Motions on Notice
Full council, 5 March 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 24, Against 29, Abstained 4.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Reform UK. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (24)
- Barbara Jenney (Conservative)
- David Howes (Conservative)
- Harry David Howes (Conservative)
- Helen Harrison (Conservative)
- Helen Howell (Conservative)
- Jon Humberstone (Conservative)
- Jon-Paul Carr (Conservative)
- Tom Partridge-Underwood (Conservative)
- Vicki Jessop (Conservative)
- Wendy Brackenbury (Conservative)
- Ben Jameson (Green)
- Ben Williams (Green)
- Dez Dell (Green)
- James Towns (Green)
- Liane Robinson (Green)
- Polly Shackleton (Green)
- Steve Geary (Green)
- David Baker (Labour)
- Kelly Duddridge (Labour)
- Mark Pengelly (Labour)
- William Colquhoun (Labour)
- Jim Hakewill (Independent)
- Scott Brown (Independent)
- Simon Fairhall (Liberal Democrats)
Against (29)
- Andy Sims (Reform UK)
- Ash Hall (Reform UK)
- Brian Benneyworth (Reform UK)
- Chris Kellett (Reform UK)
- Chris McGiffen (Reform UK)
- Chris Munday (Reform UK)
- David Donnelly (Reform UK)
- Eddie McDonald (Reform UK)
- Elizabeth Wright (Reform UK)
- Frank Kilgallon (Reform UK)
- Gavin Beales (Reform UK)
- Gordon Dunsmuir (Reform UK)
- Graham Cheatley (Reform UK)
- Gregory Wilcox (Reform UK)
- Jan O'Hara (Reform UK)
- Jennie Bone (Reform UK)
- Jonathan Carvetta (Reform UK)
- Julie Lumsden (Reform UK)
- Keith Clarke (Reform UK)
- Ken Harrington (Reform UK)
- Kirk Harrison (Reform UK)
- Lee Duffy (Reform UK)
- Leon Gibbs (Reform UK)
- Mark Haddon (Reform UK)
- Martin Griffiths (Reform UK)
- Maurice Eglin (Reform UK)
- Paul Brooke (Reform UK)
- Trevor Conway (Reform UK)
- Vinnie Whitrow (Reform UK)
Abstained (4)
- Matt Davies (Reform UK)
- Steve Clark (Reform UK)
- David Brackenbury (Conservative)
- Denis McClean (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
to the vote commencing, a sufficient number of councillors rose in accordance with meeting procedure rule 21.3 to require a recorded vote to be taken. The motion was voted on and recorded as follows: In favour (24 votes) Councillors: William Colquhoun, Steve Geary, Polly Shackleton, David Baker, Ben Williams, Ben Jameson, Mark Pengelly, Wendy Brackenbury, Helen Harrison, Helen Howell, David Howes, Tom Partridge-Underwood, Jon-Paul Carr, Scott Brown, Barbara Jenney, Jim Hakewill, Dez Dell, Simon Fairhall, Lianne Robinson, Kelly Duddridge, Jon Humberstone, Harry Howes, James Towns and Vicki Jessop Abstentions (4 votes) Councillors: Matt Davies, David Brackenbury, Denis McClean and Steve Clark Against (29 votes) Councillors: Lee Duffy, Paul Brooke, Maurice Eglin, Chris McGiffen, Chris Munday, Ash Hall, Chris Kellett, Brian Benneyworth, Jan O'Hara, Ken Harrington, Kirk Harrison, Leon Gibbs, Jonathan Carvetta, Vinnie Whitrow, Julie Lumsden, Greg Wilcox, Frank Kilgallon, Elizabeth Wright, Eddie McDonald, David Donnelly, Gavin Beales, Trevor Conway, Keith Clarke, Andy Sims, Gordon Dunsmuir, Mark Haddon, Jennie Bone, Graham Cheatley and Martin Griffiths RESOLVED:- That the motion be rejected.
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.