Minutes
Full council, 22 September 2026: a named vote.
For 25, Against 2, Abstained 5.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Conservative. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (25)
- Adam Brierley (Conservative)
- Andrew Redfearn (Conservative)
- Cheryl Little (Conservative)
- Christopher Dixon (Conservative)
- Eleanor Gaunt (Conservative)
- Frank Andrews (Conservative)
- Gavin Harrison (Conservative)
- Jayne Nixon (Conservative)
- John Kirkham (Conservative)
- Karen Harrison (Conservative)
- Michael Withers (Conservative)
- Michelle Morris (Conservative)
- Robert Rigby (Conservative)
- Sandra Pitman (Conservative)
- Sue Fazackerley (Conservative)
- Tommy Threlfall (Conservative)
- Edward Nash (Independent)
- Elizabeth Bickerstaffe (Independent)
- Mark Elliott Bamforth (Independent)
- Matthew Lee (Independent)
- Paul Hayhurst (Independent)
- Paul Hodgson (Independent)
- Karen Buckley (No party recorded)
- Richard Redcliffe (No party recorded)
- Viv Willder (not matched to a member)
Against (2)
- Bill Taylor (Labour)
- Jordan Ledger (Labour)
Abstained (5)
- Gail Goodman JP (Independent)
- Noreen Griffiths (Independent)
- Peter Collins (Independent)
- Joanne Gardner (Liberal Democrats)
- Karen Henshaw JP (Liberal Democrats)
From the minutes
dvised, councillors would serve for 2 years, however there was no guarantee that this would be the case. Following a request from five members of the council, a recorded vote was taken on the motion. For (25): Frank Andrews, Mark Bamforth, Liz Bickerstaffe, Adam Brierley, Karen Buckley, Chris Dixon, Susan Fazackerley MBE, Ellie Gaunt, Gavin Harrison, Karen Harrison, Paul Hayhurst, Paul Hodgson, John Kirkham, Matthew Lee, Cheryl Little, Michelle Morris, Ed Nash, Jayne Nixon, Sandra Pitman, Andrew Redfearn, Bobby Rigby, Tommy Threlfall, Michael Withers. Viv Willder and Richard Redcliffe. Against (2): William Taylor and Jordan Ledger Abstain (5): Peter Collins, Joanne Gardner, Gail Goodman JP, Noreen Griffiths and Karen Henshaw JP. It was RESOLVED to: 1. To formally condemn the Government's handling of LGR and the uncertainty, disruption and waste it has caused. Minutes – Counc
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.