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Paul Godwin

Paul Godwin is a former Labour councillor for Chatham Central ward and a former leader of Medway council. He represented Chatham Central ward between May 2003 and May 2019.

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Paul has stood in seven elections in Medway and won all of those elections.

Political Career

Paul has served in the following posts:

Council Leadership

Medway Council

Rochester-upon-Medway City Council

Some of Medway's current and former representatives have also represented other parts of the country in local government, devolved assemblies and both houses of parliament. Where possible, we have tried to include parliamentary roles in other parts of the country in this section, but owing to the time and research involved, some of this data may require updating.

Attendance at Council Meetings

The full council meets six times a year and, unless there are extenuating circumstances, all councillors are expected to attend these meetings.

Paul's attendance record for full council meetings is as follows:

Council attendance records are only available from October 2001 onwards. Click on a term to see how Paul Godwin's attendance compared to the other councillors for that term.

Attendance at Committee Meetings

Councillors usually sit on a number of scrutiny or decision-making committees. Additionally, they may substitute for another member of a committee who is unable to make a meeting.

Paul's attendance record for these committee meetings is as follows:

Attendance as a substitute member of a committee is not included in the calculation of the attendance rate. Committee attendance records are only available from October 2001 onwards. Click on a term to see how Paul Godwin's attendance compared to the other councillors for that term.

We are still working on adding historic attendance records to our database. The earliest council meeting we have attendance data for is that held on 13 November 2008. The earliest committee meeting we have attendance data for is that held on 21 November 2007. Please bear with us while we work back to the earliest data available.

Councillors' Allowances

All councillors are entitled to a basic allowance and to claim for certain travel and subsistence expenses. Some councillors have special responsibilities (e.g. a cabinet portfolio or chairing a committee) and receive an additional allowance.

The amount Paul received each year in allowances and expenses was:

  Total £195,049.94
Basic allowance £124,107.12
Special responsibility allowance £69,189.46
Travel and subsistence £1,753.36

Allowances information is only available from 2005 onwards. Click on a year to see how Paul Godwin's allowances compared to the other councillors for that year.

Voting History

Most decisions taken by councillors at meetings of the full council are made by unanimous agreement or, if the decision is disputed, by show of hands. However, the council's constitution states that in certain circumstances, or if six or more members request, a "recorded vote" may be taken, where each councillor's vote is recorded in the minutes of the meeting.

The votes recorded for Paul are as follows:

2015 to 2019

2011 to 2015

2007 to 2011

2003 to 2007

2000 to 2003

Recorded votes are only available from December 2001 onwards. Click on a vote to see the full details of the motion and how the other councillors voted.

Electoral History

Paul has stood in the following elections in Medway:

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