Member Appointments for the Municipal Year 2023/24
Published on Friday, 9th June 2023

At an extraordinary meeting of Council held on Thursday 8 June, Cllr Richard Siddall became Leader of the Council and a number of Member appointments for 2023/24 were also agreed.
Councillor Kevin Lagan was appointed as Chairman of Maldon District Council at the Statutory Annual Council meeting held on 18 May.
A further extraordinary meeting of the Council was held on Thursday 8 June, and Cllr Richard Siddall, was appointed as Leader of Maldon District Council.
New Council Leader, Cllr Richard Siddall, said; “I am delighted to have been elected as Leader of Maldon District Council for this municipal year. I am keen to promote the good work of the Council and the services we provide to residents and businesses. With our corporate plan in place for the next four years, we need to establish our priorities so that we can deliver on our pledge to put ‘Quality of Life’ first.
"At the May election the voters of Maldon produced a council where there was no overall control. Over the past few weeks, the members of the council have worked hard to come up with a Council that reflects the results of the election.
"As the largest number of council members elected were independent, it seemed appropriate for us to form the leadership of the council. We have worked with the other groups leaders to create an informal but inclusive approach so that together we can meet the needs of the district.
"I look forward to working with all of my fellow Councillors no matter what their political views, for the benefit of the whole community and ensure we maximise opportunities for the whole of the Maldon District.”
The additional appointments were also made as follows:
Vice Chairman of the Council: |
Councillor Ron Pratt |
Deputy Leader of the Council: |
Councillor Mark Bassenger |
Chairperson of the Strategy and Resources Committee: |
Councillor Mark Durham |
Vice Chairperson of the Strategy and Resources Committee: |
Councillor Tony Fittock |
Chairperson of the Performance, Audit and Governance Committee: |
Councillor Vanessa Bell |
Vice Chairperson of the Performance, Audit and Governance Committee: |
Councillor Maddie Thompson |
Chairperson if the Licensing Committee |
Councillor M F L Durham, CC |
Vice-Chairperson of the Licensing Committee |
Councillor Maddie Thompson |
Chairperson of the Investigating and Disciplinary Committee |
Councillor Maddie Thompson |
Vice-Chairperson of the Investigating and Disciplinary Committee |
Councillor Emma Stephens |
Chairperson of the District Planning Committee |
Councillor Kevin Lagan |
Vice-Chairperson of the District Planning Committee |
Councillor Ron Pratt |
Chairperson of the Central Area Planning Committee |
Councillor John Driver |
Vice Chairperson of the Central Area Planning Committee: |
Councillor Flo Shaughnessy |
Chairperson of the North-Western Area Planning Committee: |
Councillor Mark Durham |
Vice Chairperson of North-Western Area Planning Committee: |
Councillor Maddie Thompson |
Chairperson of South-Eastern Area Planning Committee: |
Councillor Vanessa Bell |
Vice Chairperson of South-Eastern Area Planning Committee: |
Councillor Tony Fittock |
Chairperson of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee *(including the Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting as the Crime and Disorder Committee): |
Councillor Simon Morgan |
Vice Chairperson of the Overview & Scrutiny Committee*: |
Councillor Paula Spenceley |
The complete membership of the Committees is available on the Council’s website here along with representatives on Outside Bodies can be seen here.
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