Appointment of the Council Leader 2023/24 to 2026/27
Full council, 18 May 2023: a named vote on the motion, lost.
For 15, Against 17, 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 (15)
- Abdul Khan (Labour)
- Bernard Dawson MBE (Labour)
- Colin McKenzie (Labour)
- Dave Parkins (Labour)
- Heather Anderson (Labour)
- Jodi Clements (Labour)
- Kate Walsh (Labour)
- Kimberley Whitehead (Labour)
- Melissa Fisher (Labour)
- Mike Booth (Labour)
- Munsif Dad BEM JP (Labour)
- Noordad Aziz (Labour)
- Paul Cox (Labour)
- Scott Brerton (Labour)
- Stephen Button (Labour)
Against (17)
- Carole Haythornthwaite (Conservative)
- Danny Cassidy (Conservative)
- Dominik Allen (Conservative)
- Josh Allen (Conservative)
- Judith Addison (Conservative)
- Kath Pratt (Conservative)
- Loraine Cox (Conservative)
- Marlene Haworth (Conservative)
- Mohammed Younis (Conservative)
- Peter Britcliffe (Conservative)
- Peter Edwards (Conservative)
- Sajid Mahmood (Conservative)
- Steven Smithson (Conservative)
- Susan Hayes (Conservative)
- Terry Hurn (Conservative)
- Zak Khan (Conservative)
- Joyce Plummer (INDP)
From the minutes
with Council Procedure Rule A16.5, six Members present at the meeting called for recorded votes on the nominations. The MOTION to elect Councillor Dad four a four-year term was then put to the VOTE. For the Motion Councillors Heather Anderson, Noordad Aziz, Mike Booth, Scott Brerton, Steven Button, Jodi Clements, Paul Cox, Munsif Dad BEM JP, Bernard Dawson, Melissa Fisher, Abdul Khan, Colin McKenzie, Dave Parkins, Kate Walsh and Kimberley Whitehead. Against the Motion Councillors Judith Addison, Dominik Allen, Josh Allen, Peter Britcliffe, Danny Cassidy, Loraine Cox, Peter Edwards, Marlene Haworth, Susan Hayes, Carole Haythornthwaite, Terry Hurn (Mayor), Zak Khan, Sajid Mahmood, Joyce Plummer, Kath Pratt, Steven Smithson and Mohammed Younis. Abstentions None Accordingly, the MOTION was LOST. The MOTION to elect Councillor Haworth for a four-year term was then put to the VOTE.
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.