Final Proposal for Local Government Reorganisation
Full council, 25 September 2025: a named vote, carried.
For 23, 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 (23)
- Andy Brown (Liberal Democrats)
- Daisy Khepar (Liberal Democrats)
- Dan Taylor (Liberal Democrats)
- David Neighbour (Liberal Democrats)
- Graham Cockarill (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Wildsmith (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Quarterman (Liberal Democrats)
- Robert Harward (Liberal Democrats)
- Stuart Bailey (Liberal Democrats)
- Chris Dorn (Conservative)
- Dr Anne Crampton (Conservative)
- Dr Jane Worlock (Conservative)
- Jon Hale (Conservative)
- Selena Coburn (Conservative)
- Spencer Farmer (Conservative)
- Stephen Highley (Conservative)
- Tim Southern (Conservative)
- Ben Thomas (Community Campaign (Hart))
- Chris Axam (Community Campaign (Hart))
- James Radley (Community Campaign (Hart))
- Richard Jones (Community Campaign (Hart))
- Wendy Makepeace-Browne (Community Campaign (Hart))
- Dermot Smith (Independent)
Abstained (1)
- Unanimous (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
impose a different structure but agreed on the importance of submitting a unified local view. The challenges ahead in creating a new unitary authority. A recorded vote was held on the recommendation: For: Axam; Bailey; Brown; Coburn; Cockarill; Crampton; Dorn: Farmer; Hale; Harward; Highley; Jones; Khepar; Makepeace-Browne; Neighbour; Quarterman; Radley; Smith; Southern; Taylor, Thomas; Wildsmith; Worlock (23) Against: (0) Abstain: (0) Unanimous. Decision Subject to the ‘Close Enough to be Local, Big Enough to Stay Strong' document attached as Appendix 2, being modified or that a covering letter be submitted to the Secretary of State to include the following points: 1. Hart and Rushmoor have both received the 'Silver' Award in recognition of their efforts regarding the Military Covenant; 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.