Motion 3 - Preserve the Democratic role of Councillors in Planning Applications
Full council, 24 July 2025: a named vote on the motion, carried.
For 44, Against 8, 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 (44)
- Andrew Spowart (Labour)
- Andy Newman (Labour)
- Anthony McMullen (Labour)
- Brian Burdis (Labour)
- Bruce Pickard (Labour)
- Bryan Clark (Labour)
- Bryan MacDonald (Labour)
- Charlie Gray (Labour)
- Davey Drummond (Labour)
- Eddie Darke (Labour)
- Frank Lott (Labour)
- Hannah Johnson (Labour)
- James Webster (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)
- Liz McMullen (Labour)
- Louise Bell (Labour)
- Louise Marshall (Labour)
- Matthew Thirlaway (Labour)
- Nigel Huscroft (Labour)
- Paul Bunyan (Labour)
- Peter Earley (Labour)
- Rebecca O'Keefe (Labour)
- Sandra Graham (Labour)
- Sarah Burtenshaw (Labour)
- Steve Cox (Labour)
- Steven Phillips (Labour)
- Tommy Mulvenna (Labour)
- Tracy Hallway (Labour)
- Tricia Neira (Labour)
- Wendy Lott (Labour)
- Willie Samuel (Labour)
Against (8)
- Dr Olly Scargill (Conservative)
- Ian McAlpine (Conservative)
- Jay Bartoli (Conservative)
- John Johnsson (Conservative)
- Lewis Bartoli (Conservative)
- Liam Bones (Conservative)
- Judith Wallace (Ind GP)
- Brian Smith (Reform UK)
From the minutes
rsight and transparency. That the Planning Committee considers mechanisms for Councillors to express views on planning applications related to their ward in the event these proposals are implemented. Votes for the amended Motion: Karen Clark, Elected Mayor, Councillors Linda Bell, Louise Bell, P Bunyan, B Burdis, S Burtenshaw, B Clark, S Cox, J Cruddas, E Darke, L Darke, J Day, D Drummond, P Earley, S Graham, C Gray, T Hallway, J Harrison, J Hunter, N Huscroft, H Johnson, J Kirwin, F Lott, W Lott, B MacDonald, L Marshall, A McMullen, L McMullen, J Montague, J Mudzingwa, T Mulvenna, T Neira, K Nott, A Newman, R O'Keefe, J O'Shea, S Phillips, B Pickard, W Samuel, J Sharp, A Spowart, M Thirlaway, J Walker, J Webster. Votes against the amended Motion: Councillors J Bartoli, L Bartoli, L Bones, J Johnsson, I McAlpine, Dr O Scargill, B Smith, J Wallace The amended motion was therefore approved by 44 votes to 8 votes and became the substantive motion.
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.