Governance Action Plan and update
Full council, 21 January 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 10, Against 21, 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 (10)
- Claire Critchison (AG)
- Debbie Andre (AG)
- Joe Lever (AG)
- Jonathan Bacon (AG)
- Phil Jordan (AG)
- Andrew Garratt (Liberal Democrats)
- Michael Lilley (Liberal Democrats)
- Nick Stuart (Liberal Democrats)
- Sarah Redrup (Liberal Democrats)
- P Fuller (not matched to a member)
Against (21)
- Ed Blake (Conservative)
- Ian Ward (Conservative)
- Joe Robertson (Conservative)
- John Nicholson (Conservative)
- Martin Oliver (Conservative)
- Matthew Price (Conservative)
- Michael Beston (Conservative)
- Paul Brading (Conservative)
- Vanessa Churchman (Conservative)
- Warren Drew (Conservative)
- Becca Cameron (EI)
- Chris Jarman (EI)
- Peter Spink (EI)
- Clare Mosdell (Independent)
- David Adams (Independent)
- Karl Love (Independent)
- Ian Stephens (AG)
- Karen Lucioni (AG)
- Bill Nigh (Reform UK)
- Caroline Gladwin (Reform UK)
- Geoff Brodie (not matched to a member)
Abstained (2)
- Ian Dore (AG)
- Mark Jefferies (AG)
From the minutes
The recommendation was proposed and duly seconded. In accordance with the Council's Constitution (Procedure Rule 19 Voting) four councillors requested a named vote be taken, the result of which was: For (10) Cllrs D Andre, J Bacon, C Critchison, P Fuller, A Garratt, P Jordan, J Lever, M Lilley, S Redrup, N Stuart Against (21) Cllrs D Adams, M Beston, E Blake, P Brading, G Brodie, R Cameron, V Churchman, W Drew, C Gladwin, C Jarman, K Love, K Lucioni, C Mosdell, J Nicholson, B Nigh, M Oliver, M Price, J Robertson, P Spink, I Stephens, I Ward Abstention (2) Cllrs I Dore, M Jefferies RESOLVED: THAT the motion fell.
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.