Spotlight Powys

David Thomas 

County Councillor for Tawe Uchaf

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.

David Thomas has special responsibilities - they are the  Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Transformation. These responsibilities incur an additional allowance payment.


  Allowances

The allowances paid to David Thomas 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.

# 2018/19 2019/20 2020/21 2021/22 2022/23
David Thomas £14,447.81 £14,674.67 £14,260.96 £14,367.96 £0.00

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

  Attendance 94.3%

The attendance record for David Thomas since 1st May 2022 is displayed below.

94.3%

Present as expected

66 sessions out of 70

1.4%

Absent with apologies given

1 sessions out of 70

2.9%

Absent without apologies given

2 sessions out of 70

4.3%

Total absence

3 sessions out of 70

Source: https://powys.moderngov.co.uk/mgAttendance.aspx?XXR=0&DR=01%2f05%2f2022-09%2f05%2f2027&ACT=Go&UID=161

  Election Results

The 2022 local government election results for David Thomas are displayed below.

Name Party No. of Votes % of Vote Elected?
Harris, Arianwen  Welsh Conservatives 156 21.4%
Thomas, David  Welsh Labour 572 78.6%
  Council Tax £1,837.10

For the previous 5 years, the voting record of David Thomas 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%
David Thomas Against DNV 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 David Thomas are displayed below.

Motion Result Vote
Powys PSB Scrutiny Committee
02/10/2023
Passed For
Motion - Reinstate 1hr car parking in long stay car parks (Amendment)
02/10/2023
Not Passed Against
Motion - Reinstate 1hr car parking in long stay car parks (Amendment 2)
02/10/2023
Passed For
Single Transferable Vote (Amendment)
02/10/2023
Passed Against
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 P
18/05/2023
Passed For
Interim Executive Management Team Structure changes
18/05/2023
Passed For
Budget Virement for Housing
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 For
Council Tax Resolution for 2023/24 P
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 P
23/02/2023
Passed For
Budget 2023 - Council Tax 5% P
23/02/2023
Passed For
Budget 2023 - Fees and Charges P
23/02/2023
Passed For
Budget 2023 - Other P
23/02/2023
Passed For
Revenue Virement - Highways Savings P
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 For
Dydd Gwyl Dewi (Amendment) P
22/07/2022
Passed For

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