Gosport Borough Council

Councillors: 28

Wards: 14

Committees: 10

Meetings (2025): 47

Meetings (2024): 47

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Meeting

Name: Council
Start: 2025-05-14T10:00:00Z
End: 2025-05-14T14:00:00Z
Location: Thorngate Hall, Gosport, PO12 3PX

Council - Gosport

Agenda

Published

Minutes

Published

Meeting Times

Scheduled Time

Start:
Wednesday, 14th May 2025
11:00 AM

End:
Wednesday, 14th May 2025
3:00 PM

Meeting Status

Status:
Confirmed

Date:
14 May 2025

Location:
Thorngate Hall, Gosport, PO12 3PX

Meeting Attendees

Committee Member

Councillor Supriya Namdeo

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Lesley Meenaghan

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Jonathan Brown

Labour

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Thomas Finn

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Mervin Bradley

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Kevin Casey

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Peter Chegwyn

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Mrs June Cully

Labour

Present, as expected

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Mayor

Councillor Richard Earle

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Stephen Hammond

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Mrs Zoe Huggins

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Jamie Hutchison

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Robert Hylands

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Tony Jessop

Conservative

Apologies

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Committee Member

Councillor Murray Johnston

Liberal Democrat

Apologies

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Committee Member

Councillor Miss Dawn Kelly

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Philip Raffaelli CB FRCP

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Alan Scard

Conservative

Apologies

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Committee Member

Councillor Julie Westerby

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Bob Maynard

Liberal Democrat

Present, as substitute

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Committee Member

Councillor Kirsten Bradley

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Kirsty Cox

Liberal Democrat

Present, as expected

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Public

Margaret Snaith-Tempia Honorary Alderman

Expected

Public

Bob Foster Honorary Alderman

Expected

Public

Keith Laurence Gill Honorary Alderman

Expected

Committee Member

Councillor Stevyn Ricketts

Conservative

Apologies

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Committee Member

Councillor Ms Sue Ballard

Liberal Democrat

Apologies

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Committee Member

Councillor David Herridge

Liberal Democrat

Apologies

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Committee Member

Councillor Dan Hayes

Conservative

Apologies

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Committee Member

Councillor Graham Burgess

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Committee Member

Councillor Stephen Philpott

Conservative

Present, as expected

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Agenda

1 Apologies for non attendance

Minutes Apologies for non attendance were received from Councillors Ballard, Hayes, Herridge, Jessop, Johnston, Kelly, Ricketts.

Honorary Alderman Dickson and Briggs.

2 Election of Mayor

Minutes That Councillor Kirsten Bradley be duly elected as Mayor of the Borough for the Municipal Year 2025/2026

3 Thanks to retiring Mayor and Mayoress

Minutes RESOLVED: That the best thanks of the Council be given to Councillor Earle for his service as Mayor and to his Debbie Sherman for her service as Mayoress for the Municipal Year 2024/25.

4 Presentation of the Citizen of the Year, Youth Award and the Graham Hewitt Award

Minutes The Citizen of the Year award was presented to Alison Roast, the Youth Award to Lily Baggott and the Graham Hewitt Volunteer award to Breda Hadfield.

5 Adjournment of the Council

Minutes RESOLVED: That the meeting of the Council be adjourned until 6pm on Wednesday 14 May 2025.

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5th Feb 2025

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11th Dec 2024

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16th Oct 2024

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17th Jul 2024

Council

29th May 2024

Council

29th May 2024

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15th May 2024

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Future Meetings

16th Jul 2025

Council

15th Oct 2025

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10th Dec 2025

Council

4th Feb 2026

Council

25th Mar 2026

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