Report of the Appointments Panel
Full council, 28 May 2026: a named vote on the motion.
For 12, Against 29, Abstained 8.
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 (12)
- Annie May O'Neill (Reform UK)
- Geoff Shaw (Reform UK)
- James Abbott (Reform UK)
- James Small (Reform UK)
- Jay Gupta (Reform UK)
- Jaymey McIvor (Reform UK)
- Josh Webb (Reform UK)
- Karen Batley (Reform UK)
- Karen McIvor (Reform UK)
- Natalie Wilding-Barrett (Reform UK)
- Paul Kelleher (Reform UK)
- Phil Dawkins (Reform UK)
Against (29)
- Alan Lion (Conservative)
- Bob Church (Conservative)
- Chris Whitbread (Conservative)
- Craig McCann (Conservative)
- Darshan Sunger (Conservative)
- Holly Whitbread (Conservative)
- Jamie Braha (Conservative)
- Jeane Lea (Conservative)
- Jodie Lucas (Conservative)
- Joseph Parsons (Conservative)
- Ken Williamson (Conservative)
- Mary Dadd (Conservative)
- Nigel Bedford (Conservative)
- Raymond Balcombe (Conservative)
- Richard Bassett (Conservative)
- Richard Morgan (Conservative)
- Smruti Patel (Conservative)
- Steven Heather (Conservative)
- Barbara Cohen (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Graham Wiskin (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Howard Kauffman (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Louise Mead (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Richard Cohen (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Roger Baldwin (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Rose Brookes (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Clive Amos (Liberal Democrats)
- Tippy Cornish (Liberal Democrats)
- Tom Bromwich (EFIG)
- Stephen Murray (Independent)
Abstained (8)
- Chidi Nweke (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Michael Owen (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Sheree Rackham (Independent Loughton Residents Association)
- Mandy George (Liberal Democrats)
- Razia Sharif (Liberal Democrats)
- Lisa Morgan (EFIG)
- J H Whitehouse (not matched to a member)
- J M Whitehouse (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
t be possible under the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026. Resolved: That the confidence of this Council be retained in the Leader of the Council, Cllr C Whitbread. Recorded Vote: For the motion (12): Cllrs J Abbott, K Batley, P Dawkins, J Gupta, P Kelleher, J McIvor, K McIvor, A M O'Neill, G Shaw, J Small, J Webb, and N Wilding-Barrett. Against the motion (29): Cllrs C Amos, R Balcombe, R Baldwin, R Bassett, N Bedford, J Braha, T Bromwich, R Brookes, B Church, B Cohen, R Cohen, T Cornish, M Dadd, S Heather, H Kauffman, J Lea, A Lion, J Lucas, C McCann, L Mead, R Morgan, S Murray, J Parsons, S Patel, D Sunger, C Whitbread, H Whitbread, K Williamson, and G Wiskin. Abstentions (8): Cllrs M George, L Morgan, C Nweke, M Owen, S Rackham, R Sharif, J H Whitehouse, J M Whitehouse. (c) Allocation of Committee Places, Chairmanships and Vice-Chairmanships The Leader of the Council also reported on the recommendations of the Appoi
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