Petition - Take a More Proactive Stance in Seeking the Business Case for East West Rail
Full council, 8 October 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 2, Against 36, 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 (2)
- Dr Richard Williams (Conservative)
- Heather Williams (Conservative)
Against (36)
- Aisha Rashid (Liberal Democrats)
- Amber Thomas (Liberal Democrats)
- Anna Bradnam (Liberal Democrats)
- Brian Milnes (Liberal Democrats)
- Bridget Smith (Liberal Democrats)
- Catherine Hubbard (Liberal Democrats)
- Chloe Wills-Eve (Liberal Democrats)
- Chris Poulton (Liberal Democrats)
- Corinne Garvie (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Adam Bostanci (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Aidan Van de Weyer (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr James Hobro (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Lisa Redrup (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Martin Cahn (Liberal Democrats)
- Ed Sanders (Liberal Democrats)
- Eileen Wilson (Liberal Democrats)
- Farhan Hussain (Liberal Democrats)
- Geo Sebastian (Liberal Democrats)
- Geoff Harvey (Liberal Democrats)
- Helene Leeming (Liberal Democrats)
- Henry Batchelor (Liberal Democrats)
- James Hutchcraft (Liberal Democrats)
- James Rixon (Liberal Democrats)
- John Batchelor (Liberal Democrats)
- John Jefferies (Liberal Democrats)
- Jose Hales (Liberal Democrats)
- Laura Macleod (Liberal Democrats)
- Laurence Damary-Homan (Liberal Democrats)
- Mark Lunn (Liberal Democrats)
- Michael Booth (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Sandford (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Stobart (Liberal Democrats)
- Sally Ann Hart (Liberal Democrats)
- Sunita Hansraj (Liberal Democrats)
- William Scantlebury (Liberal Democrats)
- Yasmin Deter (Liberal Democrats)
From the minutes
lor, as mover of the original proposal, advised that he did not accept this wording. A vote was taken (2 voting in favour, 36 voting against, 1 abstaining from voting) and the amendment was defeated. Councillors In Favour: Heather Williams, Richard Williams Councillors Against: Henry Batchelor, John Batchelor, Michael Booth, Adam Bostanci, Anna Bradnam, Martin Cahn, Laurence Damary-Homan, Yasmin Deter, Corinne Garvie, Jose Hales, Sunita Hansraj, Sally Ann Hart, Geoff Harvey, James Hobro, Catherine Hubbard, Farhan Hussain, James Hutchcraft, John Jefferies, Helene Leeming, Mark Lunn, Laura Macleod, Brian Milnes, Chris Poulton, Aisha Rashid, Lisa Redrup, James Rixon, Ed Sanders, Peter Sandford, William Scantlebury, Geo Sebastian, Bridget Smith, Richard Stobart, Amber Thomas, Aidan Van de Weyer, Chloe Wills-Eve, Eileen Wilson Councillors Abstaining: Ariel Cahn Councillor Brian Milnes moved an amendment to the proposal of the following additional wording: “To invite East West Rail Co. to attend before the next Council meeting to brief all Councillors and to receive and
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