GENERAL FUND AND COUNCIL TAX SETTING 2026/27 AND CAPITAL STRATEGY
Full council, 25 February 2026: a named vote.
For 32, Against 2, Abstained 0.
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 (32)
- Akin Elekolusi (Labour)
- Alistair Gordon (Labour)
- Carolina Veres (Labour)
- Ceara Roopchand (Labour)
- Claire Parris (Labour)
- Coleen De Freitas (Labour)
- Dermot Kehoe (Labour)
- Ellie Plater (Labour)
- Forhad Chowdhury (Labour)
- Jackie Hollywell (Labour)
- Jade Woods (Labour)
- Jeannette Thomas (Labour)
- Jim Brown (Labour)
- Kamal Choudhury (Labour)
- Lin Martin-Haugh (Labour)
- Lloyd Briscoe (Labour)
- Loraine Rossati (Labour)
- Lynda Guy (Labour)
- Myla Arceno (Labour)
- Nazmin Chowdhury (Labour)
- Peter Clark (Labour)
- Richard Henry (Labour)
- Rob Broom (Labour)
- Robert Boyle (Labour)
- Sarah Mead (Labour)
- Simon Speller (Labour)
- Tom Plater (Labour)
- Andy McGuinness (Liberal Democrats)
- Julie Ashley-Wren (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Wilkins (Liberal Democrats)
- Stephen Booth (Liberal Democrats)
- Robin Parker (not matched to a member)
Against (2)
- Philip Bibby (Conservative)
- Mason Humberstone (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
Involvement in Health Act 2007 in relation to financial decisions (capital) made by a council that is due to be abolished or reorganised in section 5.2 be noted. *Recorded Vote on Substantive motion: For – Councillors Myla Arceno, Julie Ashley-Wren, Stephen Booth, Robert Boyle, Lloyd Briscoe, Rob Broom, Jim Brown, Kamal Choudhury, Forhad Chowdhury, Nazmin Chowdhury, Peter Clark, Coleen De Freitas, Akin Elekolusi, Alistair Gordon, Lyn Guy, Richard Henry, Jackie Hollywell, Dermot Kehoe, Andy McGuinness, Lin Martin-Haugh, Sarah Mead, Robin Parker, Claire Parris, Ellie Plater, Tom Plater, Ceara Roopchand, Loraine Rossati, Simon Speller, Jeannette Thomas, Carolina Veres, Peter Wilkins, Jade Woods and Tom Wren - 33 Against – Councillors Phil Bibby, Mason Humberstone and Rob Henry - 3 Abstentions – 0 Not present – Councillors Sandra Barr, Leanne Brady and Nigel Williams – 3
The item in the council's own minutes. Names are matched to the councillors listed at the meeting. The names of people who aren't councillors are removed.