NOTICE OF MOTION - DEVOLUTION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANISATION
Full council, 5 February 2025: a named vote, lost.
For 12, Against 19, Abstained 2.
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 (12)
- 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)
- Peace Essien-Igodifo (not matched to a member)
Against (19)
- 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)
- Gaynor Austin (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 (2)
- Calum Stewart (Conservative)
- Mara Makunura (Conservative)
From the minutes
r Lyon stressed the point of ensuring that the people were heard and allowed to have their say through a referendum and proper engagement. The 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, P.G. Taylor, M.J. Tennant and S. Trussler (12) AGAINST: Cllrs Abe Allen, Gaynor Austin, A.H. Crawford, Thomas Day, Keith Dibble, C.P. Grattan, Lisa Greenway, Christine Guinness, Julie Hall, Rhian Jones, Halleh Koohestani, Nadia Martin, Bill O'Donovan, M.J. Roberts, Dhan Sarki, Sarah Spall, Ivan Whitmee, Becky Williams and Gareth Williams (19) ABSTAIN: The Deputy Mayor (Cllr Calum Stewart), The Mayor (Cllr Mara Makunura) (2) and the Motion was DECLARED LOST.
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.