Motions
Full council, 24 September 2026: a named vote on the motion, carried.
For 34, Against 0, Abstained 15.
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 (34)
- Adam Thompson (Labour)
- Anthony McMullen (Labour)
- Brian Burdis (Labour)
- Bryan MacDonald (Labour)
- Carl Johnson (Labour)
- Charlie Gray (Labour)
- Eddie Darke (Labour)
- Hannah Johnson (Labour)
- Jim Montague (Labour)
- Joanne Sharp (Labour)
- Joe Kirwin (Labour)
- John Harrison (Labour)
- John O'Shea (Labour)
- Julie Cruddas (Labour)
- Karen Clark (Labour)
- Karen Clark (Labour)
- Linda Darke (Labour)
- Louise Bell (Labour)
- Louise Marshall (Labour)
- Martin Murphy (Labour)
- Nigel Huscroft (Labour)
- Paul Bunyan (Labour)
- Paula Clough (Labour)
- Peter Earley (Labour)
- Sarah Burtenshaw (Labour)
- Steve Cox (Labour)
- Tommy Mulvenna (Labour)
- Tracy Hallway (Labour)
- Wendy Lott (Labour)
- Willie Samuel (Labour)
- Helen MacKenzie Bell (Green)
- Martin Osborne (Green)
- Josephine Mudzingwa (Independent)
- Tom Bailey (Independent)
Abstained (15)
- Dan Robson (Reform UK)
- Iain Graham (Reform UK)
- Keith McAllister (Reform UK)
- Martin Uren (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)
- Lewis Bartoli (Conservative)
- Liam Bones (Conservative)
From the minutes
. The amended motion was therefore approved by 33 votes to 7 votes, with 9 abstentions and became the substantive motion. Votes for the Substantive Motion: Elected Mayor, Karen Clark, Councillors W Lott, J Cruddas, J Harrison, P Earley, J Montague, W Samuel, A McMullen, J Sharp, C Gray, T Hallway, C Johnson, H Johnson, E Darke, J O'Shea, J Kirwin, P Clough, N Huscroft, P Bunyan, L Marshall, S Burtenshaw, M Murphy, B MacDonald, L Darke, Louise Bell, A Thompson, B Burdis, S Cox, T Mulvenna, J Mudzingwa, T Bailey, H Bell, M Osborne. The following Members abstained from voting: Councillors R Ross, K McAllister, I Graham, R Oliver, M Stobbart, D Robson, M Uren, S Robinson, L Bartoli, L Bones, D Lilly, J Bartoli, C McGinty, I McAlpine, O Scargill. The substantive motion was approved with 33 votes for and 15 abstentions, so the motion was carried. Motion 8 – The Overnight Visitor Levy: Protecti
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