Local Government Reorganisation Interim Warding Arrangements
Full council, 18 June 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 17, Against 16, Abstained 2.
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)
- Bill O'Donovan (Labour)
- Christine Guinness (Labour)
- Dhan Sarki (Labour)
- Gareth Williams (Labour)
- Gaynor Austin (Labour)
- Ivan Whitmee (Labour)
- Julie Hall (Labour)
- Lisa Greenway (Labour)
- Mike Roberts BSc, FRSA (Labour)
- Nicky Slater (Labour)
- Rhian Jones (Labour)
- Sarah Spall (Labour)
- Sophie Porter (Labour)
- Thomas Day (Labour)
- Uttar Gurung (Labour)
- Calum Stewart (Independent)
- Halleh Koohestani (Independent)
Against (16)
- Gareth Lyon (Conservative)
- Mara Makunura (Conservative)
- Martin Tennant (Conservative)
- Paul Taylor (Conservative)
- Stephen Masterson (Conservative)
- Steve Harden (Conservative)
- Sue Carter (Conservative)
- Dave Bell (Reform UK)
- Ian Simpson (Reform UK)
- Kevin Betsworth (Reform UK)
- Rob Matthews (Reform UK)
- Sally McGuinness (Reform UK)
- Sharon Harvey (Reform UK)
- Craig Card (Liberal Democrats)
- Leola Card (Liberal Democrats)
- Thomas Mitchell (Liberal Democrats)
Abstained (2)
- Jib Belbase (Conservative)
- Peter Cullum (Conservative)
From the minutes
cil and Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council about the backstop options and confirmed that they would both be submitting responses based on 88 councillors. In a recorded vote on the amendment, there voted FOR: Cllrs Gaynor Austin, Thomas Day, Lisa Greenway, Christine Guinness, Uttar Gurung, Julie Hall, Rhian Jones, Halleh Koohestani, Bill O'Donovan, Sophie Porter, Mike Roberts, Dhan Sarki, Nicky Slater, Sarah Spall, Calum Stewart, Ivan Whitmee and Gareth Williams (17); AGAINST: Cllrs Dave Bell, Kevin Betsworth, Craig Card, Leola Card, Sue Carter, Steve Harden, Sharon Harvey, G.B. Lyon, Mara Makunura, Steve Masterson, Rob Matthews, Sally McGuinness, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Simpson, Paul Taylor and M.J. Tennant (16); ABSTAIN: Cllrs Jib Belbase and P.J. Cullum (2), and therefore the amendment was DECLARED CARRIED and the recommendation as amended became the Substantive Motion. During debate on the Substantive Motion
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