Policy and Resources Strategy: 2025-26 Budget and Medium Term Financial Strategy
Full council, 26 February 2025: a named vote on the motion, carried.
For 45, Against 0, Abstained 10.
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 (45)
- Andy Simmons (Labour)
- Barrie Hargrove (Labour)
- Bethan Roberts (Labour)
- Cassandra Brown (Labour)
- Catherine Rose (Labour)
- Charlie Smith (Labour)
- Cleo Soanes (Labour)
- Darren Merrill (Labour)
- David Parton (Labour)
- Dora Dixon-Fyle MBE (Labour)
- Ellie Cumbo (Labour)
- Evelyn Akoto (Labour)
- Gavin Edwards (Labour)
- Helen Dennis (Labour)
- Ian Wingfield (Labour)
- James McAsh (Labour)
- Jasmine Ali (Labour)
- Jason Ochere (Labour)
- John Batteson (Labour)
- Jon Hartley (Labour)
- Joseph Vambe (Labour)
- Kath Whittam (Labour)
- Kieron Williams (Labour)
- Maggie Browning (Labour)
- Margy Newens (Labour)
- Martin Seaton (Labour)
- Michael Situ (Labour)
- Naima Ali (Labour)
- Natasha Ennin (Labour)
- Portia Mwangangye (Labour)
- Renata Hamvas (Labour)
- Richard Leeming (Labour)
- Richard Livingstone (Labour)
- Sabina Emmanuel (Labour)
- Sam Dalton (Labour)
- Sam Foster (Labour)
- Sandra Rhule (Labour)
- Sarah King (Labour)
- Stephanie Cryan (Labour)
- Sunil Chopra (Labour)
- Sunny Lambe (Labour)
- Suzanne Abachor (Labour)
- Youcef Hassaine (Labour)
- Reginald Popoola (Green)
- Esme Hicks (Liberal Democrats)
Abstained (10)
- Adam Hood (Liberal Democrats)
- David Watson (Liberal Democrats)
- Emily Tester (Liberal Democrats)
- Graham Neale (Liberal Democrats)
- Hamish McCallum (Liberal Democrats)
- Jane Salmon (Liberal Democrats)
- Maria Linforth-Hall (Liberal Democrats)
- Nick Johnson (Liberal Democrats)
- Victor Chamberlain (Liberal Democrats)
- Irina von Weise (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
made at the beginning and end of one minute, after which the vote was taken. The substantive motion was put to the vote, and the votes having been recorded, the Mayor declared the result as follows: In favour of the substantive motion (45): Councillors Suzanne Abachor, Evelyn Akoto, Jasmine Ali, Naima Ali, John Batteson, Cassandra Brown, Maggie Browning, Sunil Chopra, Stephanie Cryan, Ellie Cumbo, Sam Dalton, Helen Dennis, Dora Dixon-Fyle, Gavin Edwards, Sabina Emmanuel, Natasha Ennin, Sam Foster, Renata Hamvas, Barrie Hargrove, Jon Hartley, Youcef Hassaine, Esme Hicks, Sarah King, Sunny Lambe, Richard Leeming, Richard Livingstone, James McAsh, Darren Merrill, Portia Mwangangye, Margy Newens, Jason Ochere, David Parton, Reginald Popoola, Sandra Rhule, Bethan Roberts, Catherine Rose, Martin Seaton, Andy Simmons, Michael Situ, Charlie Smith, Cleo Soanes, Joseph Vambe, Kath Whittam, Kieron Williams, and Ian Wingfield. Against (0): Abstained (10): Councillors Victor Chamberlain, Adam Hood, Nick Johnson, Maria Linforth-Hall, Hamish McCallum, Graham Neale, Jane Salmon, Emily Tester, Irina von Weise and David Watson. Absent (8): Councillors Rachel Bentley, Mohamed Deen, Esme Dobson, Ketzia Harper, Emily Hickson, Laura Johnson, Victoria Mills, and Leo Pollak. The Ma
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.