Notice of Motion - Celebrating the Contribution of Overseas-Born and Asylum-Seeking Residents
Full council, 23 October 2025: a named vote.
For 21, Against 0, Abstained 13.
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 (21)
- Alison Foden (Liberal Democrats)
- Andrew Swain (Liberal Democrats)
- Dave Rollason (Liberal Democrats)
- David Cox (Liberal Democrats)
- David Palethorpe (Liberal Democrats)
- Gary Taylor (Liberal Democrats)
- Jack Major (Liberal Democrats)
- Jackie Hook (Liberal Democrats)
- John Nutley (Liberal Democrats)
- Kevin Smith (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike James (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Williams (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Buscombe (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Keeling (Liberal Democrats)
- Robert Hayes (Liberal Democrats)
- Sally Morgan (Liberal Democrats)
- Suzanne Sanders (Liberal Democrats)
- John Radford (Ind Group)
- Keeley Gearon (Ind Group)
- Robert Steemson (Independent)
- Parrot (not matched to a member)
Abstained (13)
- Alex Hall (Conservative)
- Joan Atkins (Conservative)
- Martin Smith (Conservative)
- Phil Bullivant (Conservative)
- Ron Peart (Conservative)
- Stuart Rogers (Conservative)
- Andrew MacGregor (Ind Group)
- Chris Clarance (Ind Group)
- Jane Taylor (Ind Group)
- Liam Mullone (Ind Group)
- Mike Ryan (Ind Group)
- Michael Jackman (Liberal Democrats)
- Stephen Horner (Reform UK)
From the minutes
nd seconded by Councillor Hook. In accordance with section 4.13.5 of the Constitution a recorded vote was taken on the NOM and the Members voting for, against or abstaining from voting is as follows: FOR the NOM: Councillors Buscombe, Cox, Foden, Gearon, Hayes, Hook, James, Keeling, Major, Morgan, Nutley, Palethorpe, Parrot, Radford, Rollason, Sanders, K Smith, Steemson, Swain, G Taylor, Williams, Wrigley - 22 AGAINST the NOM: Nil ABSTENTIONS: Councillors Atkins, Bullivant, Clarance, Hall, Horner, Jackman, Macgregor, Mullone, Peart, Rogers, Ryan, M Smith, J Taylor, Thorne -14 The NOM was declared CARRIED RESOLVED That the Council: 1. Commits to work with Government to ensure Teignbridge continues to play its part in welcoming those seeking asylum in o
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