Budget and Council Tax Setting 2026/27
Full council, 26 February 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 28, Against 1, Abstained 8.
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 (28)
- Aidan Smith (Labour)
- Anthony Okereke (Labour)
- Asli Mohammed (Labour)
- Averil Lekau (Labour)
- Calum O'Byrne Mulligan (Labour)
- Christine May (Labour)
- David Gardner (Labour)
- Denise Hyland (Labour)
- Dr Dominic Mbang (Labour)
- Elizabeth Ige (Labour)
- Gary Dillon (Labour)
- Issy Cooke (Labour)
- Jackie Smith (Labour)
- Jahdia Spencer (Labour)
- Jit Ranabhat (Labour)
- Leo Fletcher (Labour)
- Linda Bird (Labour)
- Maisie Richards Cottell (Labour)
- Mariam Lolavar (Labour)
- Odette McGahey (Labour)
- Olu Babatola (Labour)
- Pat Slattery (Labour)
- Rachel Taggart-Ryan (Labour)
- Raja Zeeshan (Labour)
- Sam Littlewood (Labour)
- Sandra Bauer (Labour)
- ‘Lade Hephzibah Olugbemi (Labour)
- Denise Scott McDonald (not matched to a member)
Against (1)
- No (not matched to a member)
Abstained (8)
- Charlie Davis (Conservative)
- Matt Hartley (Conservative)
- Patricia Greenwell (Conservative)
- Roger Tester (Conservative)
- Lakshan Saldin (Green)
- Tamasin Rhymes (Green)
- Ann-Marie Cousins (Independent)
- Majella Anning (Independent)
From the minutes
d the debate. In line with legal requirement for the Council to conduct a recorded vote on this item and any amendment the Chief Executive called on each Member to cast their vote on the main report: In favour Councillors Olu Babatola, Sandra Bauer, Linda Bird, Jo van den Broek, Issy Cooke, Gary Dillon, Leo Fletcher, David Gardner, Denise Hyland, Elizabeth Ige, Averil Lekau, Sam Littlewood, Mariam Lolavar, Christine May, Dominic Mbang, Odette McGahey, Asli Mohammed, Calum O'Byrne Mulligan, Anthony Okereke, Lade Olugbemi, Jit Ranabhat, Maisie Richards Cottell, Denise Scott McDonald, Pat Slattery, Aidan Smith, Jackie Smith, Jahida Spencer, Rachel Taggart-Ryan and Raja Zeeshan. No Councillor voted against. Councillors Majella Anning, Ann-Marie Cousins, Charlie Davis, Pat Greenwell, Matt Hartley, Tamasin Rhymes, Lakshan Saldin and Roger Tester abstained. Resolved - Approved the Council budget for 2026/27 as set out in the report Agreed a 2.99% increase in the borough element of council tax in support o
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