Minutes
Full council, 23 April 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 10, Against 39, Abstained 2.
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 (10)
- 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)
- Marion Fitzgerald (Reform UK)
- J Halabi T James (not matched to a member)
Against (39)
- 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)
- Tom Connor (Independent)
Abstained (2)
- Anna Mbachu (Independent)
- Rhiannon Eglin (Independent)
From the minutes
he Budget and Council Tax setting item and any amendments must be taken as recorded votes. The following votes were recorded: Vote on Amendment 1 in the names of Councillors Emma Best and Afzal Akram FOR: Councillors A Akram, R Berg, E Best, M Fitzgerald, M Goldie, J Halabi T James, 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, 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 R Eglin and A Mbachu The amendment in the names of Councillors Emma Best and Afzal Akram FELL. Vote on Amendment 2 in the names of Councillors Roy Berg and John Moss
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.