Conservative Group Motion: Support for Local Businesses
Full council, 16 October 2025: a named vote on the motion, lost.
For 12, Against 35, 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 (12)
- Afzal Akram (Conservative)
- Catherine Saumarez (Conservative)
- Emma Best (Conservative)
- Jemma Hemsted (Conservative)
- John Moss (Conservative)
- Kay Isa (Conservative)
- Marion Fitzgerald (Conservative)
- Mitchell Goldie (Conservative)
- Roy Berg (Conservative)
- Sam O'Connell (Conservative)
- Justin Halabi (Reform UK)
- Sazimet Palta-Imre (not matched to a member)
Against (35)
- Caramel Quin (Labour)
- Catherine Deakin (Labour)
- Clyde Loakes (Labour)
- Gerry Lyons (Labour)
- Grace Williams (Labour)
- Jack Phipps (Labour)
- Jennifer Whilby (Labour)
- Johar Khan (Labour)
- Jonathan O'Dea (Labour)
- Karen Bellamy (Labour)
- Kastriot Berberi (Labour)
- Keith Rayner (Labour)
- Kischa Green (Labour)
- Kizzy Gardiner (Labour)
- Louise Mitchell (Labour)
- Marie Pye (Labour)
- Marsela Berberi (Labour)
- Miriam Mirwitch (Labour)
- Naheed Asghar (Labour)
- Paul Douglas (Labour)
- Raja Anwar (Labour)
- Rhiannon Eglin (Labour)
- Richard Sweden (Labour)
- Rosalind Doré (Labour)
- Sally Littlejohn (Labour)
- Sebastian Salek (Labour)
- Shabana Dhedhi (Labour)
- Sharon Waldron (Labour)
- Shumon Ali-Rahman (Labour)
- Steve Terry (Labour)
- Uzma Rasool (Labour)
- Whitney Ihenachor (Labour)
- Yusuf Patel (Labour)
- Zafran Malik (Labour)
- Khevyn Limabajee (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
ed by the Conservative group on the motion in the names of Councillors Jemma Hemsted and Kay Isa. When put to the vote the motion in the names of Councillor Jemma Hemsted and Councillor Kay Isa FELL. For the motion: Councillors Afzal Akram, Roy Berg, Emma Best, Marion Fitzgerald, Mitchell Goldie, Jemma Hemsted, Justin Halabi, Kay Isa, John Moss, Sam O'Connell, Sazimet Palta-Imre and Catherine Saumarez Against the motion: Councillors Shumon Ali-Rahman, Raja Anwar, Naheed Asghar, Karen Bellamy, Kastriot Berberi, Marsela Berberi, Catherine Deakin, Shabana Dhedhi, Rosalind Doré, Paul Douglas, Rhiannon Eglin, Kizzy Gardiner, Kischa Green, Whitney Ihenachor, Johar Khan, Khevyn Limabajee, Sally Littlejohn, Clyde Loakes, Gerry Lyons, Zafran Malik, Miriam Mirwitch, Louise Mitchell, Jonathan O'Dea, Yusuf Patel, Jack Phipps, Marie Pye, Caramel Quin, Uzma Rasool, Keith Rayner, Sebastian Salek, Richard Sweden, Steve Terry, Sharon Waldron, Jennifer Whilby and Grace Williams Abstentions: None
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.