Motion - LGR - Cost to Local Taxpayers and Government Reimbursement
Full council, 30 September 2026: a named vote.
For 24, Against 6, 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 (24)
- Andy Booth (Conservative)
- James Hunt (Conservative)
- Julien Speed (Conservative)
- Lee-Anne Moore (Conservative)
- Lloyd Bowen (Conservative)
- Mark Tucker (Conservative)
- Pete Neal (Conservative)
- Peter Marchington (Conservative)
- Carrie Pollard (Swale Independents)
- Derek Carnell (Swale Independents)
- Monique Bonney (Swale Independents)
- Paul Stephen (Swale Independents)
- Sarah Stephen (Swale Independents)
- Tom Nundy (Swale Independents)
- Alex Eyre (Liberal Democrats)
- Ben J Martin (Liberal Democrats)
- Charles Gibson (Liberal Democrats)
- Hannah Perkin (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike Whiting (Independent)
- Rich Lehmann (Independent)
- Chris Palmer (Reform UK)
- Richard Palmer (Reform UK)
- Terry Thompson (Green)
- McDonald (not matched to a member)
Against (6)
- Angela Harrison (Labour)
- Charlie Miller (Labour)
- Dolley Wooster (Labour)
- Hayden Brawn (Labour)
- Mark Last (Labour)
- Cheeseman (not matched to a member)
Abstained (7)
- Ann Cavanagh (Labour)
- Ashley Wise (Labour)
- Karen Watson (Labour)
- Simon Clark (Labour)
- Tim Gibson (Labour)
- Tony Winckless (Labour)
- Mischuk (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
cross Kent and Medway. The amendment was accepted by the proposer and seconder of the original motion and became part of the substantive motion. At the request of a Member, a recorded vote was taken. For (24): Councillors Bowen, Tucker, Perkin, Bonney, McDonald, R. Palmer, Hunt, Pollard, Booth, P Stephen, B Martin, Marchington, C. Palmer, S. Stephen, Nundy, Neal, C Gibson, Whiting, Carnell, Lehmann, Speed, Moore, Eyre, and Thompson. Against (6): Councillors Brawn Harrison, Wooster, Cheeseman, Miller and Last. Abstentions (7): Councillors Wise, Clark, Winckless, Mischuk, T. Gibson, Cavanagh and Watson. RESOLVED: 1. That the Chief Executive and Section 151 Officer be directed to bring a report to the next ordinary meeting of Full Council setting out
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