General Fund Budget 2026/27 and Medium-Term Financial Strategy 2026/27 to 2029/30
Full council, 26 February 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 17, Against 11, 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 (17)
- 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)
- Becky Williams (not matched to a member)
- Jules Crossley (not matched to a member)
Against (11)
- 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)
- Craig Card (Liberal Democrats)
Abstained (3)
- Peter Cullum (Conservative)
- Calum Stewart (Independent)
- Leola Card (Liberal Democrats)
From the minutes
e Council Report, and (7) to adopt the Council Tax Support Scheme as per paragraph 3.18. Following debate, the Recommendations at (i) (1)-(7) above, were put to the meeting. In a recorded vote, there voted FOR: Cllrs Gaynor Austin, 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 (17); AGAINST: Ade Adeola, C.W. Card, A. Gani, Steve Harden, G.B. Lyon, Mara Makunura, S.J. Masterson, P.G. Taylor, M.J. Tennant, S. Trussler and Jacqui Vosper (11); ABSTAIN: Cllr Leola Card, the Deputy Mayor (Cllr P.J. Cullum) and the Mayor (Cllr Calum Stewart) (3) and the substantive Motion, with the additional recommendation, was 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.