Revenue and Capital Budget 2026/27, Council Tax 2026/27 and Medium Term Financial Strategy 2026/27-2030/31
Full council, 4 March 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 56, Against 34, 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 Kendall (Liberal Democrats)
- Andy Soughton (Liberal Democrats)
- Bill Revans (Liberal Democrats)
- Cara Strom (Liberal Democrats)
- Caroline Ellis (Liberal Democrats)
- Claire Sully (Liberal Democrats)
- Dawn Johnson (Liberal Democrats)
- Derek Perry (Liberal Democrats)
- Edric Hobbs (Liberal Democrats)
- Evie Potts-Jones (Liberal Democrats)
- Ewan Cameron (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)
- 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)
- Kevin Messenger (Liberal Democrats)
- Lee Baker (Liberal Democrats)
- Liz Leyshon (Liberal Democrats)
- Marcus Kravis (Liberal Democrats)
- Martin Lovell (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)
- Nicola Clark (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)
- Sarah Wakefield (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)
- Wes Read (Liberal Democrats)
- Gwil Wren (Independent)
- Hugh Davies (Independent)
- John Hunt (Independent)
- Hazel Prior-Sankey (no political group)
- Val Keitch (not matched to a member)
Against (34)
- Alan Bradford (Conservative)
- Alistair Hendry (Conservative)
- Andy Dingwall (Conservative)
- Barry Clarke (Conservative)
- Bob Filmer (Conservative)
- Brian Bolt (Conservative)
- Connor Payne (Conservative)
- David Fothergill (Conservative)
- Diogo Rodrigues (Conservative)
- Faye Purbrick (Conservative)
- Frances Nicholson (Conservative)
- Gill Slocombe - on leave of absence until 01.01.2027 (Conservative)
- Hayward Burt (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)
- Steven Pugsley (Conservative)
- Tom Power (Conservative)
- Tony Grimes (Conservative)
- Brian Smedley (Labour)
- Hilary Bruce (Labour)
- Kathy Pearce (Labour)
- Leigh Redman (Labour)
- Bente Height (Reform UK)
- John Cook-Woodman (Reform UK)
- Marcus Barr (Reform UK)
- Dave Mansell (Green)
- Martin Dimery (Green)
From the minutes
or Liz Leyshon proposed the recommendations, which were seconded by Councillor Bill Revans. A vote followed and the recommendations were agreed with fifty-six for and thirty-four against, votes cast: Those voting FOR: Councillors Steve Ashton, Jason Baker, Lee Baker. Mike Best, Adam Boyden, Theo Butt Philip, Ewan Cameron, Simon Carswell, Nicola Clark, Simon Coles, Adam Dance, Hugh Davies, Tom Deakin, Caroline Ellis, Habib Farbahi, Pauline Ham, Ross Henley, Mike Hewitson, Edric Hobbs, Henry Hobhouse, John Hunt, Dawn Johnson, Val Keitch, Andy Kendall, Jenny Kenton, Tim Kerley, Marcus Kravis, Liz Leyshon, Martin Lovell, Kevin Messenger, Harry Munt, Tessa Munt, Mike Murphy, Nick O'Donnell, Graham Oakes, Stephen Page, Derek Perry, Evie Potts-Jones, Hazel Prior-Sankey, Wes Read, Rob Reed, Bill Revans, Mike Rigby, Jo Roundell Greene, Peter Seib, Heather Shearer, Fran Smith, Jeny Snell, Andy Soughton, Mike Stanton, Cara Strom, Claire Sully, Sarah Wakefield, Richard Wilkins, Gwil Wren and Ros Wyke. Those voting AGAINST: Councillors Marcus Barr, Brian Bolt, Alan Bradford, Hilary Bruce, Hayward Burt, Mike Caswell, Norman Cavill, Mandy Chilcott, Barry Clarke, Peter Clayton, John Cook-Woodman, Martin Dimery, Andy Dingwall, Lance Duddridge, Bob Filmer, David Fothergill, Tony Grimes, Philip Ham, Mark Healey, Bente Height, Alastair Hendry, Dave Mansell, Frances Nicholson, Connor Payne, Kathy Pearce, Tom Power, Steven Pugsley, Faye Purbrick, Leigh Redman, Diogo Rodrigues, Gill Slocombe, Brian
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.