Charnwood Borough Council Divestment Motion
Full council, 7 November 2022: a named vote on the motion, lost.
For 11, Against 33, Abstained 2.
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 (11)
- Anne Gray (Labour)
- Colin Hamilton (Labour)
- Dr. Julie Bradshaw MBE (Labour)
- Emma Ward (Labour)
- Jewel Miah (Labour)
- Kat Goddard (Labour)
- Keith Harris (Labour)
- Mary Draycott MBE (Labour)
- Sandie Forrest (Labour)
- Laurie Needham (Green)
- Christine Harris (Independent)
Against (33)
- Andy Paling (Conservative)
- Brenda Seaton (Conservative)
- Christine Radford (Conservative)
- Daniel Grimley (Conservative)
- David Snartt (Conservative)
- Deborah Taylor (Conservative)
- Geoff Parsons (Conservative)
- Hilary Fryer (Conservative)
- Iain Bentley (Conservative)
- James Poland (Conservative)
- Jane Hunt (Conservative)
- Jenny Bokor (Conservative)
- John Capleton (Conservative)
- John Savage (Conservative)
- Jonathan Morgan (Conservative)
- Julian Howe (Conservative)
- Ken Pacey (Conservative)
- Leigh Harper-Davies (Conservative)
- Leon Hadji-Nikolaou (Conservative)
- Margaret Smidowicz (Conservative)
- Mark Charles (Conservative)
- Mark Lowe (Conservative)
- Paul Baines (Conservative)
- Paul Mercer (Conservative)
- Paul Murphy (Conservative)
- Pauline Ranson (Conservative)
- Richard Bailey (Conservative)
- Richard Shepherd (Conservative)
- Robin Popley (Conservative)
- Shona Rattray (Conservative)
- Simon Bradshaw (Conservative)
- Ted Parton (Conservative)
- Thomas Barkley (Conservative)
Abstained (2)
- Roy Campsall (Independent)
- Jenni Tillotson (Labour)
From the minutes
a right to express their opinions. She also reiterated comments made about investing in other areas, which supported sustainability. Councillor Ward finished by requesting a named vote on the motion. For the motion – Councillors J Bradshaw, Draycott, Forrest, Goddard, A Gray, Hamilton, K Harris, C Harris, Miah, Needham and Ward. Against the motion – Councillors Bailey, Baines, Barkley, Bentley, Bokor, S Bradshaw, Capleton, Charles, Harper-Davies, Fryer, Grimley, Hadji-Nikolaou, Howe, Hunt, Lowe, Mercer, Morgan, Murphy, Pacey, Paling, Parsons, Parton, Poland, Popley, Radford, Ranson, Rattray, Savage, Seaton, Shepherd, Smidowicz, Snartt and Taylor. Abstentions – Councillors Campsall and Tillotson. Following a named vote, the Mayor stated that it had been defeated.
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.