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Full council, 22 July 2026: a named vote.

For 24, Against 7, Abstained 2.

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 (24)

Kevin Bentley (Conservative)
Leigh Tate (Conservative)
Paul Dundas (Conservative)
Rhys Smithson (Conservative)
Robert Davidson (Conservative)
Sue Lissimore (Conservative)
Will Calverley (Conservative)
Alison Jay (Liberal Democrats)
David King (Liberal Democrats)
Mark Cory (Liberal Democrats)
Natalie Sommers (Liberal Democrats)
Paul Smith (Liberal Democrats)
Sean Kelly (Liberal Democrats)
Venessa Moffat (Liberal Democrats)
Dave Harris (Labour)
Fay Smalls (Labour)
Julie Young (Labour)
Lee Scordis (Labour)
Tim Young (Labour)
Lesley Scott-Boutell (Progressive Independents Alliance)
Martyn Warnes (Progressive Independents Alliance)
Sam McLean (Progressive Independents Alliance)
Amy Kirkby-Taylor (Green)
Mark Goacher (Green)

Against (7)

Andrew Harding (Reform UK)
Daryl Swain (Reform UK)
James Child (Reform UK)
Mike Saunders (Reform UK)
Sue Ettritch (Reform UK)
Martin Parsons (Conservative)
Thomas Rowe (Conservative)

Abstained (2)

Andrew Ellis (Conservative)
Sara Naylor (Conservative)

From the minutes

vote pursuant to the provisions of Council Procedure Rule 15(2) having been requested by Councillor T. Young, supported by Councillor Scott-Boutell and Councillor Scordis, the voting was as follows:- FOR: Councillors Bentley, Calverley, Cory, Davidson, Dundas, Goacher, Harris, Jay, Kelly, King, Kirkby-Taylor, Lissimore, McLean, Moffat, Scordis, Scott-Boutell, Smalls, Smithson, Sommers, Tate, Warnes, J. Young, T. Young and the Deputy Mayor (Smith). AGAINST: Councillors Child, Ettritch, Harding, Parsons, Rowe, Saunders and Swain. ABSTAINED: Councillor Naylor and the Mayor (Ellis).

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.