The Future of Water Services in the South West
Full council, 7 September 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 45, Against 0, Abstained 2.
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 (45)
- Alison Simpson (Labour)
- Chris Penberthy (Labour)
- Daniel Steel (Labour)
- Dr John Mahony (Labour)
- Jemima Laing (Labour)
- Jeremy Goslin (Labour)
- John Stephens (Labour)
- Jon Dingle (Labour)
- Josh McCarty (Labour)
- Kate Taylor (Labour)
- Keith Moore (Labour)
- Lewis Allison (Labour)
- Maria Lawson (Labour)
- Mark Coker (Labour)
- Mark Lowry (Labour)
- Matt Smith (Labour)
- Paul McNamara (Labour)
- Sally Cresswell (Labour)
- Sarah Allen (Labour)
- Sue Dann (Labour)
- Tess Blight (Labour)
- Tom Briars-Delve (Labour)
- Tudor Evans OBE (Labour)
- Will Noble (Labour)
- Andy Rose (Reform UK)
- Angie Smith (Reform UK)
- Ben Rowe (Reform UK)
- Chris Sharpe (Reform UK)
- Helen Kelly (Reform UK)
- Jackie Sansom (Reform UK)
- Nicola Cooke (Reform UK)
- Paul Hagan (Reform UK)
- Paul Rielly (Reform UK)
- Shaun Hooper (Reform UK)
- Steve Ricketts (Reform UK)
- Vanessa Tyler (Reform UK)
- Andrea Loveridge (Independent)
- Grace Stickland (Independent)
- Lindsay Gilmour (Independent)
- Patrick Nicholson (Independent)
- Terri Beer (Independent)
- Chris Wood (Conservative)
- Ms Kathy Watkin (Conservative)
- Andrew Crumplin (not matched to a member)
- Mark Hadfield (not matched to a member)
Abstained (2)
- Byran Driver (Green)
- Lauren McLay (Green)
From the minutes
oduced an amendment which was seconded by Councillor Mahony. Following contributions from Councillors M. Smith, Steel, Mrs Beer, Noble, Evans OBE, Ms Watkin, McCarty. Council agreed to the amendment. For: (45)Councillors Allen, Allison, Mrs Beer, Blight, Briars-Delve, Coker, Cooke, Cresswell, Crumplin, Dann, Dingle, Evans OBE, Gilmour, Goslin, Hadfield, Hagan, Hooper, Kelly, Laing, Lawson, Lowry, Mrs Loveridge, Dr Mahony, McCarty, McNamara, Moore, P. Nicholson, Noble, Penberthy, Ricketts, Rielly, Rose, Rowe, Sansom, Sharpe, Simpson, A. Smith, M. Smith, Steel, Stephens, Stickland, Taylor, Tyler, Ms Watkin and Wood. Against: (0) Abstain: (2) Councillors Driver and McLay. Absent/Did not vote: (5) Councillors Aroori, Bannerman, Ney, Penrose and Sproston. Cllr McLay introduced an amendment which was seconded by Councillor Driver
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.