Council Tax Resolution and Budget Headlines 2026-27 (Key Decision No.1154)
Full council, 26 February 2026: a named vote.
For 4, Against 28, Abstained 2.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Labour. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (4)
- Fraser McFarland (Reform UK)
- Lewis Stanniland (Reform UK)
- Matt Turner (Reform UK)
- Simon Richardson (Reform UK)
Against (28)
- Alan Rhodes (Labour)
- Charles Lindsay Adams (Labour)
- Dan Henderson (Labour)
- Darrell E Pulk (Labour)
- David Challinor (Labour)
- David G Pidwell (Labour)
- David R Pressley (Labour)
- Gillian Freeman (Labour)
- Graham A N Oxby (Labour)
- Harriet J Digby (Labour)
- Jack P Bowker (Labour)
- Joe M Horrocks (Labour)
- John C Shephard (Labour)
- Jonathan G Slater (Labour)
- Josie Potts (Labour)
- Julie A Leigh (Labour)
- June Evans (Labour)
- Laura A Sanders (Labour)
- Malachi M Carroll (Labour)
- Neil J Sanders (Labour)
- Paddy J Ducey (Labour)
- Robin B Carrington-Wilde (Labour)
- Steve Scotthorne (Labour)
- Sybil Fielding (Labour)
- Deborah J Merryweather (INDGRP)
- Fraser Merryweather (INDGRP)
- Hazel M Brand (INDGRP)
- B L Schuller (not matched to a member)
Abstained (2)
- Emma M Griffin (Conservative)
- Steven H Pashley (Conservative)
From the minutes
nance Team for their handwork on the budget. Councillor J Evans endorsed the comments and passed on her thanks to the Finance Team. A recorded vote was taken on accepting the amendment to the budget: For: Councillors F McFarland, S Richardson, L A Stanniland and M Turner. Against: Councillors C Adams, J P Bowker, H Brand, R B Carrington-Wilde, M M Carroll, D Challinor, H Digby, P J Ducey, J Evans, S Fielding, G Freeman, D J Henderson, J M Horrocks, J A Leigh, D J Merryweather, F Merryweather, G A N Oxby, D G Pidwell, J Potts, D R Pressley, D E Pulk, A Rhodes, L A Sanders, N J Sanders, B L Schuller, S Scotthorne, J C Shephard and J G Slater. Abstained: Councillors E Griffin and S Pashley. Resolved that the amendment not be supported. Councillors F McFarland, J Shephard, R B Carrington-Wilde, D Merryweather, L Stanniland, D Pressley, D
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