North Essex Local Growth Priorities

Full council, 11 December 2025: a named vote on the recommendation, carried.

For 4, Against 12, Abstained 11.

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 (4)

Jade C Hughes (MIG)
Mark G Bassenger (MIG)
Richard H Siddall (MIG)
A Fittock (not matched to a member)

Against (12)

Clive P Morley (Conservative)
Doug O Bown (Conservative)
Lisa L Wiffen (Conservative)
Maddie E Thompson (Conservative)
Ron G Pratt (Conservative)
Simon J N Morgan (Conservative)
Adrian S Fluker (Independent)
Jeanette C Stilts (Independent)
Kevin M H Lagan (Independent)
Linda J Haywood (Independent)
M F L Durham (not matched to a member)
W Stamp (not matched to a member)

Abstained (11)

John Driver (Liberal Democrats)
Kevin Jennings (Liberal Democrats)
Nick D Spenceley (Liberal Democrats)
Paula L Spenceley (Liberal Democrats)
Sarah Dodsley (Liberal Democrats)
James R Burrell-Cook (Conservative)
Wendy J Laybourn (Conservative)
Andrew M Lay (Independent)
Una G C Siddall-Norman (Labour)
Emma L Stephens (MIG)
Vanessa J Bell (not matched to a member)

From the minutes

rocedure Rule No. 13 (3) Councillor M F L Durham requested a recorded vote. This was duly seconded. The Chairperson then put the recommendation as set out in the report and the voting was as follows: For the recommendation: Councillors M G Bassenger, A Fittock, J C Hughes and R H Siddall. Against the recommendation: Councillors D O Bown, M F L Durham, A S Fluker, L J Haywood, K M H Lagan, S J N Morgan, C P Morley, R G Pratt, W Stamp, J C Stilts, M E Thompson and L L Wiffen. Abstention: Councillors V J Bell, J R Burrell-Cook, S Dodsley, J Driver, K Jennings, A M Lay, W J Laybourn, U G C Siddall-Norman, N D Spenceley, P L Spenceley and E L Stephens. The Chairperson advised that this was therefore not agreed. The Deputy Monitoring Officer clarified that where a recommendation failed this did not stop someone putting forward a

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.