Minutes
Full council, 23 October 2025: a named vote, lost.
For 11, Against 20, 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 (11)
- Clayton Williams (Conservative)
- Gillian Kilmurray (Conservative)
- Harry Ives (Conservative)
- James Bevan (Conservative)
- Nick Evans (Conservative)
- Clive Elsmore (Independent)
- Ian Whitburn (Independent)
- John Francis (Independent)
- Philip Burford (Independent)
- Simon Phelps (Independent)
- Stuart Graham (Reform UK)
Against (20)
- Adrian Birch (Green)
- Alison Bruce (Green)
- Andrew McDermid (Green)
- Andy Moore (Green)
- Beth Llewellyn (Green)
- Chris McFarling (Green)
- David Wheeler (Green)
- Jackie Dale (Green)
- Johnathan Lane (Green)
- Richard Burton (Green)
- Sid Phelps (Green)
- Trevor Roach (Green)
- Bernie O'Neill (Prog Ind)
- Jamie Elsmore (Prog Ind)
- Julia Gooch (Prog Ind)
- Tim Gwilliam MBE (Prog Ind)
- Di Martin (Labour)
- Jacob Sanders (Labour)
- Patrick Kyne (Labour)
- Gill Moseley (Liberal Democrats)
From the minutes
t. contacts and works with other authorities which have also objected to their housing targets so communities across the country can present a united front to the government. Voting was as follows; For (11) Councillors Clive Elsmore, Ian Whitburn, Harry Ives, Nick Evans, Clayton Williams, James Bevan, Gillian Kilmurray, Stuart Graham, Philip Burford, John Francis and Simon Phelps. Abstain (0) Against (20) Councillors Di Martin, Richard Burton, Alison Bruce, Jackie Dale, Johnathan Lane, Beth Llewellyn, Andrew McDermid, Trevor Roach, David Wheeler, Patrick Kyne, Jacob Sanders, Jamie Elsmore, Julia Gooch, Tim Gwilliam MBE, Bernie O'Neill, Gill Moseley, Sid Phelps, Chris McFarling, Adrian Birch, and Andy Moore. Total (31) The motion fell. Questions – Substantive Motion With government guidelines stating that for contentious policies, consultations should be 12 weeks, w
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