Freedom of the County - Brigade of Gurkhas
Full council, 17 September 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 69, Against 0, Abstained 2.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Reform UK. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (69)
- Adrian Kibble (Reform UK)
- Alan Cecil (Reform UK)
- Albert Thorp (Reform UK)
- Ben Fryer (Reform UK)
- Beverley Fordham (Reform UK)
- Brian Collins (Reform UK)
- Bridget Porter (Reform UK)
- Chris Burwash (Reform UK)
- Chris Palmer (Reform UK)
- David Wimble (Reform UK)
- Dean Truder (Reform UK)
- Diane Morton (Reform UK)
- Dodger Sian (Reform UK)
- Garry Sturley (Reform UK)
- Georgia Foster (Reform UK)
- Jamie Henderson (Reform UK)
- Jeremy Eustace (Reform UK)
- John Baker (Reform UK)
- John Finch (Reform UK)
- Linden Kemkaran (Reform UK)
- Luke Evans (Reform UK)
- Mark Mulvihill (Reform UK)
- Martin Paul (Reform UK)
- Mary Lawes (Reform UK)
- Matthew Fraser Moat (Reform UK)
- Maxwell Harrison (Reform UK)
- Michael Brown (Reform UK)
- Nick Wibberley (Reform UK)
- Paul Chamberlain (Reform UK)
- Paul King (Reform UK)
- Paul Webb (Reform UK)
- Peter Osborne (Reform UK)
- Robert Mayall (Reform UK)
- Ryan Waters (Reform UK)
- Sarah Emberson (Reform UK)
- Sharon Roots (Reform UK)
- Spencer Dixon (Reform UK)
- Terry Mole (Reform UK)
- Thomas Mallon (Reform UK)
- Trevor Shonk (Reform UK)
- Wayne Chapman (Reform UK)
- Alex Ricketts (Liberal Democrats)
- Antony Hook (Liberal Democrats)
- Geoffrey Samme (Liberal Democrats)
- Mark Ellis (Liberal Democrats)
- Mark Munday (Liberal Democrats)
- Martin Brice (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Streatfeild, MBE (Liberal Democrats)
- Tim Prater (Liberal Democrats)
- Trudy Dean, MBE (Liberal Democrats)
- Brian Black (Restore Britain)
- Dean Burns (Restore Britain)
- Isabella Kemp (Restore Britain)
- Maxine Fothergill (Restore Britain)
- Oliver Bradshaw (Restore Britain)
- Paul Thomas (Restore Britain)
- Robert Ford (Restore Britain)
- Andrew Kennedy (Conservative)
- Claudine Russell (Conservative)
- Harry Rayner (Conservative)
- Sarah Hudson (Conservative)
- Mark Hood (Green)
- Paul Stepto (Green)
- Stuart Heaver (Green)
- Stuart Jeffery (Green)
- Alister Brady (Labour)
- Connie Nolan (Labour)
- Rich Lehmann (Independent)
- Richard Palmer (UKIP)
Abstained (2)
- Christopher Hespe (Reform UK)
- Pamela Williams (Reform UK)
From the minutes
, Mr Thomas, Mr Dixon, Mr Thorp, Mr Hood, Mr Hook, Mr Streatfeild, Ms Nolan, Mr Shonk and Mr Kennedy to speak. 4. The Chairman put the motion in paragraph 2 to the vote and the voting was as follows. For (69) Mr J Baker, Mr B Black, Mr O Bradshaw, Mr A Brady, Mr M Brice, Mr M Brown, Mr D Burns, Mr C Burwash, Mr A Cecil, Mr P Chamberlain, Mr W Chapman, Mr B Collins, Mrs T Dean, Mr S Dixon, Mr M Ellis, Ms S Emberson, Mr J Eustace, Mr L Evans, Mr J Finch, Mr R Ford, Mrs B Fordham, Mrs G Foster, Mrs M Fothergill, Mr M Fraser Moat, Mr B Fryer, Mr M Harrison, Mr S Heaver, Mr J Henderson, Mr M A J Hood, Mr A J Hook, Mrs S Hudson, Mr S Jeffery, Ms L Kemkaran, Miss I Kemp, Mr A Kennedy, Mr A Kibble, Mr P King, Mrs M Lawes, Mr R Lehmann, Mr T Mallon, Mr R Mayall, Mr T Mole, Miss D Morton, Mr M Mulvihill, Mr M Munday, Ms C Nolan, Mr P Osborne, Mrs C Palmer, Mr R Palmer, Mr M Paul, Mrs B Porter, Mr T Prater, Mr H Rayner, Mr A Ricketts, Mrs S Roots, Ms C Russell, Mr G R Samme, Mr T L Shonk, Mr D Sian, Mr P Stepto, Mr R G Streatfeild, Dr G Sturley, Mr P Thomas, Mr A Thorp, Mr D Truder, Mr R Waters, Mr P Webb, Mr N Wibberley and Mr D Wimble. Against (0) Abstain (2) Mr C Hespe and Mrs P Williams. Motion carried. 5. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman signed the document conferring the Freedom of the County to the Brigade the Gurkhas. The Chairman
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