Local Government Reorganisation
Full council, 26 November 2025: a named vote on the motion, carried.
For 27, Against 7, Abstained 4.
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 (27)
- Becky Coombs (Liberal Democrats)
- Caroline Leaver (Liberal Democrats)
- Christopher Norman (Liberal Democrats)
- David Clayton (Liberal Democrats)
- David Knight (Liberal Democrats)
- David Worden (Liberal Democrats)
- Helen Walker (Liberal Democrats)
- Josh Rutty (Liberal Democrats)
- Joy Cann (Liberal Democrats)
- Julie Hunt (Liberal Democrats)
- June Williams (Liberal Democrats)
- Kevin Davies (Liberal Democrats)
- Liz Spear (Liberal Democrats)
- Loki Dawson (Liberal Democrats)
- Louisa York (Liberal Democrats)
- Malcolm Wilkinson (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Bishop (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Leaver (Liberal Democrats)
- Syed Jusef (Liberal Democrats)
- Will Topps (Liberal Democrats)
- Daniel Turton (Conservative)
- Glyn Lane (Conservative)
- Jonathan Quinn (Conservative)
- Liz Bulled (Conservative)
- Susan Whitehead (Conservative)
- Brian Lethaby (Independent)
- Graham Bell (not matched to a member)
Against (7)
- John Patrinos (Independent)
- Malcolm Prowse (Independent)
- Matthew Bushell (Independent)
- Peter Jones (Independent)
- Simon Maddocks (Independent)
- Mark Haworth-Booth (Green)
- Ricky Knight (Green)
Abstained (4)
- Paul Crabb (Conservative)
- Pru Maskell (Conservative)
- Sara Wilson (Green)
- Robin Milton (Independent)
From the minutes
The amendment then became the substantive motion. No further amendments were put. Voting for the substantive motion: Councillors Bell, Bishop, Bulled, Cann, Clayton, Coombs, Dawson, Davies, Hunt, Jusef, D. Knight, Lane, C. Leaver, P. Leaver, Lethaby, Norman, Quinn, Rutty, Spear, Topps, Turton, Walker, Whitehead, Wilkinson, Williams, Worden and York. Voting against the substantive motion: Councillors Bushell, Haworth-Booth, Jones, R. Knight, Maddocks, Patrinos and Prowse. Abstained from voting: Councillors Crabb, Maskell, Milton and Wilson. Totals: 27 For, 7 Against and 4 Abstained The substantive motion was therefore carried. RESOLVED: (a) That Council endorse the submission of the “Reimagining Devon” Case for Change as the Cou
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.