Councils · Portsmouth City Council

Support for Portsmouth's UK City of Culture 2029 Bid

Full council, 14 July 2026: a named vote, carried.

For 35, Against 0, Abstained 0.

Party in overall control of the council on the date: Liberal Democrats. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.

Only one side of this vote could be read from the minutes. The others may be recorded in a form that couldn't be read, or not at all.

For (35)

• Abdul Kadir (Liberal Democrats)
• Billy Ansell (Liberal Democrats)
• Chris Attwell (Liberal Democrats)
• Darren Sanders (Liberal Democrats)
• Dave Ashmore (Liberal Democrats)
• Denise Perry (Liberal Democrats)
• Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE (Liberal Democrats)
• Hugh Mason (Liberal Democrats)
• Kate Dorrington (Liberal Democrats)
• Kimberly Barrett (Liberal Democrats)
• Lee Hunt (Liberal Democrats)
• Leonie Oliver (Liberal Democrats)
• Mark Jeffery (Liberal Democrats)
• Nicholas Dorrington (Liberal Democrats)
• Peter Candlish (Liberal Democrats)
• Richard Adair (Liberal Democrats)
• Steve Andrews (Liberal Democrats)
• Steve Pitt (Liberal Democrats)
• Stuart Brown (Liberal Democrats)
• Suzy Horton (Liberal Democrats)
• Carl Inman (Reform UK)
• Chris Dike (Reform UK)
• Emily Strudwick (Reform UK)
• Joe Standen (Reform UK)
• Lamara Fudge (Reform UK)
• Lee Tindal (Reform UK)
• Raymond Dent (Reform UK)
• Sam Coupland (Reform UK)
• Hannah Brent (Conservative)
• Simon Bosher (Conservative)
• Spencer Gardner (Conservative)
• Graham Heaney (Labour)
• Mary Vallely (Labour)
• Rajah Ghosh (Labour)
• Cal Corkery (Independent)

From the minutes

r Chris Dike. That notice of motion (e) as set out on the agenda be adopted. Following debate, and in accordance with Standing Order 48b, eight members stood to request a recorded vote. The following members voted in favour: Councillor Richard Adair Councillor Raj Ghosh Councillor Steve Andrews Councillor Graham Heaney Councillor Billy Ansell Councillor Dave Ashmore Councillor Chris Attwell Councillor Kimberly Barrett Councillor Simon Bosher Councillor Hannah Brent Councillor Stuart Brown Councillor Peter Candlish Councillor Cal Corkery Councillor Sam Coupland Councillor Raymond Dent Councillor Chris Dike Councillor Kate Dorrington Councillor Nick Dorrington Councillor Lamara Fudge Councillor Spencer Gardner Councillor Suzy Horton Councillor Lee Hunt Councillor Carl Inman Councillor Mark Jeffery Councillor Abdul Kadir (Lord Mayor) Councillor Hugh Mason Councillor Leonie Oliver Councillor Denise Perry Councillor Steve Pitt Councillor Darren Sanders Councillor Joe Standen Councillor Emily Strudwick Councillor Lee Tindal Councillor Mary Vallely Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE Councillor Matthew Winnington No members voted against. No members abstained from voting. The notice of motion was therefore declared CARRIED. RESOLVED that: i. This Council recognises that Portsmouth's bid to become UK City of Culture 2029

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.