Budget Report 2026-27, Medium Term Financial Strategy 2027-2030 and Council Tax Setting 2026-27
Full council, 26 February 2026: a named vote on the proposal, carried.
For 62, Against 1, 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 (62)
- Adam Langan (Labour)
- Alan Smith (Labour)
- Alex Tate (Labour)
- Arthur Neil (Labour)
- Ben Walker (Labour)
- Carol Gahan (Labour)
- Caroline Ellis (Labour)
- Christine Warner (Labour)
- Felicity Davies (Labour)
- Gina Lewis (Labour)
- Karen Shore (Labour)
- Katie Kendrick OBE (Labour)
- Katrina Kerr (Labour)
- Kris Fisher (Labour)
- Lisa Denson (Labour)
- Louise Gittins (Labour)
- Lucy Sumner (Labour)
- Matt Carter (Labour)
- Michael Garvey (Labour)
- Nathan Pardoe (Labour)
- Paul Chamberlain (Labour)
- Paul Donovan (Labour)
- Peter Wheeler OBE (Labour)
- Rachel Waterman (Labour)
- Richard Beacham (Labour)
- Robert Bisset (Labour)
- Sam Naylor (Labour)
- Sheila Little (Labour)
- Sherin Akhtar (Labour)
- Steve Collings (Labour)
- Stuart Bingham (Labour)
- Tommy Blackmore (Labour)
- Adrian Waddelove (Conservative)
- Charles Hardy (Conservative)
- Dan Marr (Conservative)
- Gaynor Sinar (Conservative)
- Lynn Gibbon (Conservative)
- Margaret Parker (Conservative)
- Mark Stocks (Conservative)
- Martin Loftus (Conservative)
- Mike Jones (Conservative)
- Norman Wright (Conservative)
- Patricia Parkes (Conservative)
- Phil Marshall (Conservative)
- Rachel Williams (Conservative)
- Razia Daniels (Conservative)
- Simon Eardley (Conservative)
- Sion Roberts (Conservative)
- Tom Cooper (Conservative)
- Elizabeth MacGlashan (Independent)
- Gill Watson (Independent)
- Gillian Edwards (Independent)
- Jimmy Shannon (Independent)
- Martin Barker (Independent)
- Martin Beveridge (Independent)
- Simon Boone (Independent)
- Graham Heatley (Reform UK)
- Mandy Clare (Reform UK)
- Mark Williams (Reform UK)
- Chris Copeman (not matched to a member)
- John Roach (not matched to a member)
- Keith Miller (not matched to a member)
Against (1)
- Ted Lush (Liberal Democrats)
From the minutes
could be used to assess the success. A recorded vote took place on the amendment, under The Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014. Voting was recorded as follows: For the Proposal (62): Councillors Robert Bisset, Sherin Akhtar, Martin Barker, Richard Beacham, Martin Beveridge, Stuart Bingham, Tommy Blackmore, Simon Boone, Matt Carter, Paul Chamberlain, Mandy Clare, Steve Collings, Tom Cooper, Chris Copeman, Razia Daniels, Felicity Davies, Lisa Denson, Paul Donovan, Simon Eardley, Gillian Edwards, Caroline Ellis, Kris Fisher, Carol Gahan, Mike Garvey, Lynn Gibbon, Louise Gittins, Charles Hardy, Graham Heatley, Mike Jones, Katie Kendrick OBE, Katrina Kerr, Adam Langan, Gina Lewis, Shelia Little, Martin Loftus, Elizabeth MacGlashan, Dan Marr, Phil Marshall, Keith Miller, Sam Naylor, Arthur Neil, Nathan Pardoe, Margaret Parker, Patricia Parkes, John Roach, Sion Roberts, Jimmy Shannon, Karen Shore, Gaynor Sinar, Alan Smith, Mark Stocks, Lucy Sumner, Alex Tate, Adrian Waddelove, Ben Walker, Christine Warner, Rachel Waterman, Gill Watson, Peter Wheeler, Mark Williams Rachel Williams, Norman Wright Against the Proposal (1): Councillor Ted Lush The amendment was therefore carried as follows: This Council notes the budget package that has been put forward and that it has been developed based
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.