About the Upper Ouse Water Management Boards Board Members
The Boards meet three times a year, around February, June and December. Every third year is an election year when a meeting of the new Board is held at the December meeting.
In each case the non-agricultural areas contribute more than 50% of the Board’s expenditure and therefore are entitled to 50% plus 1 of the total membership.
Upper Ouse Water Management Board-
The Upper Ouse Water Management Board is constituted to have 29 members. Currently the Board’s membership comprises:
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Agricultural elected members (entitled to 14)
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14
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Nominated Members:
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Bedford Borough Council (entitled to 7)
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5 |
| Central Bedfordshire Council (entitled to 5) | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire District Council (entitled to 1) | 1 |
| Milton Keynes City Council (entitled to 3) | 3 |
| Jointly Appointed Member* (entitled to 1) | 1 |
*Representative of either Buckinghamshire Council, West Northamptonshire Council or North Herts District Council - collectively decided by the councils, falling in line with the Board's election year.
Current Board Members
Below are details of our current Board members.
The term for appointed members is determined by each district council.
Alconbury & Ellington Electoral Division Elected Members
B Lumbers
C Dalleywater
P Ruston
J Sewell
Bedfordshire & River Ivel Electoral Division Elected Members
F Firth
J Polhill
J R Davison
J Russell
T Wootton
Buckingham & River Ouzel Electoral Division Elected Members
D Hunt
J Farrington Smith
M Tuckett
N Hawes
P Bowsher
Appointed Members
Council Appointed Members by Board are as follows:
- Bedford Borough Council - N Gribble, D McMurdo, R Rigby, D Simmons & M Towler
- Central Bedfordshire Council - N Andrews, A Brown, V Harvey, P Spicer & T Wye
- Huntingdonshire District Council - I Gardener
- Milton Keynes City Council - J Carr, D Hopkins & S Smith
- Jointly Appointed Member - TBC