Motion from Councillor Peter Topping
Full council, 28 November 2019: a named vote, lost.
For 14, Against 22, 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 (14)
- Bunty Waters (Conservative)
- Dr Shrobona Bhattacharya (Conservative)
- Graham Cone (Conservative)
- Grenville Chamberlain (Conservative)
- Heather Williams (Conservative)
- Mark Howell (Conservative)
- Nick Wright (Conservative)
- Peter Topping (Conservative)
- Ruth Betson (Conservative)
- Sue Ellington (Conservative)
- Tom Bygott (Conservative)
- Anna Bradnam (Liberal Democrats)
- Jose Hales (Liberal Democrats)
- Deborah Roberts (Independent)
Against (22)
- Bill Handley (Liberal Democrats)
- Brian Milnes (Liberal Democrats)
- Bridget Smith (Liberal Democrats)
- Claire Daunton (Liberal Democrats)
- Clare Delderfield (Liberal Democrats)
- Dawn Percival (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Martin Cahn (Liberal Democrats)
- Dr Tumi Hawkins (Liberal Democrats)
- Eileen Wilson (Liberal Democrats)
- Geoff Harvey (Liberal Democrats)
- Hazel Smith (Liberal Democrats)
- Henry Batchelor (Liberal Democrats)
- Ian Sollom (Liberal Democrats)
- John Batchelor (Liberal Democrats)
- John Williams (Liberal Democrats)
- Judith Rippeth (Liberal Democrats)
- Neil Gough (Liberal Democrats)
- Nick Sample (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter McDonald (Liberal Democrats)
- Pippa Heylings (Liberal Democrats)
- Steve Hunt (Liberal Democrats)
- Douglas de Lacey (Independent)
From the minutes
ed that such decisions should be taken at public meetings. Councillor Peter Topping summed up and called for the Council to support his motion. Upon being put to the vote, votes were cast as follows: In favour (14): Councillors Ruth Betson, Dr. Shrobona Bhattacharya, Anna Bradnam, Tom Bygott, Grenville Chamberlain, Graham Cone, Sue Ellington, Jose Hales, Mark Howell, Deborah Roberts, Peter Topping, Bunty Waters, Heather Williams and Nick Wright. (Note: Councillor Anna Bradnam indicated after the meeting that she inadvertently voted in favour of the motion and had intended to vote against it). Against (22): Councillors Henry Batchelor, John Batchelor, Dr. Martin Cahn, Dr. Claire Daunton, [name removed] de Lacey, Clare Delderfield, Neil Gough, Bill Handley, Geoff Harvey, Dr. Tumi Hawkins, Pippa Heylings, Steve Hunt, Peter McDonald, Brian Milnes, Dawn Percival, Judith Rippeth, Nick Sample, Bridget Smith, Hazel Smith, Dr. Ian Sollom, John Williams and Eileen Wilson. Abstain (0): The Chairman declared the motion to be LOST.
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