Cllr Ecclestone was one of the four AIP councillors excluded from the meeting. He called the EGM “shambolic” and said he was excluded when he asked if the insurance cover was still good if the council was found to have not followed correct procedures. Minutes after he was excluded from the meeting, Cllr Ecclestone took to Facebook to share his anger. He posted on Facebook group Politics in Andover: “Shambolic EGM meeting with Cllr Rowles excluding four of the five AIP councillors. I was excluded when I asked if the insurance cover was still good if the council was found to have not followed correct procedures.
EGM fiasco: Cllr Ecclestone to file complaint with authorities Councillor Christopher Ecclestone said he would lodge an official complaint with the Monitoring Officer at Test Valley Borough Council and the Department of Communities and Local Government against the backdrop of EGM fiasco that saw four councillors being excluded from the meeting on Thursday. Cllr Ecclestone called the EGM “a new low in local democracy” and accused the Proper Officer and mayor of excluding him from confidential sessions. Cllr Ecclestone told the Advertiser: “A new low in local democracy was reached at ATC s Extraordinary General Meeting held on the 21st of January to discuss whether to contest a Judicial Review being brought by three councillors against ATC for its repeated illegalities and irregularities.