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Matthew Dorrance 

County Councillor for Brecon West

They are a Welsh Labour Group councillor. They ran at the last election as a Welsh Labour candidate.

They served as a councillor during the 2022-2027 term.

Matthew Dorrance has special responsibilities - they are the  Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for a Fairer Powys. These responsibilities incur an additional allowance payment.

  Allowances

The allowances paid to Matthew Dorrance for the last 5 years is displayed below. The allowances include a basic salary, senior salary (if any), care allowance, working expenses, subsistence and travel. For the full breakdown, please see the Powys County Council website.

# 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22
Matthew Dorrance £20,945.45 £22,274.79 £22,534.94 £22,917.96 £23,160.96

Source: https://en.powys.gov.uk/article/5780/View-councillors-allowances-and-expenses

  Attendance 90.0%

The attendance record for Matthew Dorrance since 1st May 2022 is displayed below.

90.0%

Present as expected

36 sessions out of 40

10.0%

Absent with apologies given

4 sessions out of 40

0.0%

Absent without apologies given

0 sessions out of 40

10.0%

Total absence

4 sessions out of 40

Source: https://powys.moderngov.co.uk/mgAttendance.aspx?XXR=0&DR=01%2f05%2f2022-09%2f05%2f2027&ACT=Go&UID=123

  Election Results

The 2022 local government election results for Matthew Dorrance are displayed below.

Name Party No. of Votes Elected?
Dorrance, Matthew  Welsh Labour 1173
Meredith, David  Welsh Labour 999
Morgans, Steve  Independent 349
Weale, Martin  Independent 330
  Council Tax £1,837.10

For the previous 5 years, the voting record of Matthew Dorrance on Council Tax setting is displayed below.

# 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23 2023/24
County Council Tax Change (%) +5% +9.5% +4.8% +2.9% +3.39% +5.0%
Matthew Dorrance Against Against Against Against Against For

Source: Powys County Council Voting Results - Council Tax Resolution / Charges by Area 2012-2022

  Recent Votes

Recent votes on motions or resolutions by Matthew Dorrance are displayed below.

Motion Date Result Vote
Motion - Sustainable Tourism - A Sense of Place 20/07/2023 Passed For
Motion - Armed Forces and the Cost of Living Crisis 20/07/2023 Passed For
Motion - School Transport Appeals 20/07/2023 Passed Against
Motion - Proposed ban on the release of game birds in Wales 20/07/2023 Not Passed Against
Motion - Phosphates 20/07/2023 Passed For
Revenue Virements 20/07/2023 Not Passed
Members' Schedule of Remuneration 18/05/2023 Passed For
Budget Virements 18/05/2023 Passed For
Interim Executive Management Team Structure changes 18/05/2023 Passed For
Budget Virement for Housing Proposer 18/05/2023 Passed For
New Ways of Working (Planning Amendment) 18/05/2023 Not Passed Against
New Ways of Working (Substantive) 18/05/2023 Passed Against
Council Tax Resolution for 2023/24 02/03/2023 Passed For
Pay Policy Statement for 2023/24 02/03/2023 Passed For
Language Proposal 2023 (As Amended) 02/03/2023 Passed For
Language Proposal 2023 (Amendment 2) 02/03/2023 Passed For
Corporate and Strategic Equality Plan 23/02/2023 Passed For
Constitution – Section 4 - Speaking on Motions 23/02/2023 Passed For
Budget 2023 - Medium Term Financial Strategy 23/02/2023 Passed For
Budget 2023 - Council Tax 5% 23/02/2023 Passed For
Budget 2023 - Fees and Charges 23/02/2023 Passed For
Budget 2023 - Other 23/02/2023 Passed For
Revenue Virement - Highways Savings 08/12/2022 Passed For
Commit to serve good quality meat and dairy products (As Amended) 08/12/2022 Passed For
Fair's fare on Powys energy and water resources 08/12/2022 Passed For
Powys Schools 08/12/2022 Passed For
Commit to serve good quality meat and dairy products (Amendment) 08/12/2022 Passed For
Suspend standing orders 08/12/2022 Not Passed Against
Air Ambulance 13/10/2022 Passed For
School Transport 13/10/2022 Passed For
Drainage and Flooding 13/10/2022 Passed For
Nature Emergency 13/10/2022 Passed For
Annual Self-Assessment Report 21-22 22/07/2022 Passed For
Newtown Town Council 22/07/2022 Passed For
School Closures 22/07/2022 Not Passed Against
Rural Fuel Duty Relief scheme 22/07/2022 Passed For
Dydd Gwyl Dewi (As Amended) 22/07/2022 Passed DNV
Dydd Gwyl Dewi (Amendment) 22/07/2022 Passed DNV

Source: https://spotlightpowys.wales/votes-at-pcc