Councillor Natalie Sommers

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  • Election History
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  • Ward History
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  • Locality Budget
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Councillor Natalie Sommers
Elected:
08 May 2023
First Elected
08 May 2023
Party:
Liberal Democrats
Ward:
St Anne's and St John's
Address:
c/o Town Hall
High Street
Colchester
CO1 1PJ
Mobile Telephone No:
07483 865390
Job Title:
Basic Allowance £8,014.46
Department:

Election History

ElectedRetiredReason
Mon 8 May 2023  

Party Representation History

PartyFromTo
Liberal DemocratsMon 8 May 2023

Ward Representation History

WardFromTo
St Anne's and St John'sMon 8 May 2023

Current Outside Body Appointments

Past Outside Body Appointments

Personal Register of Interests

Date of NoticeReceipt by Monitoring OfficerView
26 July 202426 July 2024

Meeting Declarations

Committee NameMeeting DateNatureView
There are no meeting declarations for this member.
DateTitleNotes
Mon, 2 Feb 2026National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) briefing 
Wed, 21 Jan 2026Local Plan Committee Training 
Wed, 8 Oct 2025Local Plan Briefing - Transport 
Tue, 30 Sep 2025Chief Executive briefing - University of Essex 
Tue, 22 Jul 2025Community Safety, Safeguarding Children and Adults and Prevention of Terrorism and Radicalism 
Wed, 25 Jun 2025Local Government Reorganisation 
Tue, 27 May 2025Tendring Colchester Borders Garden Community Development Plan Document 
Wed, 30 Apr 2025Colchester Community First Responders 
Mon, 14 Apr 2025Chief Executive briefing for all Members - Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation Q&A 
Mon, 3 Mar 2025Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation Workshop 
Mon, 10 Feb 2025Budget Workshop 
Tue, 4 Feb 2025Local Plan Briefing  
Tue, 28 Jan 2025Risk Management training 
Thu, 2 Jan 2025Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation 
Thu, 21 Nov 2024Local Plan Review Briefing 
Tue, 19 Nov 2024City Centre Masterplan Joint Venture 
Mon, 7 Oct 2024Colchester Northern Gateway briefing 
Mon, 4 Mar 2024Changes to Postal Vote Arrangements 
Wed, 14 Feb 2024Budget briefing 
Tue, 6 Feb 2024Councillor IT and Cyber Security 
Thu, 11 Jan 2024Carbon Literacy Training Session 
Tue, 7 Nov 2023GDPR Online Training 
Mon, 24 Jul 2023Chief Executive Briefing - Housing Pressures 
Wed, 5 Jul 2023Neighbourhoods Training Session 
Wed, 31 May 2023Local Government Boundary Commission Briefing 
Tue, 23 May 2023Planning Training  
Thu, 18 May 2023Democratic Services Induction 
Tue, 16 May 2023New Councillor ICT Induction 
Wed, 10 May 2023Councillor Welcome event 
DateFromDescriptionValue
There are no hospitality and gift records for this member.

A sum of money is assigned each year to all Colchester City Councillors, to use on supporting community initiatives within their wards.

Please find below the 2025/26 Locality Budget spends for Councillor Sommers

Date  Total Contribution  Description   
31/08/2025 £350.00 St Anne's community fun day, 22nd August. St Anne’s Community Association
30/11/2025  £200.00  Booth Avenue St Annes & St Johns Tree. CCC Tree & Country Parks   
31/01/2026  £250.00  Resident leaf collection. Welshwood Park Residents   
31/01/2026  £500.00  Kick Start to Residents association funds to benefit local community. St John's Residents Association    
31/01/2026  £300.00  Social media room - funding for Colchester Library. Essex Library services    
31/01/2026  £450.00  Supporting Colchester Foodbank.  Colchester Foodbank   
31/01/2026  £450.00  Making St Annes more accessible to residents. Greenstead with St Anne Church     
31/01/2026  £1,175.00  For support with the Youth Club & Foodbank. St Annes community association    

Please find below the 2024/25 Locality Budget spends for Councillor Sommers

Date  Total Contribution  Description   
31/08/2024 £250.00 St Anne’s Community Association 2024 Fun day and youth activities. St Anne’s Community Association
31/01/2025   £75.00 To be spent on Lego for the community cafe for people to build and play with. St Anne's Church  
       

Please find below the 2023/24 Locality Budget spends for Councillor Sommers

Date  Total Contribution  Description   
31/07/2023 £200 Oaktree Centre fun day on 18 August 2023. St Anne's Community Halls Association
30/09/2023  £200  Supporting local families with food parcels for half term. St Anne's Community Halls Association   
 31/12/2023 £150 'Men in Sheds' Project. St John's Church, Colchester  

Member Attendance

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Attendance Summary

SummaryCountPercentage
Expected attendances21 
Present as expected1886%
Absent314%
Apologies received3100% of absences
In attendance (as a visitor)1 
Substitute1 

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