THE new chairmen and vice-chairmen of seven of Weymouth and Portland Borough Council’s committees have been decided.

It was all change on the Management Committee as Mike Byatt and Colin Huckle were replaced as chair and vice-chair respectively by Conservative councillors Ian Bruce and Kevin Brookes.

Cllr Bruce said: “I am very pleased to be elected to serve. All councillors are committed to working for the good of our borough and I am looking forward to providing leadership for our Management Committee.”

Gill Taylor was re-elected as chairman of the Scrutiny Committee whilst Cllr Claudia Webb replaced Cllr Margaret Leicester as the vice-chairman.

As well as being elected deputy mayor, Cllr Kosior was re-elected as chairman of the Policy Development Committee with Cllr Alison Reed replacing Cllr Ryan Hope as the vice-chairman.

The Audit Committee chair is now Cllr Rachel Rogers with Cllr John Ellis taking up the role of vice-chair.

Cllr Mark Tewkesbury went from chair of the Planning and Traffic Committee to vice-chair with Cllr Wheller taking over as the new chair.

Cllr Hazel Bruce and Cllr Pamela Nixon retained their roles as chair and vice-chair of the Licensing Committee.