CRACKDOWN ON ILLEGAL SALES ON THE HIGH STREET
Full council, 20 July 2026: a named vote on the motion, lost.
For 48, Against 12, Abstained 0.
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 (48)
- Angela Davies (Labour)
- Ann Ainsworth (Labour)
- Brenda Hall (Labour)
- Brian Kenny (Labour)
- Elizabeth Grey (Labour)
- George Davies (Labour)
- Gillian Wood (Labour)
- Graeme Cooper (Labour)
- Grahame McManus (Labour)
- Janette Williamson (Labour)
- Jerry Williams (Labour)
- Julie McManus (Labour)
- Kaitlin Stuart (Labour)
- Louise Luxon-Kewley (Labour)
- Mark Skillicorn (Labour)
- Mike Sullivan (Labour)
- Paul Jobson (Labour)
- Paul Martin (Labour)
- Paul Stuart (Labour)
- Paula Basnett (Labour)
- Stephen Bennett (Labour)
- Steve Foulkes (Labour)
- Sue Powell-Wilde (Labour)
- Tony Murphy (Labour)
- Andrew Gardner (Conservative)
- Cherry Povall MBE JP (Conservative)
- Colin Baldwin (Conservative)
- Gary Bennett (Conservative)
- Helen Cameron (Conservative)
- Jeff Green (Conservative)
- Jennifer Johnson (Conservative)
- Lesley Rennie (Conservative)
- Max Booth (Conservative)
- Simon R Mountney (Conservative)
- Tony Cox (Conservative)
- Vida Wilson (Conservative)
- Allan Brame (Liberal Democrats)
- Chris Carubia (Liberal Democrats)
- Helen Raymond (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike Redfern (Liberal Democrats)
- Phil Gilchrist (Liberal Democrats)
- Stuart Kelly (Liberal Democrats)
- Andrew Hodson (Reform UK)
- Graham Davies (Reform UK)
- Kathy Hodson (Reform UK)
- Tony Jones MBE (Independent)
- Laing (not matched to a member)
- Stewart-Laing (not matched to a member)
Against (12)
- Christopher Cooke (Green)
- Ed Lamb (Green)
- Ewan Tomeny (Green)
- Gail Jenkinson (Green)
- Harry Gorman (Green)
- Judith Grier (Green)
- Kieran Murphy (Green)
- Naomi Graham (Green)
- Pat Cleary (Green)
- Ruth Molyneux (Green)
- Craig Walsh-McDonald (not matched to a member)
- Jason Walsh-McDonald Absenstion (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
The Green Group amendment was put to a vote and lost (19:42) (1 abstention). The motion as amended by the Labour Group was then put to a recorded vote in accordance with Standing Order 17 as follows: For the motion (48) Councillors: Ainsworth, Baldwin, Basnett, Gary Bennett, Stephen Bennett, Booth, Brame, Cameron, Carubia, Cooper, Cox, Angie Davies, Graham Davies, George Davies, Foulkes, Gardner, Gilchrist, Green, Grey, Hall, Andrew Hodson, Kathy Hodson, Jobson, Johnson, Jones, Kelly, Kenny, Laing, Luxon-Kewley, Martin, Grahame McManus, Julie McManus, Mountney, Tony Murphy, Povall, Powell-Wilde, Raymond, Redfern, Rennie, Skillicorn, Stewart-Laing, Kaitlin Stuart, Paul Stuart, Sullivan, Williams, Williamson, Wilson, Wood Against the motion (12) Councillors: Cleary, Cooke, Gorman, Graham, Grier, Jenkinson, Lamb, Molyneux, Kieran Murphy, Tomeny, Craig Walsh-McDonald, Jason Walsh-McDonald Absenstion (1) Councillor Jordan It was therefore, Resolved (48:12) (1 Abstention) – That Council notes the growing concerns over serious and organised crimes t
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