Returning the A6-M60 bypass back to the dustbin of history
Full council, 1 October 2026: a named vote on the motion, lost.
For 17, Against 35, Abstained 9.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Liberal Democrats. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (17)
- Christine Carrigan (Labour)
- Claire Vibert (Labour)
- Colin Foster (Labour)
- David Meller (Labour)
- David Wilson (Labour)
- Dean Fitzpatrick (Labour)
- Dena Ryness (Labour)
- Dickie Davies (Labour)
- Jo Williams (Labour)
- Jon Byrne (Labour)
- Karl Wardlaw (Labour)
- Paul Wright (Labour)
- Rachel Wise (Labour)
- David White (Green)
- James Frizzell (Green)
- Laura Smith (Green)
- Liz Crix (Green)
Against (35)
- Alice Delemare (Liberal Democrats)
- Angie Clark (Liberal Democrats)
- Colin MacAlister (Liberal Democrats)
- Dallas Jones (Liberal Democrats)
- Dan Oliver (Liberal Democrats)
- Dominic Hardwick (Liberal Democrats)
- Dominic Warner (Liberal Democrats)
- Frankie Singleton (Liberal Democrats)
- Grace Baynham (Liberal Democrats)
- Graham Greenhalgh (Liberal Democrats)
- Helen Foster-Grime (Liberal Democrats)
- Huma Khan (Liberal Democrats)
- Ian Hunter (Liberal Democrats)
- Jake Austin (Liberal Democrats)
- Jamie Hirst (Liberal Democrats)
- Jeremy Meal (Liberal Democrats)
- Jilly Julian (Liberal Democrats)
- Joe Barratt (Liberal Democrats)
- Keith Holloway (Liberal Democrats)
- Mark Hunter (Liberal Democrats)
- Mark Jones (Liberal Democrats)
- Mark Roberts (Liberal Democrats)
- Megan Axon (Liberal Democrats)
- Micheala Meikle (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike Newman (Liberal Democrats)
- Niki Meerman (Liberal Democrats)
- Pete West (Liberal Democrats)
- Rachel Bresnahan (Liberal Democrats)
- Shan Alexander (Liberal Democrats)
- Steve Gribbon (Liberal Democrats)
- Taya Clarke (Liberal Democrats)
- Wendy Meikle (Liberal Democrats)
- Peter Crossen (Conservative)
- David Sedgwick (Independent)
- Alex Wynne Those (not matched to a member)
Abstained (9)
- Asa Caton (EdgeleyCommunityAssociation)
- Jess Meller (EdgeleyCommunityAssociation)
- Matt Wynne (EdgeleyCommunityAssociation)
- Anna Charles-Jones (Independent Ratepayers)
- Carole McCann (Independent Ratepayers)
- Catherine Stuart (Independent Ratepayers)
- Brian Battle (Reform UK)
- Shaun Regan (Reform UK)
- Rosemary Barratt (Independent)
From the minutes
his Council Meeting For the motion 17, against 35, abstentions 9. MOTION NOT CARRIED A named vote was requested in relation to the voting on this motion and the voting was recorded as follows:- Those councillors who voted for the motion were:- The Deputy Mayor (Councillor David Meller); Councillors Jon Byrne, Christine Carrigan, Liz Crix, Dickie Davies, Dean Fitzpatrick, Colin Foster, James Frizzell, Dena Ryness, Laura Smith, Claire Vibert, Karl Wardlaw, David White, Jo Williams, David Wilson, Rachel Wise and Paul Wright. Those councillors who voted against the motion were:- The Mayor (Councillor Mark Hunter); Councillors Shan Alexander, Jake Austin, Megan Axon, Joe Barratt, Grace Baynham, Rachel Bresnahan, Angie Clark, Taya Clarke, Peter Crossen, Alice Delemare, Helen Foster-Grime, Graham Greenhalgh, Steve Gribbon, Dominic Hardwick, Jamie Hirst, Keith Holloway, Ian Hunter, Jilly Julian, Dallas Jones, Mark Jones, Huma Khan, Colin MacAlister, Jeremy Meal, Niki Meerman, Micheala Meikle, Wendy Meikle, Mike Newman, Dan Oliver, Mark Roberts, David Sedgwick, Frankie Singleton, Dominic Warner, Pete West and Alex Wynne Those councillors who abstained were:- Councillors Brian Battle, Rosemary Barratt, Asa Caton, Anna Charles-Jones, Carole McCann, Jess Meller, Shaun Regan, Catherine Stuart and Matt Wynne.
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.