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, lost.
For 26, Against 33, 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 (26)
- Adrian Waddelove (Conservative)
- Charles Hardy (Conservative)
- Dan Marr (Conservative)
- Gaynor Sinar (Conservative)
- Lynn Gibbon (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)
- Ted Lush (Liberal Democrats)
- Mandy Clare (Reform UK)
- John Roach (not matched to a member)
Against (33)
- 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)
- Robert Bisset (Labour)
- Sam Naylor (Labour)
- Sheila Little (Labour)
- Sherin Akhtar (Labour)
- Steve Collings (Labour)
- Stuart Bingham (Labour)
- Tommy Blackmore (Labour)
- Chris Copeman (not matched to a member)
- Keith Miller (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
were encouraged to report incidents. 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 (26) Councillors Martin Barker, Martin Beveridge, Simon Boone, Mandy Clare, Tom Cooper, Razia Daniels, Simon Eardley, Gillian Edwards, Lynn Gibbon, Charles Hardy, Mike Jones, Martin Loftus, Ted Lush, Elizabeth MacGlashan, Dan Marr, Phil Marshall, Patricia Parkes, John Roach, Sion Roberts, Jimmy Shannon, Gaynor Sinar, Mark Stocks, Adrian Waddelove, Gill Watson, Rachel Williams, Norman Wright Against the Proposal (33) Councillors Robert Bisset, Sherin Akhtar, Stuart Bingham, Tommy Blackmore, Matt Carter, Paul Chamberlain, Steve Collings, Chris Copeman, Felicity Davies, Lisa Denson, Paul Donovan, Caroline Ellis, Kris Fisher, Carol Gahan, Mike Garvey, Louise Gittins, Katie Kendrick OBE, Katrina Kerr, Adam Langan, Gina Lewis, Sheila Little, Keith Miller, Sam Naylor, Arthur Neil, Nathan Pardoe, Karen Shore, Alan Smith, Lucy Sumner, Alex Tate, Ben Walker, Christine Warner, Rachel Waterman, Peter Wheeler The amendment was therefore lost. Councillor Mark Stocks proposed an amendment which considered a temporary budget increase of £8,750 in 2026-27 to e
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.