Petition
Full council, 23 March 2026: a named vote on the motion, carried.
For 33, Against 14, Abstained 0.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Conservative. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (33)
- Adam Jude Grant (Conservative)
- Alexa Michael (Conservative)
- Angela Page (Conservative)
- Charles Joel (Conservative)
- Christine Harris (Conservative)
- Colin Hitchins (Conservative)
- Colin Smith (Conservative)
- David Jefferys (Conservative)
- Diane Smith (Conservative)
- Hannah Gray (Conservative)
- Harry Stranger (Conservative)
- Josh Coldspring-White (Conservative)
- Kate Lymer (Conservative)
- Kim Botting FRSA (Conservative)
- Mark Brock (Conservative)
- Michael Tickner (Conservative)
- Mike Botting (Conservative)
- Nicholas Bennett J.P. (Conservative)
- Pauline Tunnicliffe (Conservative)
- Peter Dean (Conservative)
- Robert Evans (Conservative)
- Serena Gupta (Conservative)
- Shaun Slator (Conservative)
- Simon Fawthrop (Conservative)
- Sophie Dunbar (Conservative)
- Thomas Turrell (Conservative)
- Tony Owen (Conservative)
- Will Rowlands (Conservative)
- Yvonne Bear (Conservative)
- Alan Cook (Reform UK)
- Kira Gabbert (Reform UK)
- David Cartwright (not matched to a member)
- Melanie Stevens (not matched to a member)
Against (14)
- Chris Price (Labour)
- Jeremy Adams (Labour)
- Josh King (Labour)
- Kathy Bance MBE (Labour)
- Rebecca Wiffen (Labour)
- Ryan Thomson (Labour)
- Simon Jeal (Labour)
- Tony McPartlan (Labour)
- Chloe-Jane Ross (Liberal Democrats)
- Graeme Casey (Liberal Democrats)
- Julie Ireland (Liberal Democrats)
- Sam Webber (Liberal Democrats)
- Will Connolly (Liberal Democrats)
- Alisa Igoe (Independent)
From the minutes
sponse provided by the Council on 10th March 2026. A motion to note the petition and take no further action was moved by Cllr Michael Tickner, seconded by Cllr Shaun Slator and CARRIED. The following Members voted for the motion - Councillors Yvonne Bear, Nicholas Bennett, Kim Botting, Mike Botting, Mark Brock, David Cartwright, Josh Coldspring-White, Alan Cook, Peter Dean, Sophie Dunbar, Robert Evans, Simon Fawthrop, Kira Gabbert, Adam Grant, Hannah Gray, Sunil Gupta, Christine Harris, Colin Hitchins, David Jefferys, Charles Joel, Kate Lymer, Alexa Michael, Tony Owen, Angela Page, Will Rowlands, Shaun Slator, Colin Smith, Diane Smith, Melanie Stevens, Harry Stranger, Michael Tickner, Pauline Tunnicliffe and Thomas Turrell. (33) The following Members voted against the motion – Councillors Jeremy Adams, Kathy Bance, Graeme Casey, Will Connolly, Alisa Igoe, Julie Ireland, Simon Jeal, Josh King, Tony McPartlan, Chris Price, Chloe-Jane Ross, Ryan Thomson, Sam Webber and Rebecca Wiffen. (14) The following Members abstained or did not vote - Councillors Jonathan Andrews, Jessica Arnold, Mike Jack, Mark Smith, Alison Stammers and Gemm
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