Devolution and Local Government Reorganisation Update
Full council, 13 March 2025: a named vote, carried.
For 38, Against 5, 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 (38)
- Alan Marsh (Conservative)
- Alan Ridgers (Conservative)
- Andrew Kennedy (Conservative)
- Andy Booth (Conservative)
- Avtar Sandhu, MBE (Conservative)
- Clair Bell (Conservative)
- David Beaney (Conservative)
- David Brazier (Conservative)
- David Robey (Conservative)
- Dylan Jeffrey (Conservative)
- Gary Cooke (Conservative)
- Harry Rayner (Conservative)
- Lottie Parfitt (Conservative)
- Mark Dance (Conservative)
- Mike Dendor (Conservative)
- Mike Hill, OBE (Conservative)
- Neil Baker (Conservative)
- Oliver Richardson (Conservative)
- Paul Bartlett (Conservative)
- Peter Oakford (Conservative)
- Robert Thomas (Conservative)
- Roger Gough (Conservative)
- Rory Love, OBE (Conservative)
- Rosalind Binks (Conservative)
- Sarah Hohler (Conservative)
- Seán Holden (Conservative)
- Sir Paul Carter, CBE (Conservative)
- Sue Chandler (Conservative)
- Antony Hook (Liberal Democrats)
- Chris Passmore (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike Sole (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Streatfeild, MBE (Liberal Democrats)
- Alister Brady (Labour)
- Mel Dawkins (Labour)
- Karen Constantine (Independent)
- Mr Meade (not matched to a member)
- Mrs Cole (not matched to a member)
- Ms Meade (not matched to a member)
Against (5)
- Barry Lewis (Independent)
- Rich Lehmann (Independent)
- Mark Hood (Green)
- Trudy Dean, MBE (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike Baldock (Swale Independents)
Abstained (4)
- Jenni Hawkins (Green)
- Paul Stepto (Green)
- Trevor Shonk (Independent)
- Thomas Mallon (Reform UK)
From the minutes
is asked to note the update on devolution and local government reorganisation.” 2) Following the debate, the Chairman put the motion set out in paragraph 1 to the vote and the voting was as follows: For (38) Mr Baker, Mr Brady, Mr Bartlett, Mr Beaney, Mrs Bell, Mrs Binks, Mr Booth, Mr Brazier, Sir Paul Carter CBE, Mrs Chandler, Mrs Cole, Ms Constantine, Mr Cooke, Mr Dance, Ms Dawkins, Mr Dendor, Mr Gough, Mr Hill OBE, Mrs Hohler, Mr Holden, Mr Hook, Mr Jeffrey, Mr Kennedy, Mr Love OBE, Mr Marsh, Ms Meade, Mr Meade, Mr Oakford, Ms Parfitt, Mr Passmore, Mr Rayner, Mr Richardson, Mr Ridgers, Mr Robey, Mr Sandhu MBE, Mr Sole, Mr Streatfeild MBE, Mr Thomas Against (5) Mr Baldock, Mrs Dean MBE, Mr Hood, Mr Lehmann, Mr Lewis Abstain (4) Ms Hawkins, Mr Mallon, Mr Shonk, Mr Stepto Motion carried. 3) RESOLVED that Council notes the update on devolution and local government reorganisation.
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.