2026-27 Final Budget and Medium-Term Financial Plan
Full council, 26 February 2026: a named vote on the amendment.
For 15, Against 1, Abstained 0.
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 (15)
- Andrew Kilbride (Conservative)
- Cecile Irving-Swift (Conservative)
- Charles Manners (Conservative)
- Charles Morton (Conservative)
- Daniel Lister (Conservative)
- David Smith (Conservative)
- Fiona Baker (Conservative)
- Fiona Cole (Conservative)
- Peter Matten (Conservative)
- Phil Bignell (Conservative)
- Pinder Chauhan (Conservative)
- Rebecca Breese (Conservative)
- Rosie Herring (Conservative)
- Stephen Clarke (Conservative)
- Stephen Hibbert (Conservative)
Against (1)
- Cuts (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
ort to vulnerable residents and should be better supported. She expressed further concern that the budget proposals would not meet the expectations of residents. Katie Smyth, on behalf of Northampton Against Cuts, presented a community “Valentine's card” expressing support for council services and concern about service reductions. She highlighted calls from residents, including young people, for improved mental health provision and presented a community-led “no cuts” budget proposal which suggested bringing certain services back in-house and using reserves to support services. She also raised concerns about reductions in supported housing provision and the reported closure of beds by Impact Housing, as well as previous service closures affecting vulnerable residents. She asked the Council to outline its strategy for replacing lost supported accommodation and supporting vulnerable people at risk of eviction, and requested an update on any review into the closure of the Northampton Association for the Accommodation of Single Homeless (NAASH). [name removed] addressed the Council and criticised the administration's handling of the budget process, describing it as inconsistent and influenced by public pressure rather than leadership. He stated that the original proposals did not prioritise residents' interests and expressed concern about ongoing organisational issues, including the Council not yet appointing a permanent Chief Executive. He also raised objections to proposed increase
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.