Medium Term Financial Strategy and Council Tax Setting 2026/27
Full council, 26 February 2026: a named vote on the motion.
For 28, Against 13, Abstained 0.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Labour. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (28)
- Adrian Knapper (Labour)
- Amjid Wazir OBE (Labour)
- Andy Platt (Labour)
- Chris Robinson (Labour)
- Daniela Santoro (Labour)
- David Williams MP (Labour)
- Diane Williams (Labour)
- Duncan Walker (Labour)
- Finlay Gordon-McCusker (Labour)
- Glen Watson (Labour)
- Jane Ashworth OBE (Labour)
- Javid Najmi (Labour)
- Joan Bell (Labour)
- Laura Carter (Labour)
- Lauren Davison (Labour)
- Lyn Sharpe (Labour)
- Lynn Watkins (Labour)
- Majid Khan (Labour)
- Mubsira Aumir (Labour)
- Sarah Hill (Labour)
- Sarah Jane Colclough (Labour)
- Shaun Pender (Labour)
- Sue Akkurt (Labour)
- Waseem Akbar (Labour)
- Lilian Dodd (CI)
- David Mountford (not matched to a member)
- Lord Mayor (not matched to a member)
- Singh-Kallar (not matched to a member)
Against (13)
- Abi Brown OBE (Conservative)
- Craig Beardmore (Conservative)
- Dave Evans (Conservative)
- Faisal Hussain (Conservative)
- Lorraine Beardmore (Conservative)
- Ross Irving (Conservative)
- Sadaqat Maqsoom (Conservative)
- Tabrase Din (Conservative)
- Chandra Kanneganti CBE (Reform UK)
- Heather Blurton (Reform UK)
- Luke Shenton (Reform UK)
- Maxine Clark (Independent)
- Rachel Kelsall (Independent)
From the minutes
the general debate, following which a recorded vote was taken in accordance with legislative requirements. The outcome of the recorded vote on the motion for those present and voting was as follows: Votes for the Motion (28):- Lord Mayor, Councillors Akbar, Akkurt, Ashworth, Aumir, Bell, Carter, Colclough, Davison, Dodd, Gordon-McCusker, Hill, Khan, Knapper, Mountford, Najmi, Pender, Platt, Robinson, Santoro, Sharpe, Singh-Kallar, Walker, L. Watkins, G. Watson, Wazir, David Williams and Diane Williams. Votes against the Motion (13):- Councillors C. Beardmore, L. Beardmore, Blurton, Brown, Clark, Din, Evans, Hussain, Irving, Kanneganti, Kelsall, Maqsoom and Shenton. It was therefore:
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.