Councils · Waverley Borough Council

2026/27 General Fund Budget and Medium Term Financial Plan

Full council, 25 February 2026: a named vote, carried.

For 33, Against 7, Abstained 0.

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 (33)

• Adam Duce (Liberal Democrats)
• Alan Morrison (Liberal Democrats)
• Dave Busby (Liberal Democrats)
• Gemma Long (Liberal Democrats)
• Jacquie Keen (Liberal Democrats)
• Janet Crowe (Liberal Democrats)
• Jerome Davidson (Liberal Democrats)
• Julian Spence (Liberal Democrats)
• Ken Reed (Liberal Democrats)
• Liz Townsend BEM (Liberal Democrats)
• Mark Merryweather (Liberal Democrats)
• Paul Follows (Liberal Democrats)
• Paul Rivers (Liberal Democrats)
• Penny Rivers (Liberal Democrats)
• Peter Nicholson (Liberal Democrats)
• Philip Townsend (Liberal Democrats)
• Richard Steijger (Liberal Democrats)
• Ruth Reed (Liberal Democrats)
• Terry Weldon (Liberal Democrats)
• Tony Fairclough (Liberal Democrats)
• Victoria Kiehl (Liberal Democrats)
• David Munro (Independent)
• Kika Mirylees (Independent)
• Alan Earwaker (not matched to a member)
• Andrew Laughton (not matched to a member)
• Andy MacLeod (not matched to a member)
• David Beaman (not matched to a member)
• George Hesse (not matched to a member)
• George Murray (not matched to a member)
• Graham White (not matched to a member)
• Jerry Hyman (not matched to a member)
• John Ward (not matched to a member)
• Maxine Gale (not matched to a member)

Against (7)

• Connor Relleen (Conservative)
• Jane Austin (Conservative)
• Kevin Deanus (Conservative)
• Michael Goodridge MBE (Conservative)
• Peter Martin (Conservative)
• Phoebe Sullivan (Conservative)
• Steve Williams (Green)

From the minutes

d Riverside Car Park' The amendment to the motion was CARRIED. The amendment was put to a vote, and there were 33 votes in favour, 7 votes against and 0 abstentions. The recorded vote was as follows: For (33): Councillors Beaman, Busby, Crowe, Davidson, Duce, Earwaker, Fairclough, Follows, Gale, Hesse, Hyman, Keen, Kiehl, Laughton, Long, MacLeod, Merryweather, Mirylees, Morrison, Munro, Murray, Nicholson, Ken Reed, Ruth Reed, Paul Rivers, Penny Rivers, Spence, Steijger Liz Townsend, Philip Townsend, Ward, Weldon and White Against (7):Austin, Deanus, Goodridge, Martin, Relleen, Sullivan and Williams. General Reserves (proposed by Cllr Austin seconded by Cllr Martin) ‘Delete section (b) of Recommendation 2.1.2: 2.1.2 Agree (a) to a general inflationary increase to Fees and Charges for 2026/27 (except car parking charges and some

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