Local Government Reorganisation – response to a letter from the Minister of State for Local Government and Homelessness in relation to the 2026 local elections.
Full council, 12 January 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 10, Against 41, Abstained 4.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Conservative. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (10)
- Alan Dowden (Liberal Democrats)
- David Harrison (Liberal Democrats)
- Gavin James (Liberal Democrats)
- Jackie Porter (Liberal Democrats)
- Jonathan Williams (Liberal Democrats)
- Martin Tod (Liberal Democrats)
- Paula Ferguson (Liberal Democrats)
- Prad Bains (Liberal Democrats)
- Roger Price (Liberal Democrats)
- Stuart Bailey (Liberal Democrats)
Against (41)
- Andrew Joy (Conservative)
- Ann Briggs (Conservative)
- Chris Donnelly (Conservative)
- David Drew (Conservative)
- Elaine Still (Conservative)
- Fran Carpenter (Conservative)
- Graham Burgess (Conservative)
- Jackie Branson (Conservative)
- Jan Warwick (Conservative)
- Jonathan Glen (Conservative)
- Juliet Henderson (Conservative)
- Keith Mans (Conservative)
- Kirsty North (Conservative)
- Lance Quantrill (Conservative)
- Lesley Meenaghan (Conservative)
- Liz Fairhurst (Conservative)
- Lulu Bowerman (Conservative)
- Michael Thierry (Conservative)
- Nick Adams-King (Conservative)
- Pamela Bryant (Conservative)
- Patricia Stallard (Conservative)
- Peter Latham (Conservative)
- Phil North (Conservative)
- Rhydian Vaughan MBE (Conservative)
- Rob Mocatta (Conservative)
- Rod Cooper (Conservative)
- Roz Chadd (Conservative)
- Stephen Parker (Conservative)
- Stephen Reid (Conservative)
- Steve Forster (Conservative)
- Steven Broomfield (Conservative)
- Tim Davies (Conservative)
- Tom Thacker (Conservative)
- Zoe Huggins BEM (Conservative)
- Alex Crawford (Labour)
- Jacky Tustain (Labour)
- Kim Taylor (Labour)
- Barry Dunning (Reform UK)
- Alexis McEvoy (not matched to a member)
- Bill Withers (not matched to a member)
- Neville Penman (not matched to a member)
Abstained (4)
- Pal Hayre (Conservative)
- Louise Parker-Jones (Independent)
- Mark Cooper (Liberal Democrats)
- Andy Tree (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
llowing debate, the Amendment proposed by Councillor Porter was put to the vote. A recorded vote was requested and supported by the required number of members. The outcome of the vote was as follows: FOR (10): Councillors Stuart Bailey, Prad Bains, Alan Dowden, Paula Ferguson, David Harrison, Gavin James, Jackie Porter, Roger Price, Martin Tod and Jonathan Williams. AGAINST (41): Councillors Nick Adams-King, Lulu Bowerman, Jackie Branson, Ann Briggs, Steven Broomfield, Pamela Bryant, Graham Burgess, Fran Carpenter, Roz Chadd, Rod Cooper, Alex Crawford, Tim Davies, Chris Donnelly, David Drew, Barry Dunning, Liz Fairhurst, Steve Forster, Jonathan Glen, Juliet Henderson, Zoe Huggins, Andrew Joy, Peter Latham, Keith Mans, Alexis McEvoy, Lesley Meenaghan, Rob Mocatta, Kirsty North, Phil North, Stephen Parker, Neville Penman, Lance Quantrill, Stephen Reid, Patricia Stallard, Elaine Still, Kim Taylor, Tom Thacker, Michael Thierry, Jacky Tustain, Rhydian Vaughan, Jan Warwick and Bill Withers. ABSTAIN (4): Councillors Mark Cooper, Pal Hayre, Louise Parker-Jones and Andy Tree. The amendment was lost. The amendment proposed by Councillor Nick Adams-King was put to the vote. A recorded vote was requested and supported by the
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.