Totally Local Company - 2026 review
Full council, 1 October 2026: a named vote on the motion, lost.
For 24, Against 32, Abstained 3.
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 (24)
- 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)
- Asa Caton (EdgeleyCommunityAssociation)
- Jess Meller (EdgeleyCommunityAssociation)
- Matt Wynne (EdgeleyCommunityAssociation)
- Brian Battle (Reform UK)
- Shaun Regan (Reform UK)
- Peter Crossen (Conservative)
- David Sedgwick (Independent)
Against (32)
- 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)
- 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)
- Alex Wynne Those (not matched to a member)
Abstained (3)
- Anna Charles-Jones (Independent Ratepayers)
- Carole McCann (Independent Ratepayers)
- Catherine Stuart (Independent Ratepayers)
From the minutes
sational structure. For the motion 24, against 32, abstentions 3. 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 Brian Battle, Jon Byrne, Christine Carrigan, Asa Caton, Liz Crix, Peter Crossen, Dickie Davies, Dean Fitzpatrick, Colin Foster, James Frizzell, Jess Meller, Shaun Regan, Dena Ryness, David Sedgwick, Laura Smith, Claire Vibert, Karl Wardlaw, David White, Jo Williams, David Wilson, Rachel Wise, Paul Wright and Matt Wynne. 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, Alice Delemare, Helen Foster-Grime, 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, Frankie Singleton, Dominic Warner, Pete West and Alex Wynne Those councillors who abstained were:- Councillors Anna Charles-Jones, Carole McCann and Catherine Stuart.
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.