Local Council Tax Support Scheme 2026/27 and Discretionary Reduction in Council Tax Liability Policy
Full council, 17 February 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 5, Against 22, 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 (5)
- A G Cross (Liberal Democrats)
- C M Stanley (Liberal Democrats)
- D W Sharp (Liberal Democrats)
- L J Newport (Independent)
- M Hoy (Independent)
Against (22)
- D S Efde (Conservative)
- M J Steptoe (Conservative)
- Miss A D Marriott (Conservative)
- Mrs D L Belton (Conservative)
- Mrs L Shaw (Conservative)
- P Shaw (Conservative)
- R P Constable (Conservative)
- SE Wootton (Conservative)
- A H Eves (Rochford District Residents)
- E O K Mason (Rochford District Residents)
- IC Wilson (Rochford District Residents)
- J R F Mason (Rochford District Residents)
- Mrs D P Squires-Coleman (Rochford District Residents)
- Mrs VA Wilson (Rochford District Residents)
- N J Booth (Rochford District Residents)
- Mrs S J Page (AI)
- R C D Linden (AI)
- R Milne (AI)
- AL Williams (RFWI)
- G W Myers (RFWI)
- MJ Webb (RFWI)
- Mrs J E McPherson (Independent)
Abstained (2)
- Mrs J R Gooding (Independent)
- SA Wilson (Independent)
From the minutes
s to commission an independent feasibility study on direct delivery of social housing within Rochford District. On a requisition to Council Procedure Rule 17.4, a recorded vote was taken as follows:- For (5) Cllrs A Cross; M Hoy; L Newport; D Sharp; C Stanley; Against (22) Cllrs J McPherson; S Wootton; D Belton; N Booth; R Constable; D Efde: A Eves; R Linden; A Marriott; E Mason; J Mason; R Milne; G Myers; SJ Page; P Shaw; L Shaw; D Squires-Coleman; M Steptoe; M Webb; A Williams; I Wilson and V Wilson Abstain (2) Cllrs J Gooding and S Wilson The amendments were lost Members returned to the substantive motion upon which further debate took place. Resolved R1. Approve the 2026/27 Budget and
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.