Minutes
Full council, 24 February 2025: a named vote, lost.
For 12, Against 42, Abstained 7.
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 (12)
- Alister Brady (Labour)
- Dr Lauren Sullivan (Labour)
- Kelly Grehan (Labour)
- Mel Dawkins (Labour)
- Mark Hood (Green)
- Paul Stepto (Green)
- Steve Campkin (Green)
- Barry Lewis (Independent)
- Karen Constantine (Independent)
- Rich Lehmann (Independent)
- Mike Baldock (Swale Independents)
- Ms Meade (not matched to a member)
Against (42)
- Alan Marsh (Conservative)
- Alan Ridgers (Conservative)
- Andrew Kennedy (Conservative)
- Andy Booth (Conservative)
- Avtar Sandhu, MBE (Conservative)
- Clair Bell (Conservative)
- Dan Watkins (Conservative)
- David Beaney (Conservative)
- David Brazier (Conservative)
- David Robey (Conservative)
- Derek Murphy (Conservative)
- Dylan Jeffrey (Conservative)
- Gary Cooke (Conservative)
- Harry Rayner (Conservative)
- Jan Ozog (Conservative)
- Lesley Game (Conservative)
- Mark Dance (Conservative)
- Mike Dendor (Conservative)
- Mike Hill, OBE (Conservative)
- Nick Chard (Conservative)
- Oliver Richardson (Conservative)
- Paul Bartlett (Conservative)
- Paul Cooper (Conservative)
- Peter Oakford (Conservative)
- Roger Gough (Conservative)
- Rory Love, OBE (Conservative)
- Rosalind Binks (Conservative)
- Sarah Hamilton (Conservative)
- Sarah Hohler (Conservative)
- Seán Holden (Conservative)
- Sir Paul Carter, CBE (Conservative)
- Sue Chandler (Conservative)
- Susan Carey (Conservative)
- Tony Hills (Conservative)
- Trevor Bond (Conservative)
- Mr Baker (not matched to a member)
- Mr Cole (not matched to a member)
- Mr Meade (not matched to a member)
- Mr Thomas (not matched to a member)
- Mr Webb (not matched to a member)
- Mr Wright (not matched to a member)
- Ms Wright (not matched to a member)
Abstained (7)
- Antony Hook (Liberal Democrats)
- Chris Passmore (Liberal Democrats)
- Ian Chittenden (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Streatfeild, MBE (Liberal Democrats)
- Dirk Ross (Independent)
- Mike Whiting (Independent)
- Trevor Shonk (Independent)
From the minutes
along with the revised budget appendices D and F can be accessed here. (8) Following the debate, the Chairman put to the vote the amendment set out in paragraph 7 above and the voting was as follows: For (12) Mr Baldock, Mr Brady, Mr Campkin, Ms Constantine, Ms Dawkins, Ms Grehan, Mr Hood, Mr Lehmann, Mr Lewis, Ms Meade, Mr Stepto, Dr Sullivan Against (42) Mr Baker, Mr Bartlett, Mr Beaney, Mrs Bell, Mrs Binks, Mr Bond, Mr Booth, Mr Brazier, Miss Carey, Sir Paul Carter, CBE, Mrs Chandler, Mr Chard, Mr Cole, Mr Cooper, Mr Cooke, Mr Dance, Mr Dendor, Mrs Game, Mr Gough, Ms Hamilton, Mr Hill, OBE, Mr Hills, Mrs Hohler, Mr Holden, Mr Jeffrey, Mr Kennedy, Mr Love, OBE, Mr Marsh, Mr Meade, Mr Murphy, Mr Oakford, Mr Ozog, Mr Rayner, Mr Richardson, Mr Ridgers, Mr Robey, Mr Sandhu, MBE, Mr Thomas, Mr Watkins, Mr Webb, Mr Wright, Ms Wright Abstain (7) Mr Chittenden, Mr Hook, Mr Passmore, Mr Ross, Mr Shonk, Mr Streatfeild, MBE, Mr Whiting Amendment lost. Children, Young People and Education Directorate (9) The Cabinet Member for Integrated Children's Services and the Cabinet Member for
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.