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.
For 35, Against 23, 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 (35)
- 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)
- Gillian Edwards (Independent)
- Martin Barker (Independent)
- Ted Lush (Liberal Democrats)
- Keith Miller (not matched to a member)
Against (23)
- Adrian Waddelove (Conservative)
- Charles Hardy (Conservative)
- Dan Marr (Conservative)
- Gaynor Sinar (Conservative)
- Lynn Gibbon (Conservative)
- Mark Stocks (Conservative)
- Martin Loftus (Conservative)
- Mike Jones (Conservative)
- Patricia Parkes (Conservative)
- Phil Marshall (Conservative)
- Razia Daniels (Conservative)
- Simon Eardley (Conservative)
- Sion Roberts (Conservative)
- Tom Cooper (Conservative)
- Elizabeth MacGlashan (Independent)
- Gill Watson (Independent)
- Jimmy Shannon (Independent)
- Martin Beveridge (Independent)
- Simon Boone (Independent)
- Mandy Clare (Reform UK)
- Chris Copeman (not matched to a member)
- John Roach (not matched to a member)
- Norman Wright DECIDED: That (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
alanced budget without such support. 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 (35) Councillors Robert Bisset, Sherin Akhtar, Martin Barker, Stuart Bingham, Tommy Blackmore, Matt Carter, Paul Chamberlain, Steve Collings, Felicity Davies, Lisa Denson, Paul Donovan, Gillian Edwards, Caroline Ellis, Kris Fisher, Carol Gahan, Mike Garvey, Louise Gittins, Katie Kendrick OBE, Katrina Kerr, Adam Langan, Gina Lewis, Sheila Little, Ted Lush, Keith Miller, Sam Naylor, Arthur Neil, Nathan Pardoe, Karen Shore, Alan Smith, Lucy Sumner, Alex Tate, Ben Walker, Christine Warner, Rachel Waterman, Peter Wheeler Against the Proposal (23) Councillors Martin Beveridge, Simon Boone, Mandy Clare, Tom Cooper, Chris Copeman, Razia Daniels, Simon Eardley, Lynn Gibbon, Charles Hardy, Mike Jones, Martin Loftus, Elizabeth MacGlashan, Dan Marr, Phil Marshall, Patricia Parkes, John Roach, Sion Roberts, Jimmy Shannon, Gaynor Sinar, Mark Stocks, Adrian Waddelove, Gill Watson, Norman Wright DECIDED: That: The following be noted: i. The key changes to the level of funding available and the cost pressures faced by the Council, and the resulting financial
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.