THE COUNCIL TAX 2025/26
Full council, 27 February 2025: a named vote, carried.
For 18, Against 0, Abstained 14.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Labour. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (18)
- Abe Allen (Labour)
- Alex Crawford (Labour)
- Becky Williams (Labour)
- Bill O'Donovan (Labour)
- Christine Guinness (Labour)
- Clive Grattan (Labour)
- Dhan Sarki (Labour)
- Gareth Williams (Labour)
- Halleh Koohestani (Labour)
- Ivan Whitmee (Labour)
- Jules Crossley (Labour)
- Keith Dibble (Labour)
- Lisa Greenway (Labour)
- Mike Roberts BSc, FRSA (Labour)
- Rhian Jones (Labour)
- Sarah Spall (Labour)
- Sophie Porter (Labour)
- Thomas Day (Labour)
Abstained (14)
- Ade Adeola (Conservative)
- Akmal Gani (Conservative)
- Calum Stewart (Conservative)
- Gareth Lyon (Conservative)
- Jacqui Vosper (Conservative)
- Mara Makunura (Conservative)
- Mike Smith (Conservative)
- Paul Taylor (Conservative)
- Peace Essien Igodifo (Conservative)
- Peter Cullum (Conservative)
- Sue Carter (Conservative)
- Craig Card (Liberal Democrats)
- Leola Card (Liberal Democrats)
- Thomas Mitchell (Liberal Democrats)
From the minutes
the Council's basic amount of Council Tax for 2025-26 is not excessive, in accordance with principles approved under Section 52(ZB) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992. In a recorded vote, there voted FOR: Cllrs Abe Allen, A.H. Crawford, Jules Crossley, Thomas Day, Keith Dibble, C.P. Grattan, Lisa Greenway, Christine Guinness, Rhian Jones, Halleh Koohestani, Bill O'Donovan, Sophie Porter, M.J. Roberts, Dhan Sarki, Sarah Spall, Ivan Whitmee, Becky Williams, Gareth Williams, (18); AGAINST: (0); ABSTAINED: Cllrs A. Adeola, C.W. Card, Leola Card, Sue Carter, P.J. Cullum, A. Gani, Peace Essien Igodifo, G.B. Lyon, T.W. Mitchell, M.D. Smith, P.G. Taylor, Jacqui Vosper, the Deputy Mayor (Cllr Calum Stewart) and the Mayor (Cllr Mara Makunura) (14) and the Recommendations were DECLARED CARRIED.
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.