerRochester West
Janice BamberPeninsula
Kenneth Bamber Group WhipPeninsula
David BrakeWalderslade
Nick BriceRochester South & Horsted
Matt BrightPrinces Park
David CarrNorth Central
Diane ChambersHempstead and Wigmore
Rodney Chambers Group/Council LeaderHempstead and Wigmore
Rehman ChishtiRainham Central
Jane ChittyStrood North
Howard DoeRainham South
Jane EtheridgeStrood North
Phil FilmerPeninsula
Sylvia GriffinRochester South & Horsted
Pat GulvinPrinces Park
Susan HaydockStrood South
Vaughan HewettNorth Central
Peter HicksStrood Rural
Roy HunterRainham South
Alan Jarrett Group/Council Deputy LeaderLordswood & Capstone
Barry KempRainham Central
Craig MackinlayRiver
Ray MaiseyCuxton and Halling
Tom MasonStrood Rural
Mike O'BrienRainham Central
Mark RecklessRochester West
David RoyleRainham South
Les WicksStrood Rural
David WildeyLordswood & Capstone
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Liberal Democrat

Liberal Democrats' Bird of Liberty logo

Name:

Ward:

Herbert CrackWatling
Geoffrey Juby Group LeaderGillingham South
Stephen Kearney Group Deputy LeaderGillingham South
Sheila KearneyGillingham South
Maureen RuparelGillingham North
Diana SmithWatling
Andy StampGillingham North
Cathy SuttonGillingham North
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Independent

Name:

Ward:

Ian Burt Group LeaderWalderslade
Kieran Magee Group WhipWalderslade
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