Councils · Brentwood Borough Council

2026/27 MTFS to 2029/30

Full council, 11 February 2026: a named vote, lost.

For 18, Against 17, 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 (18)

• Adam Chinnery (Conservative)
• Adrian Baldock (Conservative)
• Chrissy Gelderbloem (Conservative)
• Cliff Poppy (Conservative)
• Jason Gibson (Conservative)
• Jay Patel (Conservative)
• Keith Barber (Conservative)
• Keith Parker (Conservative)
• Mellissa Slade (Conservative)
• Mrs Jan Pound (Conservative)
• Roger Hirst (Conservative)
• Roger McCheyne (Conservative)
• Thomas Gordon (Conservative)
• Will Russell (Conservative)
• Fiona Marsh (Independent)
• Mrs Sheila Murphy (Independent)
• Russell Quirk (Reform UK)
• Sungar (not matched to a member)

Against (17)

• Barry Aspinell (Liberal Democrats)
• Ben Rigby (Liberal Democrats)
• Darryl Sankey (Liberal Democrats)
• David Kendall (Liberal Democrats)
• Hugh Gorton (Liberal Democrats)
• Jay Laplain (Liberal Democrats)
• Mark Haigh (Liberal Democrats)
• Mark Lewis (Liberal Democrats)
• Martin Cuthbert (Liberal Democrats)
• Mrs Alison Fulcher (Liberal Democrats)
• Mrs Vicky Davies (Liberal Democrats)
• Nicky Cuthbert (Liberal Democrats)
• Philip Mynott (Liberal Democrats)
• Steve Mayo (Liberal Democrats)
• Elizabeth Jerrard (Labour)
• Barrett (not matched to a member)
• Dr Barrett (not matched to a member)

From the minutes

y including: a) drone and body?worn video equipment; B) doubling ASB patrols to support police Operation Guardian. A recorded vote was requested from Cllrs Chinnery, Poppy, Hirst, Barber and Russell. FOR: Cllrs Baldock, Barber, Chinnery, Gelderbloem, Gibson, Gordon, Hirst, Marsh, McCheyne, Murphy, Parker, Patel, Poppy, Pound, Quirk, Russell, Slade and Sungar (18) AGAINST: Cllrs Laplain, N Cuthbert, Aspinell, Barrett, Dr Barrett, M Cuthbert, Davies, Fulcher, Gorton, Haigh, Jerrard, Kendall, Lewis, Mayo, Mynott, Rigby, Sankey and Worsfold (18) The Mayor had the casting vote and voted against. The amendment was LOST. Amendment 3: Proposal: Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) feasibility study for a potential “ring of steel” covering

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.