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Councillor Paul Ashton

General
Committees
Attendance
Outside Bodies
Register of Interests
Election History
Party History
Ward History
Enabling Communities Budget

Elected:

09 May 2023

First Elected

09 May 2023

Party

Liberal Democrats

Ward:

Wrentham, Wangford and Westleton

Address

Cottons Yard
High Street
Yoxford
Suffolk
IP17 3EP

Email:

paul.ashton@eastsuffolk.gov.uk

Work Telephone No:

07508 461871

Parishes:

Benacre, Blythburgh with Bulcamp and Hinton,
Bramfield, Covehithe, Darsham, Dunwich,
Frostenden, Henstead with Hulver Street,
Rushmere, South Cove, Thorington, Uggeshall,
Wangford and Henham, Westleton, Wrentham

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Department:

Election History

Elected	Retired	Reason
Tue 9 May 2023

Party Representation History

Party	Representation From	Representation To
Liberal Democrats	Tue 9 May 2023

Ward Representation History

Ward	Representation From	Representation To
Wrentham, Wangford and Westleton	Tue 9 May 2023

Current Committee Memberships

Committee - Date Joined	Role
1 2 Page 1 of 2, items 1 to 5 of 9.
Appointments Committee - 24 May 2023	Member
Cabinet - 24 May 2023	Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member with responsibility for Corporate Services
Carlton Colville, Kessingland, Southwold and villages Community Partnership - 09 May 2023	Member
Full Council - 09 May 2023	Member
Planning Committee North - 24 May 2023	Member

Past Committee Memberships

Past Committee	Past Role	Past Leaving Date
There are no past committees for this member.

Current Outside Body Appointments

Outside Body	Joining Date
Anglia Revenues & Benefits Partnership Joint Committee (ARP) (Non Executive Function)	24 May 2023
East Suffolk Services Ltd Board (Executive Function)	06 June 2023

Past Past Outside Body Appointments

Past Outside Body	Past Joining Date	Past Leaving Date
Everyone Active Partnership Board (Executive Function)	06 June 2023	28 August 2023
East Suffolk Norse Joint Venture Partnership Board (Executive Function)	06 June 2023	30 June 2023

Personal Register of Interests

Date of Notice	Receipt by Monitoring Officer	View
There are no register of interest records for this member.

Meeting Declarations

Committee Name	Meeting Date	Nature	View
There are no meeting declarations for this member.

Date	Title	Notes
There are no training records for this member.

Date	From	Description	Value
There are no hospitality and gift records for this member.

Councillor Ashton's Register of Interests (opens in new window)

2024/25

Date	Amount	Group/Organisation	Project
13th March 2025	£360	Westleton Village Hall	Monthly Men's Breakfast club
13th March 2025	£2,000	Wrentham Bowls Club	Wrentham Bowls Club new spiker and clubhouse refurbishment.
13th March 2025	£2,530	Wangford Drop-in	Continuation of once-weekly evening drop-in for under 19's.
13th March 2025	£610	Bramfield & Thorington PC	Bramfield Village Sign repair.
13th March 2025	£2,000	Frostenden, Uggeshall & South Cove Group of Parishes	Traffic calming project.

2023/24

Date	Amount	Group/Organisation	Project
29th January 2024	£800	Dunwich Greyfriars Trust	Restoration of clifftop viewpoint
29th February 2024	£1,500	Henstead with Hulver Street Parish Council	Purchase of Speed Indicator Device with solar power and data download capability
29th February 2024	£2,000	Wrentham Parish Council	Funding to repair Village Hall drains.
5th March 2024	£2,000	Bramfield Village Hall	reland scaping the land for use as a village green
11th March 2024	£1,200	East Suffolk initiative	East Suffolk is Amazing project

Member Attendance

Display attendance in date range

From:

April 2025
week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
14	31	1	2	3	4	5	6
15	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
16	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
17	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
18	28	29	30	1	2	3	4
19	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

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April 2025
week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
14	31	1	2	3	4	5	6
15	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
16	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
17	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
18	28	29	30	1	2	3	4
19	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

Attendance Summary

Summary	Count	Percentage
Expected attendances	43
Present as expected	40	93%
Absent	3	7%
Apologies received	3	100% of absences
In attendance (as a visitor)	4

Attendance Details

Meeting Date	Committee	Attendance
7 May 2024 18:00	Cabinet	Attended
14 May 2024 14:00	Planning Committee North	Attended
22 May 2024 18:30	Full Council	Attended
24 May 2024 15:00	Planning Committee North	Attended
4 Jun 2024 14:00	Shareholder Reference Group	Attended
4 Jun 2024 18:00	Cabinet	Attended
11 Jun 2024 14:00	Planning Committee North	Attended
12 Jun 2024 13:30	Southwold Harbour Management Committee	Attended
8 Jul 2024 10:30	Strategic Planning Committee	Attended
9 Jul 2024 14:00	Planning Committee North	Attended
9 Jul 2024 18:00	Cabinet	Attended
18 Jul 2024 15:30	Southwold Harbour Management Committee	Attended
24 Jul 2024 18:30	Full Council	Attended
13 Aug 2024 14:00	Planning Committee North	Attended
3 Sep 2024 14:00	Shareholder Reference Group	Attended
3 Sep 2024 18:00	Cabinet	Attended
10 Sep 2024 14:00	Planning Committee North	Attended
19 Sep 2024 18:30	Overview and Scrutiny Committee	In attendance (as a visitor)
25 Sep 2024 18:30	Full Council	Attended
1 Oct 2024 18:00	Cabinet	Attended
7 Oct 2024 10:30	Strategic Planning Committee	Apologies received
17 Oct 2024 18:30	Overview and Scrutiny Committee	In attendance (as a visitor)
5 Nov 2024 18:00	Cabinet	Attended
12 Nov 2024 14:00	Planning Committee North	Attended
14 Nov 2024 16:00	Southwold Harbour Management Committee	Apologies received
21 Nov 2024 18:30	Overview and Scrutiny Committee	In attendance (as a visitor)
27 Nov 2024 18:30	Full Council	Attended
3 Dec 2024 14:00	Shareholder Reference Group	Attended
3 Dec 2024 18:00	Cabinet	Attended
10 Dec 2024 14:00	Planning Committee North	Attended
6 Jan 2025 10:30	Strategic Planning Committee	Apologies received
7 Jan 2025 18:00	Cabinet	Attended
22 Jan 2025 18:30	Full Council	Attended
23 Jan 2025 16:45	Southwold Harbour Management Committee	Attended
4 Feb 2025 18:00	Cabinet	Attended
11 Feb 2025 13:00	Planning Committee North	Attended
19 Feb 2025 18:30	Full Council	Attended
4 Mar 2025 18:00	Cabinet	Attended
4 Mar 2025 14:00	Shareholder Reference Group	Attended
11 Mar 2025 13:00	Planning Committee North	Attended
13 Mar 2025 16:00	Southwold Harbour Management Committee	Attended
19 Mar 2025 18:30	Full Council	Attended
19 Mar 2025 21:00	Cabinet	Attended
20 Mar 2025 18:30	Overview and Scrutiny Committee	In attendance (as a visitor)
1 Apr 2025 18:00	Cabinet	Attended
7 Apr 2025 10:30	Strategic Planning Committee	Attended
8 Apr 2025 14:00	Planning Committee North	Attended

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
14	31	1	2	3	4	5	6
15	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
16	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
17	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
18	28	29	30	1	2	3	4
19	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
14	31	1	2	3	4	5	6
15	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
16	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
17	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
18	28	29	30	1	2	3	4
19	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
14	31	1	2	3	4	5	6
15	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
16	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
17	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
18	28	29	30	1	2	3	4
19	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
14	31	1	2	3	4	5	6
15	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
16	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
17	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
18	28	29	30	1	2	3	4
19	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
14	31	1	2	3	4	5	6
15	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
16	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
17	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
18	28	29	30	1	2	3	4
19	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

week	M	T	W	T	F	S	S
14	31	1	2	3	4	5	6
15	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
16	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
17	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
18	28	29	30	1	2	3	4
19	5	6	7	8	9	10	11