Motion (or Motions) Submitted Under Council Procedure Rule 11
Full council, 15 July 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 20, Against 6, 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 (20)
- Cath Thompson (Labour)
- Donna Louise Pressland (Labour)
- Guy Gillbe (Labour)
- Helen Purnell (Labour)
- Janet Cochrane (Labour)
- Jenny Penfold (Labour)
- Jodie Watts (Labour)
- Megan Wright (Labour)
- Paul Bidwell (Labour)
- Peter Frewer (Labour)
- Ryan Frost (Labour)
- Tricia Brown (Labour)
- Christoph Eberle (Liberal Democrats)
- Nazar Zahuruddin (Liberal Democrats)
- Patrick Smith (Liberal Democrats)
- Philip Thompson (Liberal Democrats)
- Adrian Haffegee (Green)
- Sheila Collings (Green)
- Mary Temperton (INDG)
- Roy Bailey (INDG)
Against (6)
- Dorothy Hayes (Conservative)
- Gareth Barnard (Conservative)
- John Harrison (Conservative)
- Nicholas Robertson (Conservative)
- Ray Mossom (Conservative)
- Tony Virgo (Conservative)
From the minutes
t accept the amendment and requested that a recorded voted be taken. On being put to a recorded vote the amendment was carried and became the new substantive motion with a record of votes as follows: For (20): Councillors Bailey, Bidwell, Brown, Cochrane, Collings, C Eberle, Frewer, Frost, Gillbe, Haffegee, Penfold, Pressland, Purnell, Smith, Temperton, C Thompson, P Thompson, Watts, Wright and Zahuruddin Against (6): Barnard, Harrison, Hayes, Mossom, Robertson and Virgo Abstain (0) Substantive Motion That this Council, recognising the financial pressures facing hospitality and small businesses across our Borough, resolves to: Continue proactively connecting with local independent businesses to ensure they are aware of any relevant rate reliefs and forms of government support. Call on the Leader to write to local MPs calling on them to support changes to the business rates system which address the needs and concerns of Bra
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