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
The amended motion was therefore approved by 44 votes to 8 votes and became the substantive motion. Votes for the substantive 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 substantive Motion: Councillors J Bartoli, L Bartoli, L Bones, J Johnsson, I McAlpine, Dr O Scargill, B Smith, J Wallace. The substantive motion was approved by 44 votes to 8 votes and therefore carried.
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.