Letter from the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Regarding the Four-day Week
Full council, 17 November 2025: a named vote, lost.
For 9, Against 21, 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 (21)
- Anna Bradnam (Liberal Democrats)
- Bill Handley (Liberal Democrats)
- Brian Milnes (Liberal Democrats)
- Corinne Garvie (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr James Hobro (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Lisa Redrup (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Martin Cahn (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Tumi Hawkins (Liberal Democrats)
- Eileen Wilson (Liberal Democrats)
- Geoff Harvey (Liberal Democrats)
- John Williams (Liberal Democrats)
- Jose Hales (Liberal Democrats)
- Paul Bearpark (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Fane (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter McDonald (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Sandford (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Stobart (Liberal Democrats)
- Sally Ann Hart (Liberal Democrats)
- Sunita Hansraj (Liberal Democrats)
- William Jackson-Wood (Liberal Democrats)
- Libby Earle Liberal (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
llor Martin Cahn and agreed by the Chair. The Council voted (9 voting in favour, 21 voting against, 0 abstaining from voting) on the amendment submitted by Councillor Graham Cone, 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: Paul Bearpark, Anna Bradnam, Dr Martin Cahn, Libby Earle Liberal, Peter Fane, Corinne Garvie, Jose Hales, Bill Handley, Sunita Hansraj, Sally Ann Hart, Geoff Harvey, Dr Tumi Hawkins, Dr James Hobro, William Jackson-Wood, Peter McDonald, Brian Milnes, Dr Lisa Redrup, Peter Sandford, Richard Stobart, John Williams, Eileen Wilson Councillors Abstaining: None At this point, Councillor Henry Batchelor joined the meeting. During the course of debate on the matters originally raised within the requisition, the following key points were raised: · A Member in
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