Fees and Charges Proposals 2026/2027
Full council, 29 January 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 22, Against 20, Abstained 6.
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 (22)
- Gareth Knight (Conservative)
- Gloria Johnson (Conservative)
- Helen Crawford (Conservative)
- Jane Kingman (Conservative)
- Nikki Manterfield (Conservative)
- Pam Bosworth (Conservative)
- Paul Martin (Conservative)
- Peter Stephens (Conservative)
- Robert Leadenham (Conservative)
- Sarah Trotter (Conservative)
- Sue Woolley (Conservative)
- Susan Sandall (Conservative)
- Zoe Lane (Conservative)
- Ben Green (Reform UK)
- David Bellamy (Reform UK)
- Graham Jeal (Reform UK)
- Kyle Abel (Reform UK)
- Charmaine Morgan (D IND)
- Max Sawyer (D IND)
- Steven Cunnington (GIND)
- Tim Harrison (GIND)
- Mark Whittington (Ind-unaligned)
Against (20)
- Anna Kelly (D IND)
- Barry Dobson (D IND)
- Pam Byrd (D IND)
- Philip Knowles (D IND)
- Richard Cleaver (D IND)
- Ashley Baxter (Independent)
- Bridget Ley (Independent)
- James Denniston (Independent)
- Phil Dilks (Independent)
- Virginia Moran (Independent)
- Chris Noon (GIND)
- Elvis Stooke (GIND)
- Patsy Ellis (GIND)
- Paul Stokes (GIND)
- Habib Rahman (Liberal Democrats)
- Harrish Bisnauthsing (Liberal Democrats)
- Murray Turner (Liberal Democrats)
- Emma Baker (Green)
- Rhys Baker (Ind-unaligned)
- Lee Steptoe (Labour)
Abstained (6)
- Paul Fellows (D IND)
- Rhea Rayside (D IND)
- Paul Wood (SK IND)
- Penny Milnes (SK IND)
- Ian Selby (GIND)
- Rosemary Trollope-Bellew (Ind-unaligned)
From the minutes
for example, enforcement. · Annual inspections for all HMOs were not currently taking place. A recorded vote was requested on the amended proposal – the results of the recorded vote were as follows: For: Councillors Kyle Abel, David Bellamy, Pam Bosworth, Helen Crawford, Steven Cunnington, Ben Green, Tim Harrison, Graham Jeal, Gloria Johnson, Jane Kingman, Gareth Knight, Zoe Lane, Robert Leadenham, Nikki Manterfield, Paul Martin, Charmaine Morgan, Susan Sandall, Max Sawyer, Peter Stephens, Sarah Trotter, Mark Whittington, Sue Woolley (22) Against: Councillors Emma Baker, Rhys Baker, Ashley Baxter, Harrish Bisnauthsing, Pam Byrd, Richard Cleaver, James Denniston, Phil Dilks, Barry Dobson, Patsy Ellis, Anna Kelly, Philip Knowles, Bridget Ley, Virginia Moran, Chris Noon, Habib Rahman, Lee Steptoe, Paul Stokes, Elvis Stooke, Murray Turner (20) Abstentions: Councillors Paul Fellows, Penny Milnes, Rhea Rayside, Ian Selby, Rosemary Trollope-Bellew, Paul Wood (6) Therefore, the amendment to the motion was AGREED, and it became the substantive motion. An amendment to the substantive issue of HMO licence fee
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