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 15, Against 9, Abstained 7.
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 (15)
- Andy Whight (Labour)
- Caroline Baxter (Labour)
- Cathy Glynn-Davies (Labour)
- Dale Overton (Labour)
- Dawn Smith (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)
- Hermitage (not matched to a member)
Against (9)
- Josh Harris (Conservative)
- Nigel Morgan (Conservative)
- Richard Nowak (Conservative)
- Thomas Taylor (Conservative)
- Claire Hunt (Green)
- Ian Davey (Green)
- Charles James (Reform UK)
- Luke Houghton (Reform UK)
- Hilary Schan (WCI)
Abstained (7)
- Dom Ford (Labour)
- Helen Abrahams (Labour)
- Samuel Theodoridi (Labour)
- Ödül Bozkurt (Labour)
- Daniel Humphreys (Conservative)
- Kevin Jenkins (Conservative)
- Carl Walker (WCI)
From the minutes
, the Leader had a right of reply and 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, are set out below:- For (15): Councillors Barrett, Baxter, Choudhury, Cox, Ellum, Garner, Glynn-Davies, Hermitage, Overton, Roser, Skinner, Smith, Turley, Whight & Whorlow Against (9): Councillors Davey, Harris, Houghton, Hunt, James, Morgan, Nowak, Schan and Taylor Abstentions (7): Councillor Abrahams, Bozkurt, Ford, Humphreys, Jenkins, Theodoridi and Walker The Mayor announced that the substantive motion was supported. Resolved: That Worthing Borough Council 1) Considered the letter from the Minister of
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