Motions to Council
Full council, 21 January 2026: a named vote on the motion, lost.
For 21, Against 26, Abstained 0.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: No overall control. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (21)
- David Reynard (Conservative)
- Diane Clarke OBE (Conservative)
- Elsi Hampton (Conservative)
- Emily Tate (Conservative)
- Hilary Vickers (Conservative)
- Hugo Stratton (Conservative)
- Jack Miller (Conservative)
- Jason French (Conservative)
- Jim Taylor (Conservative)
- John Coulson (Conservative)
- Lynn Hall (Conservative)
- Marcus Vickers (Conservative)
- Mohammed Mazi (Conservative)
- Niall Innes (Conservative)
- Shakeel Hussain (Conservative)
- Stefan Houghton (Conservative)
- Stephen Dodds (Conservative)
- Stephen Richardson (Conservative)
- Sufi Mubeen (Conservative)
- Tony Riordan (Conservative)
- Ted Strike (Independent)
Against (26)
- Barbara Inman (Labour)
- Barry Woodhouse (Labour)
- Carol Clark (Labour)
- Clare Besford (Labour)
- Eileen Johnson (Labour)
- Jim Beall (Labour)
- Katie Zagoria (Labour)
- Lisa Evans (Labour)
- Marc Besford (Labour)
- Marilyn Surtees (Labour)
- Michelle Bendelow (Labour)
- Mick Stoker (Labour)
- Mrs Ann McCoy (Labour)
- Nathan Gale (Labour)
- Nigel Cooke (Labour)
- Norma Stephenson OBE (Labour)
- Paul Rowling (Labour)
- Paul Weston (Labour)
- Pauline Beall (Labour)
- Robert Cook (Labour)
- Steve Nelson (Labour)
- Kevin Faulks (Ingleby Barwick Independent Society)
- Ross Patterson (Ingleby Barwick Independent Society)
- Stefan Barnes (Ingleby Barwick Independent Society)
- Ray Godwin (Thornaby Independent Association)
- Sylvia Walmsley (Thornaby Independent Association)
From the minutes
.” Following debate and in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 3.65, it was requested that a recorded vote be taken on the motion, which was supported by at least a quarter of the Members present. Members in favour of the motion: Cllr Diane Clarke OBE, Cllr John Coulson, Cllr Stephen Dodds, Cllr Jason French, Cllr Lynn Hall, Cllr Elsi Hampton, Cllr Stefan Houghton, Cllr Shakeel Hussain, Cllr Niall Innes, Cllr Mohammed Mazi, Cllr Jack Miller, Cllr Sufi Mubeen, Cllr David Reynard, Cllr Stephen Richardson, Cllr Tony Riordan, Cllr Hugo Stratton, Cllr Ted Strike, Cllr Emily Tate, Cllr Jim Taylor, Cllr Hilary Vickers and Cllr Marcus Vickers. Members against the motion: Cllr Stefan Barnes, Cllr Jim Beall, Cllr Pauline Beall, Cllr Michelle Bendelow, Cllr Clare Besford, Cllr Marc Besford, Cllr Carol Clark, Cllr Bob Cook, Cllr Nigel Cooke, Cllr Lisa Evans, Cllr Kevin Faulks, Cllr Nathan Gale, Cllr Ray Godwin, Cllr Barbara Inman, Cllr Eileen Johnson, Cllr Mrs Ann McCoy, Cllr Steve Nelson, Cllr Ross Patterson, Cllr Paul Rowling, Cllr Norma Stephenson OBE, Cllr Mick Stoker, Cllr Marilyn Surtees, Cllr Sylvia Walmsley, Cllr Katie Weston, Cllr Paul Weston and Cllr Barry Woodhouse. 21 for the motion 26 against the motion The motion was declared not carried.
The item in the council's own minutes. Names are matched to the councillors listed at the meeting. The names of people who aren't councillors are removed.