Planning Reform - Legislative Changes
Full council, 24 September 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 22, Against 32, 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 (22)
- Ben Jameson (Green)
- Ben Williams (Green)
- Dez Dell (Green)
- Emily Fedorowycz (Green)
- James Towns (Green)
- Liane Robinson (Green)
- Polly Shackleton (Green)
- Steve Geary (Green)
- David Howes (Conservative)
- Helen Harrison (Conservative)
- Helen Howell (Conservative)
- Jon Humberstone (Conservative)
- Jon-Paul Carr (Conservative)
- Tom Partridge-Underwood (Conservative)
- Vicki Jessop (Conservative)
- David Baker (Labour)
- Kelly Duddridge (Labour)
- Mark Pengelly (Labour)
- William Colquhoun (Labour)
- Bill McElhinney (Independent)
- Jim Hakewill (Independent)
- Joseph Garner (Independent)
Against (32)
- Ash Hall (Reform UK)
- Barry O'Brien (Reform UK)
- Brendon Lovell-Moore (Reform UK)
- Brian Benneyworth (Reform UK)
- Chris Kellett (Reform UK)
- Chris McGiffen (Reform UK)
- Chris Munday (Reform UK)
- Darren Rance (Reform UK)
- David Donnelly (Reform UK)
- Denis McLean (Reform UK)
- Elizabeth Wright (Reform UK)
- Gavin Beales (Reform UK)
- Gordon Dunsmuir (Reform UK)
- Graham Cheatley (Reform UK)
- Gregory Wilcox (Reform UK)
- Helen Campbell (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)
- Lee Duffy (Reform UK)
- Leon Gibbs (Reform UK)
- Mark Haddon (Reform UK)
- Martin Griffiths (Reform UK)
- Matt Davies (Reform UK)
- Paul Brooke (Reform UK)
- Steve Clark (Reform UK)
- Trevor Conway (Reform UK)
- Vinnie Whitrow (Reform UK)
- Vlaho Radin (Reform UK)
Abstained (4)
- Eddie McDonald (Reform UK)
- Frank Kilgallon (Reform UK)
- Jack Goncalvez (not matched to a member)
- John Lumsden (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
ncing on the amendment, a sufficient number of councillors rose in accordance with meeting procedure rule 22.3 to require a recorded vote to be taken. The motion was voted on and recorded as follows: In Favour (22): Cllrs Helen Howell, Helen Harrison, David Baker, Jon-Paul Carr, William Colquhoun, Dez Dell, Kelly Duddridge, Emily Fedorowycz, Joe Garner, Steve Geary, Jim Hakewill, David Howes, Jon Humberstone, Ben Jameson, Vicki Jessop, Bill McElhinney, Mark Pengelly, Tom Partridge-Underwood, Liane Robinson, Polly Shackleton, James Towns and Ben Williams. Abstentions (4): Cllrs Jack Goncalvez, Frank Kilgallon, John Lumsden and Eddie McDonald. Against (32): Cllrs Gavin Beales, Brian Benneyworth, Jennie Bone, Paul Brooke, Helen Campbell, Jonathan Carvetta, Graham Cheatley, Steve Clark, Keith Clarke, Trevor Conway, Matt Davies, David Donnelly, Gordon Dunsmuir, Lee Duffy, Leon Gibbs, Martin Griffiths, Mark Haddon, Ash Hall, Ken Harrington, Chris Kellett, Julie Lumsden, Brendan Lovell-Moore, Denis McLean, Chris McGiffen, Chris Munday, Jan O'Hara, Barry O'Brien, Vlaho Radin, Darren Rance, Greg Wilcox, Vinnie Whitrow and Elizabeth Wright. The motion therefore fell, and debate returned to consideration of the substantive recommendations. In debating the report, Members reiterated conce
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.