To consider the letter dated 18th December 2025 from the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness, regarding capacity for Local Government Reorganisation, and the possible postponement of Local Government Elections
Full council, 13 January 2026: a named vote.
For 13, Against 18, Abstained 1.
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 (13)
- Daniel Humphreys (Conservative)
- Josh Harris (Conservative)
- Kevin Jenkins (Conservative)
- Nigel Morgan (Conservative)
- Richard Nowak (Conservative)
- Thomas Taylor (Conservative)
- Carl Walker (WCI)
- Hilary Schan (WCI)
- Margaret Howard (WCI)
- Claire Hunt (Green)
- Ian Davey (Green)
- Charles James (Reform UK)
- Luke Houghton (Reform UK)
Against (18)
- Andy Whight (Labour)
- Caroline Baxter (Labour)
- Cathy Glynn-Davies (Labour)
- Dale Overton (Labour)
- Dawn Smith (Labour)
- Dom Ford (Labour)
- Helen Abrahams (Labour)
- Ibsha Choudhury (Labour)
- John Turley (Labour)
- Jon Roser (Labour)
- Lysanne Skinner (Labour)
- Mike Barrett (Labour)
- Rita Garner (Labour)
- Rosey Whorlow (Labour)
- Sophie Cox (Labour)
- Tom Ellum (Labour)
- Ödül Bozkurt (Labour)
- Hermitage (not matched to a member)
Abstained (1)
- Samuel Theodoridi (Labour)
From the minutes
the proposer had their right of reply. A Member then requested a recorded vote, which was supported by 5 other members, as per Council Procedure Rule 24.5(a). The results of which, is set out below:- For (13): Councillors Davey, Harris, Houghton, Howard, Humphreys, Hunt, James, Jenkins, Morgan, Nowak, Schan, Taylor and Walker Against (18): Councillors Abrahams, Barrett, Baxter, Bozkurt, Choudhury, Cox, Ellum, Ford, Garner, Glynn-Davies, Hermitage, Overton, Roser, Skinner, Smith, Turley, Whight & Whorlow Abstentions (1): Councillor Theodoridi The Mayor announced that the amendment was not supported. Members in the Chamber debated the substantive motion. During debate, a member proposed a m
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