Four-day Week Update and Future Arrangements
Full council, 17 July 2025: a named vote, lost.
For 9, Against 26, 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 (9)
- Bunty Waters (Conservative)
- Dr Richard Williams (Conservative)
- Dr Shrobona Bhattacharya (Conservative)
- Graham Cone (Conservative)
- Heather Williams (Conservative)
- Sue Ellington (Conservative)
- Tom Bygott (Conservative)
- Daniel Lentell (Independent)
- Mark Howell (Independent)
Against (26)
- Anna Bradnam (Liberal Democrats)
- Ariel Cahn (Liberal Democrats)
- Brian Milnes (Liberal Democrats)
- Bridget Smith (Liberal Democrats)
- Corinne Garvie (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr James Hobro (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Lisa Redrup (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Martin Cahn (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Susan van de Ven (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Tumi Hawkins (Liberal Democrats)
- Eileen Wilson (Liberal Democrats)
- Geoff Harvey (Liberal Democrats)
- Helene Leeming (Liberal Democrats)
- Henry Batchelor (Liberal Democrats)
- James Rixon (Liberal Democrats)
- John Batchelor (Liberal Democrats)
- John Williams (Liberal Democrats)
- Libby Earle (Liberal Democrats)
- Michael Atkins (Liberal Democrats)
- Paul Bearpark (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter McDonald (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Sandford (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Stobart (Liberal Democrats)
- Stephen Drew (Liberal Democrats)
- Sunita Hansraj (Liberal Democrats)
- William Jackson-Wood (Liberal Democrats)
From the minutes
Vice-Chair. This proposal was agreed. The Council voted (9 voting in favour, 26 voting against, 0 abstaining from voting) on an amendment submitted by Councillor Heather Williams, which was defeated. Councillors In Favour: Dr Shrobona Bhattacharya, Tom Bygott, Graham Cone, Sue Ellington, Mark Howell, Daniel Lentell, Bunty Waters, Dr Richard Williams, Heather Williams Councillors Against: Michael Atkins, Henry Batchelor, John Batchelor, Paul Bearpark, Anna Bradnam, Ariel Cahn, Dr Martin Cahn, Stephen Drew, Libby Earle, Corinne Garvie, Sunita Hansraj, Geoff Harvey, Dr Tumi Hawkins, Dr James Hobro, William Jackson-Wood, Helene Leeming, Peter McDonald, Brian Milnes, Dr Lisa Redrup, James Rixon, Peter Sandford, Bridget Smith, Richard Stobart, [name removed] van de Ven, John Williams, Eileen Wilson Councillors Abstaining: None Councillor Dan Lentell moved an amendment to the recommendation, to replace the phase ‘four-day week' with ‘four days work for five days' pay'. The amendment was seconded by Councillor Mark Howe
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.