Budget and Council Tax setting 2026/27
Full council, 26 February 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 8, Against 40, Abstained 4.
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 (8)
- Afzal Akram (Conservative)
- Catherine Saumarez (Conservative)
- Emma Best (Conservative)
- John Moss (Conservative)
- Kay Isa (Conservative)
- Mitchell Goldie (Conservative)
- Roy Berg (Conservative)
- Sam O'Connell (Conservative)
Against (40)
- Ahsan Khan (Labour)
- Andrew Dixon (Labour)
- Caramel Quin (Labour)
- Clyde Loakes (Labour)
- Crystal Ihenachor (Labour)
- Elizabeth Baptiste (Labour)
- Gerry Lyons (Labour)
- Grace Williams (Labour)
- Jack Phipps (Labour)
- Jennifer Whilby (Labour)
- Jenny Gray (Labour)
- Jonathan O'Dea (Labour)
- Karen Bellamy (Labour)
- Kastriot Berberi (Labour)
- Katy Thompson (Labour)
- Keith Rayner (Labour)
- Khevyn Limbajee (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)
- Richard Sweden (Labour)
- Rosalind Doré (Labour)
- Sally Littlejohn (Labour)
- Sebastian Salek (Labour)
- Shabana Dhedhi (Labour)
- Shumon Ali-Rahman (Labour)
- Steve Terry (Labour)
- Terry Wheeler (Labour)
- Uzma Rasool (Labour)
- Whitney Ihenachor (Labour)
- Yusuf Patel (Labour)
- Zafran Malik (Labour)
- Rhiannon Eglin (Independent)
- Tom Connor (Independent)
Abstained (4)
- Justin Halabi (Reform UK)
- Marion Fitzgerald (Reform UK)
- Tim James (Reform UK)
- Anna Mbachu (Independent)
From the minutes
The amendment in the names of Councillors Sam O'Connell and Catherine Saumarez FELL. Vote on Amendment 4 in the names of Councillors Kay Isa and Mitchell Goldie FOR: Councillors A Akram, R Berg, E Best , M Goldie, K Isa, J Moss, S O'Connell and C Saumarez AGAINST: Councillors S Ali-Rahman, R Anwar, N Asghar, E Baptiste, K Bellamy, K Berberi, M Berberi, T Connor, A Dixon, R Doré, P Douglas, S Dhedhi, R Eglin, K Gardiner, J Gray, K Green, C Ihenachor, W Ihenachor, A Khan, K Limbajee, S Littlejohn, C Loakes, G Lyons, Z Malik, M Mirwitch, L Mitchell, J O'Dea, Y Patel, J Phipps, M Pye, C Quin, K Rayner, U Rasool, S Salek, R Sweden, S Terry, K Thompson, T Wheeler, J Whilby and G Williams ABSTAIN: Councillors M Fitzgerald, J Halabi, T James and A Mbachu The amendment in the names of Councillors Kay Isa and Mitchell Goldie FELL. Vote on the substantive motion in the names of Councillors Grace Williams
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.