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Budget and Council Tax Resolution 2025/26

Full council, 28 January 2025: a named vote on the amendment, lost.

For 5, Against 30, Abstained 0.

Party in overall control of the council on the date: Liberal Democrats. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.

For (5)

• Asif Khan (Labour)
• Favour Ezeifedi (Labour)
• Jagtar Singh Dhindsa (Labour)
• Nasreen Shah (Labour)
• Nigel Bell (Labour)

Against (30)

• Aga Dychton (Liberal Democrats)
• Amanda Grimston (Liberal Democrats)
• Ann Saffery (Liberal Democrats)
• Annalisa Buraglio (Liberal Democrats)
• Charlott Saunders (Liberal Democrats)
• Chris Newstead (Liberal Democrats)
• Darren Walford (Liberal Democrats)
• Dawn Allen-Williamson (Liberal Democrats)
• Gabriel Duduta (Liberal Democrats)
• Glen Saffery (Liberal Democrats)
• Ian Stotesbury (Liberal Democrats)
• Jennifer Pattinson (Liberal Democrats)
• Karen Clarke-Taylor (Liberal Democrats)
• Kennedy Rodrigues (Liberal Democrats)
• Lenny Nembhard MBE (Liberal Democrats)
• Mark Hofman (Liberal Democrats)
• Mark Watkin (Liberal Democrats)
• Penelope Hill (Liberal Democrats)
• Peter Kloss (Liberal Democrats)
• Peter Taylor (Liberal Democrats)
• Rabi Martins (Liberal Democrats)
• Richard Short (Liberal Democrats)
• Richard Wenham (Liberal Democrats)
• Sam Summer (Liberal Democrats)
• Shafiq Ahmed (Liberal Democrats)
• Sham Begum (Liberal Democrats)
• Sohail Bashir (Liberal Democrats)
• Stephen Johnson (Liberal Democrats)
• Tim Williams (Liberal Democrats)
• Tom Osborn (Liberal Democrats)

From the minutes

were debated by Council. The amendment was put to the vote. In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 the votes were recorded as follows: Those members voting in favour of the amendment: Councillors Bell, Dhindsa, Ezeifedi, Khan and Shah. Those members voting against the amendment: The Chairwoman Councillor Allen-Williamson, Mayor Taylor, Councillors Ahmed, Bashir, Begum, Buraglio, Clarke-Taylor, Duduta, Dychton, Grimston, Hill, Hofman, Johnson, Kloss, Martins, Nembhard MBE, Newstead, Osborn, Pattinson, Rodrigues, A Saffery, G Saffery, Saunders, Short, Stotesbury, Summer, Walford, Watkin, Wenham and Williams There were no abstentions. The amendment was LOST by 5 votes to 30 with no abstentions. The original motion was then put to Council. In accordance wi

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.