Council Tax Reduction Scheme and Exceptional Hardship Policy 2025-26
Full council, 18 December 2024: a named vote, carried.
For 56, Against 32, Abstained 0.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Liberal Democrats. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (56)
- Adam Boyden (Liberal Democrats)
- Adam Dance (Liberal Democrats)
- Andy Soughton (Liberal Democrats)
- Ben Ferguson (Liberal Democrats)
- Bill Revans (Liberal Democrats)
- Caroline Ellis (Liberal Democrats)
- Claire Sully (Liberal Democrats)
- David Woan (Liberal Democrats)
- Dawn Johnson (Liberal Democrats)
- Derek Perry (Liberal Democrats)
- Edric Hobbs (Liberal Democrats)
- Emily Pearlstone (Liberal Democrats)
- Evie Potts-Jones (Liberal Democrats)
- Federica Smith-Roberts (Liberal Democrats)
- Fran Smith (Liberal Democrats)
- Habib Farbahi (Liberal Democrats)
- Heather Shearer (Liberal Democrats)
- Henry Hobhouse (Liberal Democrats)
- Jason Baker (Liberal Democrats)
- Jenny Kenton (Liberal Democrats)
- Jeny Snell (Liberal Democrats)
- Jo Roundell Greene - on leave of absence until 31 October 2026 (Liberal Democrats)
- John Bailey (Liberal Democrats)
- Kevin Messenger (Liberal Democrats)
- Lee Baker (Liberal Democrats)
- Liz Leyshon (Liberal Democrats)
- Marcus Kravis (Liberal Democrats)
- Martin Lovell (Liberal Democrats)
- Matthew Martin (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike Best (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike Hewitson (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike Murphy (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike Rigby (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike Stanton (Liberal Democrats)
- Nick O'Donnell (Liberal Democrats)
- Oliver Patrick (Liberal Democrats)
- Pauline Ham (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Wilkins (Liberal Democrats)
- Ros Wyke (Liberal Democrats)
- Sarah Wakefield (Liberal Democrats)
- Simon Carswell (Liberal Democrats)
- Simon Coles (Liberal Democrats)
- Stephen Page (Liberal Democrats)
- Theo Butt Philip (Liberal Democrats)
- Tim Kerley (Liberal Democrats)
- Tom Deakin (Liberal Democrats)
- Tony Lock (Liberal Democrats)
- Tony Robbins (Liberal Democrats)
- Wes Read (Liberal Democrats)
- Brian Smedley (Labour)
- Hilary Bruce (Labour)
- Kathy Pearce (Labour)
- Leigh Redman (Labour)
- Dave Mansell (Green)
- Helen Kay (Green)
- Hazel Prior-Sankey (no political group)
Against (32)
- Alan Bradford (Conservative)
- Alistair Hendry (Conservative)
- Andy Dingwall (Conservative)
- Andy Hadley (Conservative)
- Barry Clarke (Conservative)
- Bente Height (Conservative)
- Bob Filmer (Conservative)
- Brian Bolt (Conservative)
- Christine Lawrence (Conservative)
- Connor Payne (Conservative)
- David Fothergill (Conservative)
- Dawn Denton (Conservative)
- Diogo Rodrigues (Conservative)
- Faye Purbrick (Conservative)
- Frances Nicholson (Conservative)
- John Cook-Woodman (Conservative)
- Lance Duddridge (Conservative)
- Lucy Trimnell - on leave of absence until 28.02.27 (Conservative)
- Mandy Chilcott (Conservative)
- Mark Healey MBE (Conservative)
- Martin Wale (Conservative)
- Mike Caswell (Conservative)
- Norman Cavill (Conservative)
- Peter Clayton (Conservative)
- Philip Ham (Conservative)
- Rosemary Woods - on leave of absence until 9 December 2026 (Conservative)
- Steven Pugsley (Conservative)
- Sue Osborne (Conservative)
- Susannah Hart (Conservative)
- Tom Power (Conservative)
- Tony Grimes (Conservative)
- Marcus Barr (no political group)
From the minutes
ed vote to ensure transparency, which was supported by at 15% of members. A vote followed and the recommendations were agreed with fifty-six for, thirty-two against and 1 abstaining, votes cast: Thos voting FOR: Councillors John Bailey, Jason Baker, Lee Baker, Mike Best, Adam Boyden, Hilary Bruce, Theo Butt Philip, Simon Carswell, Simon Coles, Adam Dance, Tom Deakin, Caroline Ellis, Habib Farbahi, Ben Ferguson, Pauline Ham, Mike Hewitson, Edric Hobbs, Henry Hobhouse, Dawn Johnson, Helen Kay, Jenny Kenton, Tim Kerley, Marcus Kravis, Liz Leyshon, Tony Lock, Martin Lovell, David Mansell, Matt Martin, Kevin Messenger, Mike Murphy, Nick O'Donnell, Stephen Page, Oliver Patrick, Kathy Pearce, Emily Pearlstone, Derek Perry, Evie Potts-Jones, Hazel Prior-Sankey, Wes Read, Leigh Redman, Bill Revans, Mike Rigby, Tony Robbins, Jo Roundell Greene, Heather Shearer, Brian Smedley, Fran Smith, Federica Smith-Roberts, Jeny Snell, Andy Soughton, Mike Stanton, Claire Sully, Sarah Wakefield, Richard Wilkins, David Woan and Ros Wyke. Those voting AGAINST: Councillors Marcus Barr, Brian Bolt, Alan Bradford, Mike Caswell, Norman Cavill, Mandy Chilcott, Barry Clarke, Peter Clayton, John Cook-Woodman, Dawn Denton, Andy Dingwall, Lance Duddridge, Bob Filmer, David Fothergill, Tony Grimes, Andy Hadley, Philip Ham, Susannah Hart, Mark Healey, Bente Height, Alastair Hendry, Christine Lawrence, Frances Nicholson, Sue Osborne, Connor Payne, Tom Power, Steven Pugsley, Faye Purbrick, Diogo Rodrigues, Lucy Tr
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