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Karl Lewis 

County Councillor for Llandinam with Dolfor

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

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

Karl Lewis has special responsibilities - they are the  Chair of the Planning, Taxi Licensing & Rights of Way Committee. These responsibilities incur an additional allowance payment.


  Allowances

The allowances paid to Karl Lewis 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
Karl Lewis £12,004.92 £22,068.90 £23,296.79 £22,917.96 £23,160.96

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

  Attendance 96.6%

The attendance record for Karl Lewis since 1st May 2022 is displayed below.

96.6%

Present as expected

28 sessions out of 29

3.4%

Absent with apologies given

1 sessions out of 29

0.0%

Absent without apologies given

0 sessions out of 29

3.4%

Total absence

1 sessions out of 29

Source: https://powys.moderngov.co.uk/mgAttendance.aspx?XXR=0&DR=01%2f05%2f2022-09%2f05%2f2027&ACT=Go&UID=571

  Election Results

The 2022 local government election results for Karl Lewis are displayed below.

Name Party No. of Votes Elected?
Lewis, Karl  Welsh Conservatives 0
  Council Tax £1,837.10

For the previous 5 years, the voting record of Karl Lewis 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%
Karl Lewis DNV For For For For For

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

  Recent Votes

Recent votes on motions or resolutions by Karl Lewis are displayed below.

Motion Date Result Vote
Members' Schedule of Remuneration 18/05/2023 Not Passed
Budget Virements 18/05/2023 Not Passed
Interim Executive Management Team Structure changes 18/05/2023 Not Passed
Budget Virement for Housing 18/05/2023 Not Passed
New Ways of Working - Planning Committee 18/05/2023 Not Passed
New Ways of Working - Member meetings 18/05/2023 Not Passed
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 DNV
Constitution – Section 4 - Speaking on Motions 23/02/2023 Passed For
Budget 2023 - Medium Term Financial Strategy 23/02/2023 Passed Against
Budget 2023 - Council Tax 5% 23/02/2023 Passed Against
Budget 2023 - Fees and Charges 23/02/2023 Passed Against
Budget 2023 - Other 23/02/2023 Passed Against
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 Against
Powys Schools 08/12/2022 Passed For
Commit to serve good quality meat and dairy products (Amendment) 08/12/2022 Passed Against
Suspend standing orders 08/12/2022 Not Passed For
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 For
Rural Fuel Duty Relief scheme 22/07/2022 Passed For
Dydd Gwyl Dewi (As Amended) 22/07/2022 Passed For
Dydd Gwyl Dewi (Amendment) 22/07/2022 Passed Against

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