Monitoring of the Second Homes Council Tax Premium
Full council, 27 November 2025: a named vote, lost.
For 28, Against 1, Abstained 0.
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 (28)
- 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)
- Sue Burfoot (Liberal Democrats)
- Anthony Bates (Conservative)
- David Chapman (Conservative)
- Dermot Murphy (Conservative)
- Geoff Bond (Conservative)
- Helen Froggatt (Conservative)
- John Bointon (Conservative)
- Stuart Lees (Conservative)
- Sue Bull (Conservative)
- Susan Hobson (Conservative)
- Andy Nash (Labour)
- Bob Butcher (Labour)
- Dawn Greatorex (Labour)
- Peter Slack (Labour)
- Simon Ripton (Labour)
- Laura Mellstrom (Green)
- Matt Buckler (Green)
- Neil Buttle (Green)
- Peter O'Brien (not matched to a member)
Against (1)
- Nigel Norman Edwards-Walker (DF)
From the minutes
a recorded vote was requested by Councillor Andy Nash. The Chair then used his discretion to excise a recorded vote. Recommendation 2 was then put to the vote and the votes were recorded as follows: For – 28 Councillors: Robert Archer, Anthony Bates, John Bointon, Geoff Bond, Matt Buckler, Sue Bull, Martin Burfoot, Sue Burfoot, David Burton, Bob Butcher, Neil Buttle, David Chapman, Peter Dobbs, Marilyn Franks, Helen Froggatt, Dawn Greatorex, Susan Hobson, David Hughes, Stuart Lees, Jo Linthwaite, Laura Mellstrom, Dermot Murphy, Andy Nash, Peter O'Brien, Simon Ripton, Roger Shelley, Peter Slack, Nick Wilton. Against – 1 Councillors: Nigel Edwards-Walker Abstention – 0 Councillors: Recommendation 2 was therefore rejected. Recommendation 4 was therefore also rejected by Council as it was subject to the approval of recommendation 2. Recommendation 4 w
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.