Council Tax Setting 2026/27
Full council, 19 February 2026: a named vote on the motion.
For 47, Against 0, 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.
Only one side of this vote could be read from the minutes. The others may be recorded in a form that couldn't be read, or not at all.
For (47)
- Alan Lion (Conservative)
- Bob Church (Conservative)
- Chris Whitbread (Conservative)
- Craig McCann (Conservative)
- Darshan Sunger (Conservative)
- David Stocker (Conservative)
- Holly Whitbread (Conservative)
- Ian Hadley (Conservative)
- Jeane Lea (Conservative)
- Jodie Lucas (Conservative)
- Joseph Parsons (Conservative)
- Kaz Rizvi (Conservative)
- Ken Williamson (Conservative)
- Les Burrows (Conservative)
- Mary Dadd (Conservative)
- Paul Keska (Conservative)
- Raymond Balcombe (Conservative)
- Richard Bassett (Conservative)
- Richard Morgan (Conservative)
- Ronda Pugsley (Conservative)
- Smruti Patel (Conservative)
- Steven Heather (Conservative)
- Sue Jones (Conservative)
- Tim Matthews (Conservative)
- Arash Ardakani (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Chidi Nweke (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Chris Pond (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Graham Wiskin (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Howard Kauffman (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Louise Mead (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Michael Owen (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Sheree Rackham (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Will Kauffman (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Clive Amos (Liberal Democrats)
- Edward Barnard (Liberal Democrats)
- Mandy George (Liberal Democrats)
- Razia Sharif (Liberal Democrats)
- Tippy Cornish (Liberal Democrats)
- Maria Markham (Independent)
- Shane Yerrell (Independent)
- Stephen Murray (Independent)
- Lisa Morgan (EFIG)
- Tom Bromwich (EFIG)
- Martin Morris (Labour)
- Jaymey McIvor (Reform UK)
- J H Whitehouse (not matched to a member)
- J M Whitehouse (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
hown at 2 (f) of £177.12 for 2026/27, representing an increase of £5.13 (2.98%) compared to 2025/26 was not excessive and therefore there was no requirement to hold a local referendum. Recorded Vote: For the Motion (47): Cllrs C Amos, A Ardakani, R Balcombe, E Barnard, R Bassett, T Bromwich, L Burrows, T Cornish, B Church, M Dadd, M George, I Hadley, S Heather, S Jones, H Kauffman, W Kauffman, P Keska, J Lea, A Lion, J Lucas, M Markham, T Matthews, C McCann, J McIvor, L Mead, L Morgan, R Morgan, M Morris, S Murray, C Nweke, M Owen, J Parsons, S Patel, C Pond, R Pugsley, S Rackham, K Rizvi, R Sharif, D Stocker, D Sunger, C Whitbread, H Whitbread, J H Whitehouse, J M Whitehouse, K Williamson, G Wiskin and S Yerrell. Against the Motion (0). Abstentions (0).
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.