Disposal of Commercial Asset B
Policy committee, 29 July 2026: a named vote.
For 3, Against 7, Abstained 2.
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 (3)
- Chris Bateson (Liberal Democrats)
- Greg Neall (Liberal Democrats)
- Suraj Gyawali (Liberal Democrats)
Against (7)
- Darren Clarke (Conservative)
- Denise Saliagopoulos (Conservative)
- Karen Howkins (Conservative)
- Matthew Lee (Conservative)
- Maureen Attewell (Conservative)
- Med Buck (Conservative)
- Joanne Sexton (ISG)
Abstained (2)
- Jon Button (Labour)
- Tony Burrell (Labour)
From the minutes
instability within the Commercial Property Market also meant that it would be hard to predict whether the property would increase in value over the next 5 to 10 years. A recorded vote was requested. For Councillors Neall, Bateson, Gyawali, Nichols – 4 votes Against Councillors Attewell, Buck, Clarke, Howkins, Lee, Saliagopoulos, Sexton, Williams – 8 votes Abstain Councillors Burrell, Button, S Doran – 3 votes Committee resolved: 1. Not to Agree in principle the offer and the proposed disposal, 2. Not to recommend that Council: 2.1 approve the proposed disposal on th
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