NOTICE OF MOTION - DEVOLUTION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION
Full council, 5 February 2025: a named vote, lost.
For 13, Against 16, Abstained 4.
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 (13)
- Akmal Gani (Conservative)
- Gareth Lyon (Conservative)
- Martin Tennant (Conservative)
- Paul Taylor (Conservative)
- Peter Cullum (Conservative)
- Steve Harden (Conservative)
- Stuart Trussler (Conservative)
- Sue Carter (Conservative)
- Craig Card (Liberal Democrats)
- Leola Card (Liberal Democrats)
- Thomas Mitchell (Liberal Democrats)
- Bill O'Donovan (Labour)
- Peace Essien-Igodifo (not matched to a member)
Against (16)
- Alex Crawford (Labour)
- Becky Williams (Labour)
- Christine Guinness (Labour)
- Clive Grattan (Labour)
- Dhan Sarki (Labour)
- Gareth Williams (Labour)
- Halleh Koohestani (Labour)
- Ivan Whitmee (Labour)
- Julie Hall (Labour)
- Keith Dibble (Labour)
- Lisa Greenway (Labour)
- Mike Roberts BSc, FRSA (Labour)
- Nadia Martin (Labour)
- Rhian Jones (Labour)
- Sarah Spall (Labour)
- Thomas Day (Labour)
Abstained (4)
- Calum Stewart (Conservative)
- Mara Makunura (Conservative)
- Abe Allen (Labour)
- Gaynor Austin (Labour)
From the minutes
were typical under the circumstances and similar action had been taken when other local authority reorganisation had taken place. The Amended Motion was put to the meeting. In a recorded vote, there voted FOR: Cllrs C.W. Card, Leola Card, Sue Carter, P.J. Cullum, A.H. Gani, Steve Harden, Peace Essien-Igodifo, G.B. Lyon, T.W. Mitchell, Bill O'Donovan, P.G. Taylor, M.J. Tennant and S. Trussler (13) AGAINST: Cllrs A.H. Crawford, Thomas Day, Keith Dibble, C.P. Grattan, Lisa Greenway, Christine Guinness, Julie Hall, Rhian Jones, Halleh Koohestani, Nadia Martin, M.J. Roberts, Dhan Sarki, Sarah Spall, Ivan Whitmee, Becky Williams and Gareth Williams (16) ABSTAIN: Cllrs Abe Allen, Gaynor Austin, The Deputy Mayor (Cllr Calum Stewart), The Mayor (Cllr Mara Makunura) (4) and the Amended Motion was DECLARED LOST. In discussing the original Motion, it was advised that a detailed business case was yet to be drawn up
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.