Motion
Full council, 18 September 2025: a named vote on the motion, carried.
For 36, 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 (36)
- Andy Holdsworth (Labour)
- Andy Newman (Labour)
- Brian Burdis (Labour)
- Bryan MacDonald (Labour)
- Carl Johnson (Labour)
- Charlie Gray (Labour)
- Davey Drummond (Labour)
- Eddie Darke (Labour)
- Ian Grayson (Labour)
- James Webster (Labour)
- Jane Shaw (Labour)
- Janet Hunter (Labour)
- Joan Walker (Labour)
- Joanne Sharp (Labour)
- Joe Kirwin (Labour)
- John O'Shea (Labour)
- Julie Cruddas (Labour)
- Julie Day (Labour)
- Kristin Nott (Labour)
- Linda Bell (Labour)
- Linda Darke (Labour)
- Liz McMullen (Labour)
- Louise Bell (Labour)
- Louise Marshall (Labour)
- Martin Murphy (Labour)
- Matthew Thirlaway (Labour)
- Nigel Huscroft (Labour)
- Paul Bunyan (Labour)
- Peter Earley (Labour)
- Sandra Graham (Labour)
- Steve Cox (Labour)
- Steven Phillips (Labour)
- Tom Bailey (Labour)
- Tracy Hallway (Labour)
- Willie Samuel (Labour)
- K Clark (not matched to a member)
Against (8)
- Claire McGinty (Conservative)
- David Lilly (Conservative)
- Dr Olly Scargill (Conservative)
- John Johnsson (Conservative)
- Liam Bones (Conservative)
- Judith Wallace (Ind GP)
- Brian Smith (Reform UK)
- I McAline (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
. The Amendment was approved by 36 votes to 8. Votes for the substantive motion: Councillors N Huscroft, T Hallway, K Clark, P Earley, J Hunter, J Walker, J Cruddas, W Samuel, M Thirlaway, S Graham, C Johnson, S Phillips, E Darke, S Cox, M Murphy, D Drummond, J Day, T Bailey, A Newman, J Webster, L Marshall, I Grayson, A Holdsworth, J Kirwin, J O'Shea, J Shaw, B MacDonald, L Darke, Linda Bell, Louise Bell, K Nott, B Burdis, J Sharp, P Bunyan, C Gray, L McMullen. Votes against the substantive motion: Councillors L Bones, J Johnsson, D Lilly, I McAline, C McGinty, Dr O Scargill, J Wallace, B Smith. The Substantive Motion was approved by 36 votes to 8.
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