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Full council, 13 August 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 6, Against 9, 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 (6)
- Andrew Johnson (Liberal Democrats)
- Diane Ellison (Liberal Democrats)
- Gale Waller (Liberal Democrats)
- Paul Browne (Liberal Democrats)
- Stephen Lambert (Liberal Democrats)
- Oliver Hemsley (Independent)
Against (9)
- Andrew Dinsmore (Conservative)
- David Wilby (Conservative)
- Giles Clifton (Conservative)
- Karen Payne (Conservative)
- Lucy Stephenson (Conservative)
- Matthew Farina (Conservative)
- Andrew Brown (Independent)
- Steve McRobb (Labour)
- Heckles (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
t was made by Councillor Stephenson to call for a recorded vote; which was agreed by more than 5 Members. A recorded vote in favour of the proposed amendment to part one of the motion was as follows: For: Councillors P Browne, Ellison, Hemsley, Johnson, Lambert and Waller (6). Against: Councillors A Brown, Clifton, Dinsmore, Farina, Heckles, K Payne, McRobb, Stephenson and Wilby (9) Abstentions: None (0) The amendment was not carried, with 6 votes for and 9 against. The Chairman returned to the substantive motion, as proposed by Councillor Stephen
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.