Motions
Full council, 27 November 2025: a named vote on the motion, carried.
For 46, Against 2, Abstained 6.
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 (46)
- Andrew Spowart (Labour)
- Andy Holdsworth (Labour)
- Andy Newman (Labour)
- Anthony McMullen (Labour)
- Brian Burdis (Labour)
- Bruce Pickard (Labour)
- Bryan Clark (Labour)
- Bryan MacDonald (Labour)
- Carl Johnson (Labour)
- Charlie Gray (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)
- John Harrison (Labour)
- John O'Shea (Labour)
- Julie Day (Labour)
- Karen Clark (Labour)
- Karen Clark (Labour)
- Kristin Nott (Labour)
- Linda Bell (Labour)
- Linda Darke (Labour)
- Louise Marshall (Labour)
- Martin Murphy (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)
- Tom Bailey (Labour)
- Tommy Mulvenna (Labour)
- Tracy Hallway (Labour)
- Wendy Lott (Labour)
- Willie Samuel (Labour)
- J Mudzwinga (not matched to a member)
Against (2)
- Judith Wallace (Ind GP)
- Brian Smith (Reform UK)
Abstained (6)
- David Lilly (Conservative)
- Ian McAlpine (Conservative)
- Jay Bartoli (Conservative)
- John Johnsson (Conservative)
- Lewis Bartoli (Conservative)
- Liam Bones (Conservative)
From the minutes
o fireworks use. Support and promote public awareness campaigns that highlight the dangers of private fireworks use and encourage attendance at community-led, professionally licensed public displays. Votes for the Substantive Motion: Elected Mayor, Karen Clark. Councillors B MacDonald, L Darke, Linda Bell, T Mulvenna, K Nott, B Burdis, R O'Keefe, B Pickard, J Sharp, P Bunyan, B Clark, S Burtenshaw, C Gray, W Lott, F Lott, S Cox, M Murphy, D Drummond, J Day, T Bailey, A Spowart, A Newman, J Webster, J Mudzwinga, L Marshall, I Grayson, A Holdsworth, J O'Shea, J Shaw, J Montague, P Earley, J Hunter, J Harrison, J Walker, W Samuel, A McMullen, M Thirlaway, S Graham, C Johnson, H Johnson, S Phillips, E Darke, N Huscroft and T Hallway. Votes against the Substantive Motion: Councillors J Wallace, B Smith. The following Members abstained from voting: Councillors J Johnsson, L Bartoli, D Lilly, J Bartoli, I McAlpine and L Bones. The substantive motion was approved by 45 votes to 2 votes, so the motion was carried. It was moved by Councillor Lewis Bartoli and seconded by Coun
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