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Small Boat Disembarkation at Eastney, 6 September 2026

Full council, 23 September 2026: a named vote on the motion, lost.

For 13, Against 24, Abstained 1.

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.

For (13)

• Carl Inman (Reform UK)
• Chris Dike (Reform UK)
• Derek North (Reform UK)
• Emily Strudwick (Reform UK)
• George Madgwick (Reform UK)
• Joe Standen (Reform UK)
• Lamara Fudge (Reform UK)
• Lee Tindal (Reform UK)
• Matthew Cordy (Reform UK)
• Raymond Dent (Reform UK)
• Russell Simpson (Reform UK)
• Sam Coupland (Reform UK)
• Spencer Gardner (Conservative)

Against (24)

• Billy Ansell (Liberal Democrats)
• Darren Sanders (Liberal Democrats)
• Dave Ashmore (Liberal Democrats)
• Denise Perry (Liberal Democrats)
• Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE (Liberal Democrats)
• Hugh Mason (Liberal Democrats)
• Ian Holder (Liberal Democrats)
• Kate Dorrington (Liberal Democrats)
• Kimberly Barrett (Liberal Democrats)
• Lee Hunt (Liberal Democrats)
• Leonie Oliver (Liberal Democrats)
• Mark Jeffery (Liberal Democrats)
• Matthew Winnington (Liberal Democrats)
• Nicholas Dorrington (Liberal Democrats)
• Peter Candlish (Liberal Democrats)
• Rajah Ghosh (Liberal Democrats)
• Richard Adair (Liberal Democrats)
• Steve Andrews (Liberal Democrats)
• Steve Pitt (Liberal Democrats)
• Stuart Brown (Liberal Democrats)
• Suzy Horton (Liberal Democrats)
• Graham Heaney (Labour)
• Mary Vallely (Labour)
• Cal Corkery (Independent)

Abstained (1)

• The Lord Mayor (not matched to a member)

From the minutes

e amendments in the names of Councillor Carl Inman and Councillor Spencer Gardner into the motion. In accordance with Standing Order 48b, eight members stood to request a recorded vote. The following members voted in favour of the motion: Councillor Matthew Cordy Councillor Sam Coupland Councillor Raymond Dent Councillor Chris Dike Councillor Lamara Fudge Councillor Spencer Gardner Councillor Carl Inman Councillor George Madgwick Councillor Derek North Councillor Russell Simpson Councillor Joe Standen Councillor Emily Strudwick Councillor Lee Tindal ? The following members voted against the motion: ? Councillor Richard Adair Councillor Steve Andrews Councillor Billy Ansell Councillor Dave Ashmore Councillor Kimberly Barrett Councillor Stuart Brown Councillor Peter Candlish Councillor Cal Corkery Councillor Kate Dorrington Councillor Nick Dorrington Councillor Raj Ghosh Councillor Graham Heaney Councillor Ian Holder Councillor Suzy Horton Councillor Lee Hunt Councillor Mark Jeffery Councillor Hugh Mason Councillor Leonie Oliver Councillor Denise Perry Councillor Steve Pitt Councillor Darren Sanders Councillor Mary Vallely Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson CBE Councillor Matthew Winnington ? The Lord Mayor abstained from voting. Following the vote, the motion in the name of Councillor George Madgwick, which included the subsumed amendments in the names of Councillor Carl Inman

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