Local Government Act 2000

[F1Voting and quorum where members of executive share their positionE+W

2B(1)This paragraph applies where two or more councillors of a local authority are—E+W

(a)appointed to a mayor and cabinet executive to share office,

(b)appointed to a leader and cabinet executive (Wales) to share office, or

(c)elected to share office as executive leader of a leader and cabinet executive (Wales).

(2)The members of the executive who share the same office have between them one vote in respect of any matter on which they have a right to vote because they are a member of the executive.

(3)Where any meeting is attended by more than one of the members who share the same office and those members are attending in their capacity as a member of the executive, they together count only as one person for the purpose of determining whether the meeting is quorate.]