Motions on Notice

Full council, 8 October 2025: a named vote on the amendment, lost.

For 9, Against 15, Abstained 3.

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 (9)

D. J. Nicholl (Liberal Democrats)
J. Clarke (Liberal Democrats)
J.W. Robinson (Liberal Democrats)
R. J. Hunter (Liberal Democrats)
S. Ammar (Liberal Democrats)
S. M. Evans (Liberal Democrats)
A. Bailes (No party recorded)
C. A. Hotham (No party recorded)
S. R. Colella (No party recorded)

Against (15)

B. Kumar (Conservative)
Councillor. A.M. Dale (Conservative)
D. J. A. Forsythe (Conservative)
H. J. Jones (Conservative)
J. D. Stanley (Conservative)
K. J. May (Conservative)
K. Taylor (Conservative)
S. A. Webb (Conservative)
S.T. Nock (Conservative)
E. M. S. Gray (Labour)
H. D. N. Warren-Clarke (Labour)
J. Elledge (Labour)
M. Marshall (Labour)
B. M. McEldowney (No party recorded)
S. J. Baxter (No party recorded)

Abstained (3)

R. A. Bailes (No party recorded)
S. R. Peters (No party recorded)
P. J. Whittaker (Conservative)

From the minutes

ould help to provide transparency of the issues discussed at West Mercia Police and Crime Panel meetings. In accordance with Procedure Rule 18.3 a recorded vote was taken on the amendment as follows: Members voting FOR the amendment: Councillors S. Ammar, A. Bailes, J. Clarke, S. Colella, S. Evans, C. Hotham, R. Hunter, D. Nicholl and J. Robinson (9). Members voting AGAINST the amendment: Councillors S. Baxter, A. Dale, J. Elledge, D. Forsythe, E. Gray, H. Jones, B. Kumar, M. Marshall, K. May, B. McEldowney, S. Nock, J. Stanley, K. Taylor, H. Warren-Clarke and S. Webb (15). Members voting to ABSTAIN on the amendment: Councillors R. Bailes, S. Peters and P. Whittaker (3). Therefore, the vote on the amendment was lost. A further amendment was subsequently proposed to the wording of this Motion by Councillor C. Hotham.

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