Revenue Budget, Capital Strategy, Capital Programme, Reserves and Balances, Treasury and Investment Strategy and Medium Term Financial Strategy and Council Tax for 2026/27
Full council, 25 February 2026: a named vote.
For 16, Against 5, Abstained 7.
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 (16)
- Anita Jones (Green)
- Elaine Martin (Green)
- James Butcher (Green)
- Jeremy Speakman (Green)
- Jim Martin (Green)
- John Wing (Green)
- Mike Blakemore (Green)
- Polly Blakemore (Green)
- Rebecca Shoob (Green)
- Rich Holgate (Green)
- Stephen Scoffham (Green)
- Bridget Chapman (Independent)
- Connor McConville (Independent)
- Paul Thomas (Independent)
- Gary Fuller (Liberal Democrats)
- Tim Prater (Liberal Democrats)
Against (5)
- Alan Martin (Conservative)
- Clive Goddard (Conservative)
- David Godfrey (Conservative)
- Mrs Jennifer Hollingsbee (Conservative)
- Tony Hills (Conservative)
Abstained (7)
- Adrian Lockwood (Labour)
- Belinda Walker (Labour)
- Jackie Meade (Labour)
- Laura Davison (Labour)
- Liz McShane (Labour)
- Nicola Keen (Labour)
- Tony Cooper (Labour)
From the minutes
roperties empty over 10 years be re-affirmed. The motion was put to a recorded vote in accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 as set out below: FOR: Councillors M Blakemore, P Blakemore, Butcher, Chapman, Fuller, Holgate, Jones, E Martin, J Martin, McConville, Prater, Scoffham, Shoob, Speakman, Thomas and Wing (16). AGAINST: Councillors Goddard, Godfrey, Mrs Hollingsbee, Hills and A Martin (5). ABSTENTIONS: Councillors Cooper, Davison, Keen, Lockwood, McShane, Meade and Walker (7). (Voting figures: 16 for, 5 against, 7 abstentions).
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.