Budget and Council Tax 2026 - 2027

Full council, 23 February 2026: a named vote on the amendment, lost.

For 5, Against 42, 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 (5)

Jayanti Patel (Conservative)
Kanta Mistry (Conservative)
Michael Maurice (Conservative)
Rajan-Seelan (Conservative)
Suresh Kansagra (Conservative)

Against (42)

Ajmal Akram (Labour)
Anthony Molloy (Labour)
Arshad Mahmood (Labour)
Bhagwanji Chohan (Labour)
Daniel Kennelly (Labour)
Fleur Donnelly-Jackson (Labour)
Gwen Grahl (Labour)
Ihtesham Afzal (Labour)
Ishma Moeen (Labour)
Jake Rubin (Labour)
Janice Long (Labour)
Ketan Sheth (Labour)
Krupa Sheth (Labour)
Liz Dixon (Labour)
Matt Kelcher (Labour)
Mili Patel (Labour)
Neil Nerva (Labour)
Orleen Hylton (Labour)
Parvez Ahmed (Labour)
Promise Knight (Labour)
Rita Conneely (Labour)
Robert Johnson (Labour)
Sandra Kabir (Labour)
Saqlain Choudry (Labour)
Sonia Shah (Labour)
Stephen Crabb (Labour)
Tariq Dar MBE (Labour)
Teo Benea (Labour)
Tom Miller (Labour)
Erica Gbajumo (Green)
Harbi Farah (Green)
Mary Mitchell (Green)
Tony Ethapemi (Green)
Charlie Clinton (Liberal Democrats)
Paul Lorber (Liberal Democrats)
Kathleen Fraser (Independent)
Agha (not matched to a member)
Ahmadi-Moghaddam (not matched to a member)
L.Smith (not matched to a member)
M.Butt (not matched to a member)
Matin (not matched to a member)
S.Butt (not matched to a member)

From the minutes

the budget report by the Conservative, Liberal Democrats and Green Groups were put to the vote and declared LOST. The voting recorded on the amendment moved by the Conservative Group was as follows: For the Amendment (5): Councillors Kansagra, Maurice, Mistry, Jayanti Patel & Rajan-Seelan. Against the Amendment (42): Councillors Afzal, Agha, Ahmadi-Moghaddam, Ahmed, Akram, Benea, M.Butt, S.Butt, Chohan, Choudry, Clinton, Conneely, Crabb, Dar, Dixon, Donnelly-Jackson, Ethapemi, Farah, Fraser, Gbajumo, Grahl, Hylton, Johnson, Kabir, Kelcher, Kennelly, Knight, Long, Lorber, Mahmood, Matin, Miller, Mitchell, Moeen, Molloy, Nerva, Mili Patel, Rubin, Shah, Ketan Sheth, Krupa Sheth and L.Smith. Abstentions to the Amendment (2): Councillors Hack (Mayor) and Bajwa (Deputy Mayor). The voting recorded on the amendment moved by the Green Group w

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.