The Future of Water Services in the South West
Full council, 7 September 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 3, Against 38, 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 (3)
- Byran Driver (Green)
- Lauren McLay (Green)
- Lindsay Gilmour (Independent)
Against (38)
- Alison Simpson (Labour)
- Angela Penrose (Labour)
- Chris Penberthy (Labour)
- Daniel Steel (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)
- Nicola Cooke (Reform UK)
- Paul Hagan (Reform UK)
- Paul Rielly (Reform UK)
- Shaun Hooper (Reform UK)
- Steve Ricketts (Reform UK)
- Vanessa Tyler (Reform UK)
- Grace Stickland (Independent)
- Terri Beer (Independent)
- Andrew Crumplin (not matched to a member)
Abstained (3)
- Chris Wood (Conservative)
- Ms Kathy Watkin (Conservative)
- Dr John Mahony (Labour)
From the minutes
ston. Cllr McLay introduced an amendment which was seconded by Councillor Driver. Following contributions from Councillors McCarty, Goslin, Penberthy, Wood, Noble and Gilmour, the amendment was lost. For: (3) Councillors Driver, Gilmour and McLay. Against: (38) Councillors Allen, Allison, Mrs Beer, Blight, Briars-Delve, Coker, Cooke, Cresswell, Crumplin, Dann, Dingle, Evans OBE, Goslin, Hagan, Hooper, Kelly, Laing, Lawson, Lowry, McCarty, McNamara, Moore, Noble, Penberthy, Penrose, Ricketts, Rielly, Rose, Rowe, Sharpe, Simpson, A. Smith, M. Smith, Steel, Stephens, Stickland, Taylor and Tyler. Abstain: (3) Councillors Dr Mahony, Ms Watkin and Wood. Absent/Did not vote: (7) Councillors Aroori, Bannerman, Hadfield, Mrs Loveridge, Ney, P. Nicholson and Sproston. Following contributions from Councillors Din
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.