Revenue and Capital Budget and Council Tax 2025/26 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2025/26 - 2029/30
Full council, 5 March 2025: a named vote, carried.
For 59, Against 35, 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 (59)
- Adam Boyden (Liberal Democrats)
- Adam Dance (Liberal Democrats)
- Andy Kendall (Liberal Democrats)
- Andy Soughton (Liberal Democrats)
- Andy Sully (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)
- Graham Oakes (Liberal Democrats)
- Habib Farbahi (Liberal Democrats)
- Harry Munt (Liberal Democrats)
- Heather Shearer (Liberal Democrats)
- Henry Hobhouse (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 Cottle (Liberal Democrats)
- Nick O'Donnell (Liberal Democrats)
- Oliver Patrick (Liberal Democrats)
- Pauline Ham (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Seib (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Wilkins (Liberal Democrats)
- Rob Reed (Liberal Democrats)
- Ros Wyke (Liberal Democrats)
- Ross Henley (Liberal Democrats)
- Simon Carswell (Liberal Democrats)
- Simon Coles (Liberal Democrats)
- Stephen Page (Liberal Democrats)
- Steve Ashton (Liberal Democrats)
- Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrats)
- Theo Butt Philip (Liberal Democrats)
- Tim Kerley (Liberal Democrats)
- Tom Deakin (Liberal Democrats)
- Tony Lock (Liberal Democrats)
- Tony Robbins (Liberal Democrats)
- Val Keitch (Liberal Democrats)
- Wes Read (Liberal Democrats)
- Christine Lawrence (Conservative)
- Hazel Prior-Sankey (no political group)
Against (35)
- Alan Bradford (Conservative)
- Alistair Hendry (Conservative)
- Andy Dingwall (Conservative)
- Andy Hadley (Conservative)
- Barry Clarke (Conservative)
- Bob Filmer (Conservative)
- Brian Bolt (Conservative)
- Connor Payne (Conservative)
- Dawn Denton (Conservative)
- Diogo Rodrigues (Conservative)
- Frances Nicholson (Conservative)
- Hayward Burt (Conservative)
- Lucy Trimnell - on leave of absence until 28.02.27 (Conservative)
- Mandy Chilcott (Conservative)
- Mark Healey MBE (Conservative)
- Martin Wale (Conservative)
- Norman Cavill (Conservative)
- Peter Clayton (Conservative)
- Rosemary Woods - on leave of absence until 9 December 2026 (Conservative)
- Steven Pugsley (Conservative)
- Sue Osborne (Conservative)
- Suria Aujla - on leave of absence until 16 September 2026 (Conservative)
- Susannah Hart (Conservative)
- Tom Power (Conservative)
- Tony Grimes (Conservative)
- Dave Mansell (Green)
- Martin Dimery (Green)
- Michael Dunk (Green)
- Gwil Wren (Independent)
- Hugh Davies (Independent)
- John Hunt (Independent)
- Brian Smedley (Labour)
- Hilary Bruce (Labour)
- Bente Height (no political group)
- Marcus Barr (no political group)
From the minutes
oposed the recommendations, which were seconded by Councillor Bill Revans. A vote followed and the recommendations were agreed with fifty-nine for, thirty-four against and two abstaining, votes cast: Those voting FOR: Councillors Steve Ashton, John Bailey, Lee Baker, Mike Best, Adam Boyden, Theo Butt Philip, Simon Carswell, Simon Coles, Nick Cottle, Adam Dance, Tom Deakin, Caroline Ellis, Habib Farbahi, Ben Ferguson, Pauline Ham, Ross Henley, Mike Hewitson, Edric Hobbs, Henry Hobhouse, Dawn Johnson, Val Keitch, Andy Kendall, Tim Kerley, Marcus Kravis, Christine Lawrence, Liz Leyshon, Tony Lock, Martin Lovell, Matthew Martin, Kevin Messenger, Harry Munt, Tessa Munt, Mike Murphy, Nick O'Donnell, Graham Oakes, Stephen Page, Oliver Patrick, Emily Pearlstone, Derek Perry, Evie Potts-Jones, Hazel Prior-Sankey, Wes Read, Rob Reed, Bill Revans, Mike Rigby, Tony Robbins, Jo Roundell Greene, Peter Seib, Heather Shearer, Fran Smith, Federica Smith-Roberts, Jeny Snell, Andy Soughton, Mike Stanton, Andy Sully, Claire Sully, Richard Wilkins, David Woan and Ros Wyke. Those voting AGAINST: Councillors Suria Aujla, Marcus Barr, Brian Bolt, Alan Bradford, Hilary Bruce, Hayward Burt, Norman Cavill, Mandy Chilcott, Barry Clarke, Peter Clayton, Hugh Davies, Dawn Denton, Martin Dimery, Andy Dingwall, Bob Filmer, Tony Grimes, Andy Hadley, Susannah Hart, Mark Healey, Bente Height, Alastair Hendry, John Hunt, David Mansell, Frances Nicholson, Sue Osborne, Connor Payne, Tom Power, Steven Pugsley, Diog
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.