Motions
Full council, 23 July 2026: a named vote on the motion, lost.
For 23, Against 33, 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 (23)
- Brian Smith (Reform UK)
- Christopher Croft (Reform UK)
- Dan Robson (Reform UK)
- Iain Graham (Reform UK)
- Keith McAllister (Reform UK)
- Martin Uren (Reform UK)
- Michael Harrigan (Reform UK)
- Mick Stobbart (Reform UK)
- Richard Oliver (Reform UK)
- Richard Ross (Reform UK)
- Steven Robinson (Reform UK)
- Claire McGinty (Conservative)
- David Lilly (Conservative)
- Dr Olly Scargill (Conservative)
- Ian McAlpine (Conservative)
- Jay Bartoli (Conservative)
- John Johnsson (Conservative)
- Lewis Bartoli (Conservative)
- Liam Bones (Conservative)
- Helen MacKenzie Bell (Green)
- Martin Osborne (Green)
- Judith Wallace (Ind GP)
- Rebecca O'Keefe (Labour)
Against (33)
- Adam Thompson (Labour)
- Andy Holdsworth (Labour)
- Anthony McMullen (Labour)
- Brian Burdis (Labour)
- Bryan MacDonald (Labour)
- Carl Johnson (Labour)
- Charlie Gray (Labour)
- Davey Drummond (Labour)
- Eddie Darke (Labour)
- Hannah Johnson (Labour)
- Jane Shaw (Labour)
- Jim Montague (Labour)
- Joe Kirwin (Labour)
- John O'Shea (Labour)
- Julie Cruddas (Labour)
- Karen Clark (Labour)
- Linda Bell (Labour)
- Linda Darke (Labour)
- Louise Bell (Labour)
- Louise Marshall (Labour)
- Nigel Huscroft (Labour)
- Paula Clough (Labour)
- Peter Earley (Labour)
- Sarah Burtenshaw (Labour)
- Sarah Day (Labour)
- Steve Cox (Labour)
- Tom Bailey (Labour)
- Tommy Mulvenna (Labour)
- Tracy Hallway (Labour)
- Wendy Lott (Labour)
- Willie Samuel (Labour)
- J Mudzwinga (not matched to a member)
- J Sharpe (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
ions to explore a sustainable future for the centre. 5. ?Hold a cross-party internal inquiry on the process behind this decision and the scrutiny arrangements and report the findings to full council. Votes for the Substantive Motion: Councillors J Bartoli, L Bartoli, L Bones, H Bell, C Croft, I Graham, M Harrigan, J Johnsson, D Lilly, K McAllister, I McAlpine, C McGinty, R Oliver, R O'Keefe, M Osborne, S Robinson, D Robson, R Ross, Dr O Scargill, B Smith, M Stobbart, M Uren and J Wallace. Votes against the Substantive Motion: Elected Mayor Karen Clark, Councillors T Bailey, Linda Bell, Louise Bell, B Burdis, S Burtenshaw, P Clough, S Cox, J Cruddas, E Darke, L Darke, S Day, D Drummond, P Earley, C Gray, T Hallway, A Holdsworth, N Huscroft, C Johnson, H Johnson, J Kirwin, W Lott, B MacDonald, L Marshall, A McMullen, J Montague, J Mudzwinga, T Mulvenna, J Sharpe, J O'Shea, W Samuel, J Shaw and A Thompson. The Substantive Motion was rejected by 33 votes to 23. Motion 3: Keeping our promises on protecting and maintaining Our War Memorials It was moved b
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