General Fund Budget 2026/27 and Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2026/27 to 2029/30
Full council, 26 February 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 10, Against 18, Abstained 3.
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 (10)
- Ade Adeola (Conservative)
- Akmal Gani (Conservative)
- Gareth Lyon (Conservative)
- Jacqui Vosper (Conservative)
- Mara Makunura (Conservative)
- Martin Tennant (Conservative)
- Paul Taylor (Conservative)
- Stephen Masterson (Conservative)
- Steve Harden (Conservative)
- Stuart Trussler (Conservative)
Against (18)
- Alex Crawford (Labour)
- Bill O'Donovan (Labour)
- Christine Guinness (Labour)
- Clive Grattan (Labour)
- Dhan Sarki (Labour)
- Gareth Williams (Labour)
- Gaynor Austin (Labour)
- Julie Hall (Labour)
- Keith Dibble (Labour)
- Lisa Greenway (Labour)
- Mike Roberts BSc, FRSA (Labour)
- Rhian Jones (Labour)
- Sarah Spall (Labour)
- Sophie Porter (Labour)
- Thomas Day (Labour)
- Leola Card (Liberal Democrats)
- Becky Williams (not matched to a member)
- Jules Crossley (not matched to a member)
Abstained (3)
- Peter Cullum (Conservative)
- Calum Stewart (Independent)
- Craig Card (Liberal Democrats)
From the minutes
police did not have capacity, at this time, to run a “cop shop” facility. Again, some of those opposing felt the evidence of costing the additional spend had not been clear. In a recorded vote, there voted FOR: Cllrs Ade Adeola, A. Gani, Steve Harden, G.B. Lyon, Mara Makunura, S.J. Masterson, P.G. Taylor, M.J. Tennant, S. Trussler and Jacqui Vosper (10); AGAINST: Cllrs Gaynor Austin, Leola Card, A.H. Crawford, Jules Crossley, Thomas Day, Keith Dibble, C.P. Grattan, Lisa Greenway, Christine Guinness, Julie Hall, Rhian Jones, Bill O'Donovan, Sophie Porter, M.J. Roberts, Dhan Sarki, Sarah Spall, Becky Williams and Gareth Williams (18); ABSTAIN: Cllr C.W. Card, the Deputy Mayor (Cllr P.J. Cullum) and the Mayor (Cllr Calum Stewart) (3) and the Amendment was DECLARED LOST. Amendment 8 - It was MOVED by Cllr G.B. Lyon and SECONDED by Cllr Mara Makunura that an amendment be made, a
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