Disposal of Communications House
Full council, 22 October 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 22, Against 0, Abstained 7.
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)
- John Doran (Labour)
- Jon Button (Labour)
- Rebecca Geach (Labour)
- Sean Beatty (Labour)
- Sue Doran (Labour)
- Tony Burrell (Labour)
- Daniel Geraci (ISG)
- Howard Williams (ISG)
- Joanne Sexton (ISG)
- Katherine Rutherford (ISG)
- Michelle Arnold (ISG)
- Chris Bateson (Liberal Democrats)
- Harry Boparai (Liberal Democrats)
- Kathy Grant (Liberal Democrats)
- Laura Barker (Liberal Democrats)
- Suraj Gyawali (Liberal Democrats)
- Darren Clarke (Conservative)
- John Boughtflower (Conservative)
- Karen Howkins (Conservative)
- Sinead Mooney (Conservative)
- Lisa Brennan (UnInd)
- Malcolm Beecher (not matched to a member)
Abstained (7)
- Greg Neall (Liberal Democrats)
- John Turner (Liberal Democrats)
- Lawrence Nichols (Liberal Democrats)
- Michele Gibson (Liberal Democrats)
- Sandra Dunn (Liberal Democrats)
- Simon Bhadye (Conservative)
- Mary Bing Dong (UnInd)
From the minutes
position of the authority in being able to undertake even handed negotiations and finalising acceptable contract terms. A recorded vote on the amendment was requested and the results were as follows: For (22): Arnold, Barker, Bateson, Beatty, Beecher, Boparai, Boughtflower, Brennan, Burrell, Button, Clarke, J Doran, S Doran, Geach, Geraci, Grant, Gyawali, Howkins, Mooney, Rutherford, Sexton, Williams Against (0): Abstain (7): Dunn, Gibson, Bhadye, Bing Dong, Neall, Nichols, Turner The Council resolved to agree the amended motion. Councillor Geach left the meeting at 22:08 The Council resolved to defer any decision on disposal o
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