Motions to Council
Full council, 18 March 2026: a named vote on the motion, carried.
For 29, Against 22, Abstained 3.
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 (29)
- Alan Watson (Conservative)
- Andrew Sherris (Conservative)
- Dan Fagan (Conservative)
- David Reynard (Conservative)
- Diane Clarke OBE (Conservative)
- Elsi Hampton (Conservative)
- Emily Tate (Conservative)
- Hilary Vickers (Conservative)
- Hugo Stratton (Conservative)
- Jack Miller (Conservative)
- Jim Taylor (Conservative)
- John Coulson (Conservative)
- John Gardner (Conservative)
- Lynn Hall (Conservative)
- Marcus Vickers (Conservative)
- Mohammed Mazi (Conservative)
- Niall Innes (Conservative)
- Sally Ann Watson (Conservative)
- Shakeel Hussain (Conservative)
- Stefan Houghton (Conservative)
- Stephen Dodds (Conservative)
- Stephen Richardson (Conservative)
- Sufi Mubeen (Conservative)
- Tony Riordan (Conservative)
- Vanessa Sewell (Conservative)
- Kevin Faulks (Ingleby Barwick Independent Society)
- Stefan Barnes (Ingleby Barwick Independent Society)
- Ted Strike (Independent)
- Sylvia Walmsley (Thornaby Independent Association)
Against (22)
- 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)
- Richard Eglington (Labour)
- Robert Cook (Labour)
- Steve Nelson (Labour)
Abstained (3)
- Ian Dalgarno (Thornaby Independent Association)
- Mick Moore (Thornaby Independent Association)
- Ross Patterson (Ingleby Barwick Independent Society)
From the minutes
debate and in accordance with Council Procedure Rule 3.65, it was requested that a recorded vote be taken on the substantive motion, which was supported by at least a quarter of the Members present. Members in favour of the motion: Cllr Stefan Barnes, Cllr Diane Clarke OBE, Cllr John Coulson, Cllr Stephen Dodds, Cllr Dan Fagan, Cllr Kevin Faulks, Cllr John Gardner, 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 Vanessa Sewell, Cllr Andrew Sherris, Cllr Hugo Stratton, Cllr Ted Strike, Cllr Emily Tate, Cllr Jim Taylor, Cllr Hilary Vickers and Cllr Marcus Vickers, Cllr Sylvia Walmsley, Cllr Alan Watson and Cllr Sally Ann Watson. Members against the motion: 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 Richard Eglington, Cllr Lisa Evans, Cllr Nathan Gale, Cllr Barbara Inman, Cllr Eileen Johnson, Cllr Mrs Ann McCoy, Cllr Steve Nelson, Cllr Paul Rowling, Cllr Norma Stephenson OBE, Cllr Mick Stoker, Cllr Marilyn Surtees, Cllr Katie Weston, Cllr Paul Weston and Cllr Barry Woodhouse. Abstained: Cllr Ian Dalgarno, Cllr Mick Moore and Cllr Ross Patterson. 29 for the motion 22 against the motion 3 abstained The motion was declared carried and it was RESOLVED “This Council notes: (1) That the Labour Gov
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