General Fund Budget 2026/27, Capital Programme and Medium Term Financial Plan
Full council, 19 February 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 38, Against 0, Abstained 6.
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 (38)
- Carol Kambites (Green)
- Cate James-Hodges (Green)
- Catherine Braun (Green)
- Chloe Turner (Green)
- Gareth Kitchen (Green)
- Gary Luff (Green)
- Gill Thomas (Green)
- Helen Fenton (Green)
- James Boyle (Green)
- Kate Kay (Green)
- Lucas Schoemaker (Green)
- Marisa Godfrey (Green)
- Martin Baxendale (Green)
- Martin Brown (Green)
- Martin Pearcy (Green)
- Matthew Sargeant (Green)
- Moya Shannon (Green)
- Natalie Rothwell-Warn (Green)
- Pete Kennedy (Green)
- Sarah Canning (Green)
- Steve Hyndside (Green)
- Tricia Watson (Green)
- Bob Hughes (Labour)
- Cath Moore (Labour)
- Dave Mathews (Labour)
- Elizabeth Stanley (Labour)
- Fraser Dahdouh (Labour)
- Helen Caton Hughes (Labour)
- Ian Hamilton (Labour)
- John Callinan (Labour)
- Katy Hofmann (Labour)
- Maggie Dutton (Labour)
- Milly Hill (Labour)
- Shyama Ananthan (Labour)
- Steve Robinson (Labour)
- Terri Kinnison (Labour)
- Terry Cook (Labour)
- Holly Simkiss (Liberal Democrats)
Abstained (6)
- Charlie Tuffin (Conservative)
- Demelza Turner-Wilkes (Conservative)
- Gill Oxley (Conservative)
- Lindsey Green (Conservative)
- Mark Ryder (Conservative)
- Robert Brown (Conservative)
From the minutes
there remained strong ambition to deliver for communities and recommended the budget to Council. On being put to the vote, the Motion was carried with 38 votes in favour, 0 against and 6 abstentions. FOR: 38 Votes Councillors: Councillor Shyama Ananthan Councillor Martin Baxendale Councillor James Boyle Councillor Catherine Braun Councillor Martin Brown Councillor John Callinan Councillor Sarah Canning Councillor Helen Caton Hughes Councillor Terry Cook Councillor Fraser Dahdouh Councillor Maggie Dutton Councillor Helen Fenton Councillor Marisa Godfrey Councillor Ian Hamilton Councillor Milly Hill Councillor Katy Hofmann Councillor Bob Hughes Councillor Steve Hyndside Councillor Cate James-Hodges Councillor Carol Kambites Councillor Kate Kay Councillor Pete Kennedy Councillor Terri Kinnison Councillor Gareth Kitchen Councillor Gary Luff Councillor Dave Mathews Councillor Cath Moore Councillor Martin Pearcy Councillor Steve Robinson Councillor Natalie Rothwell-Warn Councillor Matthew Sargeant Councillor Lucas Schoemaker Councillor Moya Shannon Councillor Holly Simkiss Councillor Elizabeth Stanley Councillor Gill Thomas Councillor Chloe Turner Councillor Tricia Watson Against: 0 Votes Abstain: 6 Votes Councillors: Councillor Robert Brown Councillor Lindsey Green Councillor Gill Oxley Councillor Mark Ryder Councillor Charlie Tuffin Councillor Demelza Turner-Wilkes RESOLVED RESOLVED a) to approve the updated Medium Term Financial Plan as set out in Appendices A-D b) to increase t
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