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APPOINTMENT OF THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL 2026/30
Meeting: 27/05/2026 - Council (Item 7)
APPOINTMENT OF THE LEADER OF THE COUNCIL 2026/30
To consider motions appointing the Leader of the Council for the four year period ending at the Annual Meeting of the Council following the Borough elections in 2030.
Motion on behalf of the Reform UK Havering Group:
That Councillor Keith Prince be elected Leader of the London Borough of Havering for the Council term 2026 – 2030.
Decision:
Councillor Keith Prince elected as Leader of the Council for the 2026/2030 by 43 votes to 1 against with 11 abstentions.
Minutes:
Motion on behalf of the Reform UK Havering Group:
That Councillor Keith Prince be elected to the office of Leader of the Council for the period ending at Annual Council following the 2030 Council elections.
Councillor Keith Prince was ELECTED as Leader of the Council for the 2026/2030 period by 43 votes to 1 against with 11 abstentions (see division 2).
RESOLVED:
That Councillor Keith Prince be elected to the office of Leader of the Council for the period ending at Annual Council following the 2030 Council elections.
Council noted that the following Members would form the Cabinet:
Councillor Sue Benjamins – Deputy Leader and Finance
Councillor Terry Brown – Planning and Public Protection
Councillor Martynas Cekavicius – Public Realm
Councillor Graham Day – Adults and Healthcare
Councillor Kevin Gill – Children
Councillor Marttin Lardner – Housing Allocation
Councillor Sean McMahon – Customer Services
Councillor Alex Sibley – Highways
Councillor Robert Whitton – Regeneration and Property