Councils · Brentwood Borough Council

Notice of Motion

Full council, 15 July 2026: a named vote, lost.

For 16, Against 18, 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 (16)

• Chrissy Gelderbloem (Conservative)
• Keith Barber (Conservative)
• Keith Parker (Conservative)
• Lesley Wagland (Conservative)
• Mrs Jan Pound (Conservative)
• Roger Hirst (Conservative)
• Roger McCheyne (Conservative)
• Will Russell (Conservative)
• Craig Thomson (Reform UK)
• Omar Bakhsh (Reform UK)
• Paul Godfrey (Reform UK)
• Peter Gregory (Reform UK)
• Philippa Nicholson (Reform UK)
• Russell Quirk (Reform UK)
• Sam Gascoyne (Reform UK)
• Sophie Aaron (Reform UK)

Against (18)

• Barry Aspinell (Liberal Democrats)
• Ben Rigby (Liberal Democrats)
• Brenner Munden (Liberal Democrats)
• David Kendall (Liberal Democrats)
• David Worsfold (Liberal Democrats)
• Hugh Gorton (Liberal Democrats)
• Jay Laplain (Liberal Democrats)
• Mark Haigh (Liberal Democrats)
• Martin Cuthbert (Liberal Democrats)
• Mrs Alison Fulcher (Liberal Democrats)
• Mrs Vicky Davies (Liberal Democrats)
• Nicky Cuthbert (Liberal Democrats)
• Nigel Clarke (Liberal Democrats)
• Philip Mynott (Liberal Democrats)
• Adrian Baldock (Independent)
• Mrs Sheila Murphy (Independent)
• Gareth Barrett (Labour)
• Dr Barrett (not matched to a member)

From the minutes

ons within the report. The motion was seconded by Cllr Worsfold and following a vote, was carried. A recorded vote was requested by Cllr Russell and agreed by Cllrs Hirst, Parker, McCheyne and Pound. FOR: Cllrs Aaron, Bakhsh, Barber, Gascoyne, Gelderbloem, Godfrey, Gregory, Hirst, McCheyne, Nicholson, Parker, Pound, Quirk, Russell, Thomson and Wagland (16). AGAINST: Cllrs N Cuthbert, Rigby, Aspinell, Baldock, G Barrett, Dr Barrett, Clarke, M Cuthbert, Davies, Fulcher, Gorton, Haigh, Kendall, Laplain, Munden, Murphy, Mynott and Worsfold (18). The Motion was LOST.

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.