Motions
Full council, 16 September 2025: a named vote, carried.
For 28, Against 3, Abstained 0.
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 (28)
- Alan Bell (Labour)
- Andrew Burgin (Labour)
- Andy Wetton (Labour)
- Angie Jackson (Labour)
- Anne Callaghan (Labour)
- Charles Hammersley (Labour)
- Craig Whitby (Labour)
- David Hughes (Labour)
- Elected Mayor Andy Abrahams (Labour)
- Jack Stephenson (Labour)
- Jacob Denness (Labour)
- Jane Beachus (Labour)
- John Coxhead (Labour)
- John Metcalfe (Labour)
- Lynn Henshaw (Labour)
- Michael Abbs (Labour)
- Paul Henshaw (Labour)
- Rich Tempest-Mitchell (Labour)
- Sharron Hartshorn (Labour)
- Sue Swinscoe (Labour)
- Terry Clay (Labour)
- Andre Camilleri (Conservative)
- Liz Langrick (Conservative)
- Nigel Moxon (Conservative)
- Sinead Anderson (Conservative)
- June Stendall (Independent)
- Sidney Walker (Independent)
- Stephen Garner (Independent)
Against (3)
- Barry Answer (Reform UK)
- Martin Wright (Reform UK)
- Mick Barton (Reform UK)
From the minutes
be addressed and now was the time, for all authorities and partners to work together, to combat this increasing and significant threat. More than ten members requested a recorded vote on the motion – For – Elected Mayor, Councillors Abbs, Anderson, Beachus, Bell, Burgin, Callaghan, Camilleri, Clay, Coxhead, Denness, Garner, Hammersley, Hartshorn, L. Henshaw, P. Henshaw, D. Hughes, Jackson, Langrick, Metcalfe, Moxon, Stendall, Stephenson, Swinscoe, Tempest-Mitchell, Walker, Wetton and Whitby. Against – Councillors Answer, Barton and Wright Abstentions – None Following the recorded vote, the Chair confirmed that the motion had been approved with 28 votes in favour, with three against and no abstentions. Re
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