Local Government Reorganisation Interim Warding Arrangements
Full council, 18 June 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 23, Against 10, 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 (23)
- 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)
- Dave Bell (Reform UK)
- Ian Simpson (Reform UK)
- Kevin Betsworth (Reform UK)
- Rob Matthews (Reform UK)
- Sally McGuinness (Reform UK)
- Sharon Harvey (Reform UK)
- Calum Stewart (Independent)
- Halleh Koohestani (Independent)
Against (10)
- Gareth Lyon (Conservative)
- Mara Makunura (Conservative)
- Martin Tennant (Conservative)
- Paul Taylor (Conservative)
- Stephen Masterson (Conservative)
- Steve Harden (Conservative)
- Sue Carter (Conservative)
- Craig Card (Liberal Democrats)
- Leola Card (Liberal Democrats)
- Thomas Mitchell (Liberal Democrats)
Abstained (2)
- Jib Belbase (Conservative)
- Peter Cullum (Conservative)
From the minutes
arrangements, as per option 88c in Appendix 1 4) Agree as a third preference, an 85-councillor distribution and interim warding arrangements, as per option 85c in Appendix 1 In a recorded vote, there voted FOR: Cllrs Gaynor Austin, Dave Bell, Kevin Betsworth, Thomas Day, Lisa Greenway, Christine Guinness, Uttar Gurung, Julie Hall, Sharon Harvey, Rhian Jones, Halleh Koohestani, Rob Matthews, Sally McGuinness, Bill O'Donovan, Sophie Porter, Mike Roberts, Dhan Sarki, Ian Simpson, Nicky Slater, Sarah Spall, Calum Stewart, Ivan Whitmee and Gareth Williams (23); AGAINST: Cllrs Craig Card, Leola Card, Sue Carter, Steve Harden, G.B. Lyon, Mara Makunura, Steve Masterson, Thomas Mitchell, Paul Taylor and M.J. Tennant (10); ABSTAIN: Cllrs Jib Belbase and P.J. Cullum (2), and the Substantive Motion was DECLARED CARRIED.
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