Council Tax Support Scheme 2026-27
Full council, 11 December 2025: a named vote.
For 31, Against 0, Abstained 1.
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 (31)
- Adrian Birch (Green)
- Alison Bruce (Green)
- Andrew McDermid (Green)
- Andy Moore (Green)
- Chris McFarling (Green)
- Dave Tradgett (Green)
- David Wheeler (Green)
- Jackie Dale (Green)
- Jackie Fraser (Green)
- Johnathan Lane (Green)
- Mark Topping (Green)
- Richard Burton (Green)
- Sid Phelps (Green)
- Clive Elsmore (Independent)
- Ian Whitburn (Independent)
- John Francis (Independent)
- Mark Turner (Independent)
- Simon Phelps (Independent)
- Bernie O'Neill (Prog Ind)
- Jamie Elsmore (Prog Ind)
- Julia Gooch (Prog Ind)
- Tim Gwilliam MBE (Prog Ind)
- Clayton Williams (Conservative)
- Gillian Kilmurray (Conservative)
- James Bevan (Conservative)
- Di Martin (Labour)
- Jacob Sanders (Labour)
- Patrick Kyne (Labour)
- Alan Preest (Reform UK)
- Stuart Graham (Reform UK)
- Gill Moseley (Liberal Democrats)
Abstained (1)
- Jonathan Beeston (Conservative)
From the minutes
in good time on an improved Council Tax Support Scheme for 2027/8, in which working age residents on the lowest incomes have all their Council Tax paid by Council Tax Support. Voting was as follows: For (31) Councillors Di Martin, Richard Burton, Alison Bruce, Jackie Dale, Johnathan Lane, Jackie Fraser, Andrew McDermid, Dave Tradgett, David Wheeler, Mark Topping, Patrick Kyne, Jacob Sanders, Mark Turner, Ian Whitburn, Clayton Williams, James Bevan, Gillian Kilmurray, Jamie Elsmore, Julia Gooch, Tim Gwilliam MBE, Bernie O'Neill, Gill Moseley, Clive Elsmore, John Francis, Stuart Graham, Alan Preest, Sid Phelps, Adrian Birch, Andy Moore, Chris McFarling and Simon Phelps. Abstain (1 ) Councillor Jonathan Beeston Against (0) Total (32) Councillor Beth Llewellyn returned to the chambers at 18.31pm.
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.