Protest continues against Wiltshire councillor allowances

Wiltshire Independent Councillors, Terry Chivers and Jeff Osborn, have again called for an Extraordinary Meeting of Wiltshire Council.

This meeting has been called in an attempt to reverse the decision to award an increase in allowances to the leader of council, and her Cabinet. of up to 37%.

The meeting that was originally to take place on Christmas Eve, now has cross party support with members of the Labour Party and Liberal Democrats, agreeing to support the call for a special meeting, which will now take place on 4th February.

The following members have today signed, a Requisition which is required to call the meeting: Cllrs Terry Chivers Ind, Jeff Osborn Ind, Helen Osborn Ind, Ernie Clark Ind, John Walsh Labour, Ricky Rogers leader of Labour Group, Ian Tomes Labour, Trevor Carbin, Lib Dem, Ian West, Lib Dem, Brian Dalton, Lib Dem.

Cllr Terry Chivers said, “It’s clear that we are getting more and more support by the day to try and reverse this decision. There are splits appearing in the Conservative group on the council, and it’s clear that some members of the Conservative group are uncomfortable about the increases, which see the Cabinet receive increases of up to 37%. I would encourage members of the public to contact their local councillor to ask them to support our motion.”