Urgent Item - Council Tax Reduction Scheme - Appendix VII
Full council, 18 February 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 34, Against 3, Abstained 0.
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 (34)
- Angela Harrison (Labour)
- Ann Cavanagh (Labour)
- Ashley Wise (Labour)
- Carole Jackson (Labour)
- Charlie Miller (Labour)
- Dolley Wooster (Labour)
- Hayden Brawn (Labour)
- Karen Watson (Labour)
- Kieran Golding (Labour)
- Mark Last (Labour)
- Shelley Cheesman (Labour)
- Simon Clark (Labour)
- Tim Gibson (Labour)
- Tony Winckless (Labour)
- Carrie Pollard (Swale Independents)
- Derek Carnell (Swale Independents)
- Elliott Jayes (Swale Independents)
- Mike Baldock (Swale Independents)
- Monique Bonney (Swale Independents)
- Paul Stephen (Swale Independents)
- Sarah Stephen (Swale Independents)
- Tom Nundy (Swale Independents)
- Andy Booth (Conservative)
- James Hunt (Conservative)
- Julien Speed (Conservative)
- Lee-Anne Moore (Conservative)
- Lloyd Bowen (Conservative)
- Peter Marchington (Conservative)
- Tara Noe (Conservative)
- Ben J Martin (Liberal Democrats)
- Charles Gibson (Liberal Democrats)
- Hannah Perkin (Liberal Democrats)
- Terry Thompson (Green)
- Mike Whiting (Independent)
Against (3)
- Chris Palmer (Reform UK)
- Kieran Mishchuk (Reform UK)
- Richard Palmer (Reform UK)
From the minutes
sed at their meeting in January 2026. In summing up, the Leader spoke in full support of the scheme. In accordance with Procedure Rule 3.1.19 (2), a recorded vote was taken and voting was as follows: For: Councillors Last, Bowen, Brawn, Harrison, Wooster, Perkin, Bonney, Cheesman, Hunt, Noe, Jayes, Golding, Pollard, Miller, Booth, Wise, Paul Stephen, Ben J Martin, Marchington, Simon Clark, Sarah Stephen, Nundy, Winckless, Tim Gibson, Baldock, Jackson, Charles Gibson, Whiting, Carnell, Cavanagh, Speed, Moore, Watson and Thompson. Total equals 34. Against: Councillors Richard Palmer, Chris Palmer and Mishchuk. Total equals 3. Abstain: None. Total equals 0. Resolved: (1) That a scheme offering a maximum 100% Council Tax Support be agreed. (2) That the percentage support in income bands 2
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.