Council Tax 2026 / 27
Full council, 12 February 2026: a named vote on the recommendation, carried.
For 6, Against 19, 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 (6)
- Jeanette C Stilts (Independent)
- Linda J Haywood (Independent)
- Una G C Siddall-Norman (Labour)
- Adrian S Fluker (not matched to a member)
- M F L Durham (not matched to a member)
- W Stamp (not matched to a member)
Against (19)
- Clive P Morley (Conservative)
- James R Burrell-Cook (Conservative)
- Maddie E Thompson (Conservative)
- Ron G Pratt (Conservative)
- Simon J N Morgan (Conservative)
- Wendy J Laybourn (Conservative)
- John Driver (Liberal Democrats)
- Nick D Spenceley (Liberal Democrats)
- Nikki J Swindle (Liberal Democrats)
- Paula L Spenceley (Liberal Democrats)
- Sarah Dodsley (Liberal Democrats)
- Emma L Stephens (MIG)
- Jade C Hughes (MIG)
- Mark G Bassenger (MIG)
- Richard H Siddall (MIG)
- Andrew M Lay (Independent)
- Kevin M H Lagan (Independent)
- A Fittock (not matched to a member)
- Vanessa J Bell (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
ule No. 13 (3) Councillor A S Fluker requested a recorded vote. This was duly seconded. The Chairperson then put the proposed amendment in the name of Councillor Fluker and the voting was as follows: For the recommendation: Councillors M F L Durham, A S Fluker, L J Haywood, U G C Siddall-Norman, W Stamp and J C Stilts, Against the recommendation: Councillors M G Bassenger, V J Bell, J R Burrell-Cook, S Dodsley, J Driver, A Fittock, J C Hughes, K M H Lagan, A M Lay, W J Laybourn, S J N Morgan, C P Morley, R Pratt, R H Siddall, N D Spenceley, P L Spenceley, E L Stephens, N Swindle and M E Thompson. Abstention: None. The Chairperson declared that the proposed amendment was therefore not agreed. He then put the recommendations as set out report and the voting was as follows:
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.