2026/27 Budget and Financial Strategy
Full council, 5 March 2026: a named vote.
For 24, Against 16, Abstained 0.
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 (24)
- Abby Brennan (Conservative)
- Andy Brown (Conservative)
- David Simms (Conservative)
- Davinder Virdi (Conservative)
- Debbie Mason (Conservative)
- Elena Georgiou (Conservative)
- Gareth Williams (Conservative)
- Hari Om (Conservative)
- Hetvi Parekh (Conservative)
- John Cottee (Conservative)
- Jonathan Wheeler (Conservative)
- Matt Barney (Conservative)
- Neil Clarke (Conservative)
- Nigel Regan (Conservative)
- Rex Walker (Conservative)
- Richard Butler (Conservative)
- Rob Inglis (Conservative)
- Roger Upton (Conservative)
- Stuart Ellis (Conservative)
- Tina Combellack (Conservative)
- Tony Wells (Conservative)
- Andy Edyvean (IND PF)
- Debbie Soloman (Reform UK)
- D Wheeler (not matched to a member)
Against (16)
- Chris Grocock (Labour)
- Dora Polenta (Labour)
- Graham Fletcher (Labour)
- Jen Walker (Labour)
- Julie Chaplain (Labour)
- Liz Plant (Labour)
- Mike Gaunt (Labour)
- Steve Calvert (Labour)
- Richard Mallender (Green)
- Sue Mallender (Green)
- Carys Thomas (LEAKE IND)
- Lesley Way (LEAKE IND)
- Keir Chewings (Rushcliffe Independents)
- Ted Birch (Rushcliffe Independents)
- Alan Phillips (IND PF)
- Sara Dellar (Liberal Democrats)
From the minutes
freezing Council Tax was not a political stunt. In accordance with the Local Authorities (Standing Orders) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, a recorded vote was taken for this item as follows: FOR: Councillors M Barney, A Brennan, A Brown, R Butler, N Clarke, T Combellack, J Cottee, A Edyvean, S Ellis, E Georgiou, R Inglis, D Mason, H Om, H Parekh, N Regan, D Simms, D Soloman, R Upton, D Virdi, R Walker, T Wells, D Wheeler, J Wheeler and G Williams AGAINST: Councillors T Birch, S Calvert, J Chaplain, K Chewings, S Dellar, G Fletcher, M Gaunt, C Grocock, R Mallender, S Mallender, A Phillips, L Plant, D Polenta, C Thomas, J Walker and L Way It was RESOLVED that Council: (a) accepts the report of the Council's Responsible Financial Officer on the robustness of the Council's budget and the
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.