COUNCIL TAX SETTING FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2026/27
Full council, 5 March 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 25, Against 0, Abstained 2.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: No overall control. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (25)
- David Burton (Liberal Democrats)
- David Hughes (Liberal Democrats)
- Joanne Linthwaite (Liberal Democrats)
- Marilyn Franks (Liberal Democrats)
- Martin Burfoot (Liberal Democrats)
- Nick Wilton (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Dobbs (Liberal Democrats)
- Robert Archer (Liberal Democrats)
- Roger Shelley (Liberal Democrats)
- Steve Flitter (Liberal Democrats)
- Sue Burfoot (Liberal Democrats)
- Anthony Bates (Conservative)
- David Chapman (Conservative)
- Helen Froggatt (Conservative)
- John Bointon (Conservative)
- Stuart Lees (Conservative)
- Sue Bull (Conservative)
- Susan Hobson (Conservative)
- Laura Mellstrom (Green)
- Matt Buckler (Green)
- Neil Buttle (Green)
- Nick Whitehead (Green)
- Lucy Peacock (Labour)
- Peter Slack (Labour)
- Simon Ripton (Labour)
Abstained (2)
- Gareth Gee (DF)
- Nigel Edwards Walker (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
% second homes council tax premium, except where statutory or local exceptions apply. In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) Regulations 2001, a recorded vote was taken. For: 25 Councillors: Robert Archer, Anthony Bates, John Bointon, Matt Buckler, Sue Bull, Martin Burfoot, Sue Burfoot, David Burton, Neil Buttle, David Chapman, Peter Dobbs, Steve Flitter, Marilyn Franks, Helen Froggatt, Susan Hobson, David Hughes, Stuart Lees, Jo Linthwaite, Laura Mellstrom, Lucy Peacock, Simon Ripton, Roger Shelley, Peter Slack, Nick Whitehead, and Nick Wilton. Against: 0 Councillors. Abstained: 2 Councillors: Nigel Edwards Walker and Gareth Gee. The Chair declared the motion CARRIED.
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.