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Introduction
The Parish Council comprises 8 members (Councillors) and paid part-time Clerk or Clerks.
Elections are due every 4 years but only held if there are more than 8 candidates. If 8 or less stand, an election is not needed, the candidates being
deemed "elected unopposed".
Webmasters note, 7th June 2019 The recent Parish Council elections and revelations of fraud, which I supected as far back
as 2005, have encouraged me to renew my interest in updating parts of this website after several years neglect.
During 2017-2019 there have been many comings and goings of Clerks, Councillors and Chairmen. Establishing details has been time-consuming so there may be errors and ommssions which I'll gradually correct.
Due to financial irregularities (fraud) discovered in Aug 2018
(but not revealed to Parishioners until
June 2019) new Standing Orders and Financial Regulations were prepared by new Clerk Vikki Austin and
adopted in Feb 2019 (see menu on left).
Webmasters note, 14th June 2019 A week after my previous update I learned of yet another resignation - one of our joint acting clerks Mrs Su Field has given up due to the enormous backlog of problems going back to Mrs Copeman's days taking up more time than she can provide. Mrs Vikki Austin remains as sole acting Clerk.
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At the Council meeting on 3rd June 2019, Chairman Cllr. Loveday read out an email from DC Foreman of Norfolk CID
"... detectives from King's Lynn are investigating allegation of financial misconduct within Welney Parish Council.
Enquiries continue, however financial irregularities with the accounts dating back several years have
been discovered. One female suspect has been questioned."
It is widely known that the suspect is Mrs Copeman, the Clerk from Feb 1996 to Apr 2017 who is said
to have confessed.
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Current Clerk(s)
surname |
firstname |
from |
how |
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postal address |
phone |
Hilton |
Melanie |
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appointed |
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Previous Clerks/RFOs in date order
surname |
firstname |
from |
how |
to |
reason for leaving |
Millard |
Jennifer |
12/01/21 |
appointed |
14/06/21 |
res'gd, quoting
agro from MOP |
Cowell |
Nichola |
4 Jun 2020 |
appointed Clerk/RFO |
19/11/2020 |
resigned |
Cox |
Peter |
05 Dec 2019 |
RFO |
31 May 2020 |
end of contract |
Hilton |
Mrs M |
11 May 2020 |
appointed after interview |
19 May 2020 |
resigned after 8 days |
Cox |
Peter |
17 Dec 2020
23 May 2020 |
stand-in Clerk
stand-in Clerk |
11 May 2020
26 May 2020 |
new Clerk (MH) appointed
another new appointed (NC) |
Austin |
Vikki, Mrs |
Dec 3, 2018 |
(acting ?) Clerk |
Nov 2019 |
resigned effective 30th Nov (too
much stress) |
Field |
Su, Mrs |
Dec 3, 2018 |
(acting ?) joint clerk |
May? 2018 |
resigned - personal reasons |
Lawson |
Doug |
May 2018 |
appointed 17th Apr |
Nov 2018 |
resigned effective 22nd
Nov |
Bombata, Cllr |
Lanre |
Nov 2017 |
"temporary minutre taker" later
"acting clerk" (unpaid) |
Apr 2018 |
stood down following
appointment of paid Clerk |
Parlett |
Liz, Mrs |
July 2017 |
appointed |
Nov 2017 |
resigned - too many hours |
Copeman |
Pat, Mrs |
Jan 1996 |
appointed |
Jun 2017 |
retired |
Houghton |
Daphne |
c1981 |
appointed |
Jan 1996 |
retired |
Turner |
Bryan |
c1958 |
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c1981 ? |
retired |
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Council elections 2019
145 parishioners voted |
ELECTED | votes & % |
Loveday, J | 90, 62% |
Giles, R | 88, 61% |
Giles, A | 87, 60% |
Harvey, D | 79, 54% |
Lowry, D | 75, 52% |
Steele, B | 73, 50% |
Goodger | 69, 47% |
Barker | 66, 45% |
NOT ELECTED | |
Prately, V | 64, 44% |
Gardiner, P | 61, 42% |
Bombarta, L | 39, 26% |
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Current Councillors from May 2019 in name order
In surname order. Note re votes received, - in May 2019 only 145
parishioners voted
surname |
firstname |
from |
how |
office |
short address |
phone |
Barker |
Mat |
Nov 2016
May 2019 |
coopted unopposed
elected, 66 votes |
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Chapel Hse, Wisbech
Rd, Tipps End |
01354 638507 |
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Harvey |
Dot |
Dec 2018
May 2019 |
co-opted Dec 2018
elected, 79 votes |
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Threeways, Main Street |
01354 610020 |
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Lowry |
Denise (Dot) |
Dec 2018
May 2019 |
co-opted Dec 2018
elected, 75 votes |
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Riverdale,Wisbech Rd |
01354 610327 |
Steele |
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Council elections 2015
no of parishioners voted: n/k |
ELECTED | votes |
Edmunds, P | 147 |
Goodger | 146 |
Bombata, L | 117 |
Cowles, H | 116 |
Elliot, J | 110 |
Gilbert, R | 104 |
Cowles, K | 94 |
Rainbird, G | 92 |
NOT ELECTED | |
Prately, V | n/k |
Council elections 2011
no election held as less than 9 candidates stood, all deemed "elected unopposed". |
CANDIDATES |
all unopposed |
Bennett, T | |
Goodger | |
Dobson, S | |
Freer, C | |
Prately, V | |
Council elections 2007
no election held as less than 9 candidates stood, all deemed "elected unopposed". |
ELECTED |
UNOPPOSED |
Goodger,K |
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Bennett, T |
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Brown, M |
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Jones, M |
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Kerr, S |
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Allen, E |
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Tomkins, G |
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Council elections 2003
no election held as less than 9 candidates stood, all deemed "elected unopposed". |
CANDIDATES |
all unopposed |
Cox, CM |
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Goodger, K |
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Kerr, S |
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Thompson, W |
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Council elections 1999
no of parishioners voted: n/k |
ELECTED | votes |
Booth, D |
120 |
Burrows, AE |
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Cox, CM |
109 |
Green, R |
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Harvey, SAC |
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Kyne-Lilley,MT |
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Pullum, P |
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Rix, P |
100 |
Warrington, I |
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NOT ELECTED |
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Bennett, T |
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Shoer, S |
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Previous Councillors
In surname order
surname |
firstname |
from |
how |
to |
reason for leaving |
Allen |
Eddie |
Jan 2005
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co-opted
elected unopposed 2007 |
Sep 2010 |
resigned |
Allen |
Eric |
pre 1991 |
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Mar 1991 |
moved away |
Bennett |
Tim |
Sept 1997
May 2003 |
co-opted
co-opted unopposed elected unopposed 2007 elected unopposed 2011
co-opted May 2020 |
Apr 1999
mid-2014
Nov 2020 |
resigned
resigned |
Bombata |
Lanre |
2014
May 2015
May 2019 |
co-opted unopposed
elected, 117 votes
NOT elected, only 39 votes |
May 2019 |
Stood but not elected |
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Bonner |
David |
Jan 1993
May 1995 |
co-opted
n/k |
Mar 1995
?? |
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Booth |
Denis |
1962 |
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May 2003 |
retired |
Bray |
Trevor |
Jan 2005 |
co-opted |
Apr 2007 |
work committments |
Bray* |
Trevor |
Jun 2011* |
co-opted unopposed |
2015
resigned |
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Brown |
Mark |
Dec 2005 |
co-opted by ballot
elected unopposed 2007 |
Mar 2011 |
moved away |
Bruce |
Barry |
July 2003 |
co-opted by ballot |
Nov 2005 |
resigned |
Burrows |
Allison (Mrs) |
May 1995 |
co-opted
elected by voters 1999 |
May 2003 |
stood down |
Carter |
Doug |
pre 1991 &
May 1991 |
co-opted |
?? |
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Coo |
Bert |
1962 |
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Nov 1992 |
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Cox |
Charlotte (Mrs) |
July 1995 |
co-opted
elected by voters 1999 |
Oct 2004 |
resigned |
Cowles |
Heidi |
May 2015 |
elected, 116 votes |
May 2017 |
33 Chestnut Ave, Welney |
Cowles |
Kyle |
May 2015 |
elected, 94 votes |
Nov 2016 |
resigned, pressure of work |
Day |
Jim |
pre 1991 |
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Dennyer |
Donna |
Oct 2017 |
co-pted |
July? 2018 |
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Dobson |
Sue |
Mar 2008 |
co-opted unopposed
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May 2011 |
stood down (health?) |
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Edmunds |
Paul |
May 2015 |
elected, 147 votes |
July? 2018 |
Shermal, March Rd, Welney |
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Elliott
(Mrs) |
Jo |
Aug 2011
May 2015 |
co-opted unopposed
elected, 110 votes |
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Bluebell Spinney, Hundred Foot Bank |
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Eyles |
Tim |
Dec 2010
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co-opted unopposed
elected unopposed 2011 |
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resigned |
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Farrow |
Jenny (Mrs) |
May 2003 |
co-opted |
Oct 2004 |
resigned |
Fisher |
Tom |
May 1995 |
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Mar 1999 |
stood down |
Freer (Mrs) |
Claire |
Jun 2007 |
co-opted by ballot elected unopposed 2011 |
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resigned |
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Frost |
John |
1973 ? |
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May 1998 |
retired |
Gardiner |
Peter |
Jan 2017 |
co-opted |
May 2019 |
not re-elected |
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Gilbert |
Ray |
2014 |
co-opted unopposed
elected 2015, 104 votes |
July 2016 |
resigned during July mtg |
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Giles |
Adam |
May 2019 |
elected, 87 votes |
Feb 2020 |
resigned - work comittments |
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Giles |
Roger |
May 2019 |
elected, 88 votes |
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Goodger |
Ken |
Sep 2001
May 2007
May 2011
May 2015
May 2019 |
co-opted unopposed elected unopposed elected
unopposed
elected, 146 votes
elected, 69 votes |
Feb 2020 |
resigned |
01354 638065 |
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Green |
Richard |
May 1999 |
elected by voters |
Jan 2003 |
resigned |
Howard |
Lee |
May 2018 |
co-opted |
Jan 2019 |
resigned |
Hubbard |
Ted |
pre 1991 |
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Johnson |
Shirley
(Mrs) |
pre 1996 |
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Jones |
Mike |
Jan 2005 |
co-opted
elected unopposed 2007 |
Dec 2007 |
resigned |
Kerr |
Steve |
Nov 2000 |
co-opted by ballot
elected unopposed 2003
elected unopposed 2007
co-opted May 2011 |
Apr 2011
May 2011 |
error in candidate papers
resigned |
Kynn-Lilley |
Martin |
May 1999 |
elected May 99 |
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Lind |
Kathryn |
Jan 2017 |
co-opted |
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Loveday |
John |
pre 1991 |
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Loveday |
John |
Feb
2019
May 2019 |
co-opted
elected, 90
votes |
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Maton |
Jackie
(Mrs) |
Jul 2003 |
co-opted by ballot |
Dec 2004 |
moved away |
Pullum |
Pauline
(Mrs) |
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Pratley, Dr
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Vija |
May 2008
May 2011
Mar 2020 |
co-opted unopposed elected unopposed 2011
co-opted |
May 2015
not elected |
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Rainbird |
Graham |
Jun 2011 |
co-opted unopposed
elected 2015 92 votes |
May 2018 |
resigned |
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Redman |
Wendy
(Mrs) |
Apr 1991
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Rix |
Pat, Mrs |
Nov 1996 |
co-opted
elected by voters 1999 |
May 2003 |
stood down |
Rowlett |
David |
pre 1991
May 2003 |
n/k
co-opted |
n/k
May 2007 |
n/k
didn't lodge candidate paper |
Sorenson |
Ken |
May 1991 |
co-opted |
May 1995 |
stood down |
Steele |
Billie |
Feb 2019
May 2019 |
co-opted
elected, 73 votes |
Feb 2020 |
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esigned |
Thompson |
Bill |
May 200 |
co-opted by ballot
elected unopposed 2003 |
? |
died in office |
Tomkins |
Grant |
Feb 2006 |
co-opted by ballot
elected unopposed 2007 |
Feb 2011 |
moved away |
Wallington |
Mark |
Jun 2007 |
co-opted by ballot |
Jan 2008 |
resigned |
Wardle
(Mrs) |
Ann |
2014 |
co-opted unopposed |
late 2014 |
resigned |
Wardle |
Ann |
Mar 2020 |
co-opted |
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resigned |
Warrington |
Ian |
1999 |
? |
Jun 2002 |
resigned |
Data from webmaster's personal records
- details may be innacurate or incomplete
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Previous Chairmen
in date order
surname |
firstname |
from |
how |
to |
reason for leaving office |
Bennet |
Tim |
July 2020 |
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Nov 2020 |
resigned, moved away |
Loveday |
John |
May 2019 |
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June 2020 |
resigned, business comtt'mnts |
Gardiner |
Peter |
Aug 2018 |
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May 2019 |
not elected as Councillor |
Edmunds |
Paul |
May 2018 |
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July 2018 |
resigned, also from Council |
Rainbird |
Graham |
May 2017 |
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May 2018 |
resigned, also from Council |
Goodger |
Ken |
May 2003 |
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May 2017 |
stood down after 14 yrs as Ch'r to be chair of Marshalls
Charity |
Rix |
Pat, Mrs |
May 2002 |
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May 2003 |
stood down (left council) |
Green |
Richard |
May 2000 |
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May 2002 |
2-year term expired |
Rix |
Pat, Mrs |
May 1998 |
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May 2000 |
2-year term expired |
Frost |
John |
1987 |
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May 1998 |
retired after 11 yrs as Chair |
Booth |
Denis |
1963 |
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1987 |
retired after 25 yrs as Chair |
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Previous Vice-Chairmen
in date order
surname |
firstname |
from |
how |
to |
reason for leaving office |
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Cox |
Charlotte |
May 1998 |
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May 2000 |
2-year term expired |
Pullum |
Pauline |
May 2000 |
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Gardiner |
Peter |
May 2018 |
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Aug 2018 |
elected Chair |
Kerr |
Steve |
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May 2008 |
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