Motion 4 - Introduction of a single social tariff for water bills in England and Wales
Full council, 23 January 2025: a named vote on the amendment, carried.
For 45, Against 7, 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 (45)
- Andrew Spowart (Labour)
- Andy Newman (Labour)
- Anthony McMullen (Labour)
- Brian Burdis (Labour)
- Bruce Pickard (Labour)
- Bryan Clark (Labour)
- Carl Johnson (Labour)
- Davey Drummond (Labour)
- Eddie Darke (Labour)
- Frank Lott (Labour)
- Hannah Johnson (Labour)
- Ian Grayson (Labour)
- James Webster (Labour)
- Jane Shaw (Labour)
- Janet Hunter (Labour)
- Jim Montague (Labour)
- Joan Walker (Labour)
- Joanne Sharp (Labour)
- Joe Kirwin (Labour)
- John Harrison (Labour)
- John O'Shea (Labour)
- Josephine Mudzingwa (Labour)
- Julie Cruddas (Labour)
- Julie Day (Labour)
- Karen Clark (Labour)
- Kristin Nott (Labour)
- Linda Bell (Labour)
- Linda Darke (Labour)
- Louise Bell (Labour)
- Louise Marshall (Labour)
- Martin Murphy (Labour)
- Nigel Huscroft (Labour)
- Paul Bunyan (Labour)
- Peter Earley (Labour)
- Sandra Graham (Labour)
- Sarah Day (Labour)
- Steve Cox (Labour)
- Steven Phillips (Labour)
- Tom Bailey (Labour)
- Tommy Mulvenna (Labour)
- Tracy Hallway (Labour)
- Wendy Lott (Labour)
- Willie Samuel (Labour)
- AHoldsworth (not matched to a member)
- N Redfearn (not matched to a member)
Against (7)
- Claire McGinty (Conservative)
- David Lilly (Conservative)
- Dr Olly Scargill (Conservative)
- Ian McAlpine (Conservative)
- Jay Bartoli (Conservative)
- John Johnsson (Conservative)
- Liam Bones (Conservative)
From the minutes
r to write to the Minister for Water and Flooding, Emma Hardy, making the case for a single social tariff for England and Wales. As well as making the case for the Water companies to be nationalised. Votes for the Amendment: Councillors T Bailey, Linda Bell, Louise Bell, P Bunyan, B Burdis, B Clark, K Clark, S Cox, J Cruddas, E Darke, L Darke, J Day, S Day, D Drummond, P Earley, S Graham, I Grayson, T Hallway, J Harrison, AHoldsworth, J Hunter, N Huscroft, C Johnson, H Johnson, J Kirwin, F Lott, W Lott, L Marshall, A McMullen, J Montague, J Mudzingwa, T Mulvenna, M Murphy, A Newman, K Nott, J O'Shea, S Phillips, B Pickard, N Redfearn, W Samuel, J Sharp, J Shaw, A Spowart, J Walker and J Webster. Votes against the Amendment: Councillors J Bartoli, L Bones, J Johnsson, D Lilly, I McAlpine, C McGinty and Dr O Scargill. The amendment was approved by 45 votes to 7 votes. The substantive motion was approved by 52 votes: Councillors T Bailey, J Bartoli, Linda Bell, Lou
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