English Devolution White Paper
Full council, 9 January 2025: a named vote, lost.
For 14, Against 40, 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 (14)
- Antony Hook (Liberal Democrats)
- Chris Passmore (Liberal Democrats)
- Ian Chittenden (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Streatfeild, MBE (Liberal Democrats)
- Trudy Dean, MBE (Liberal Democrats)
- Sarah Hudson (Conservative)
- Seán Holden (Conservative)
- Jenni Hawkins (Green)
- Mark Hood (Green)
- Barry Lewis (Independent)
- Rich Lehmann (Independent)
- Thomas Mallon (Reform UK)
- Mike Baldock (Swale Independents)
- Becki Bruneau (not matched to a member)
Against (40)
- Alan Marsh (Conservative)
- Andy Booth (Conservative)
- Avtar Sandhu, MBE (Conservative)
- Charlie Simkins (Conservative)
- Dan Watkins (Conservative)
- David Brazier (Conservative)
- David Robey (Conservative)
- Derek Crow-Brown (Conservative)
- Derek Murphy (Conservative)
- Dylan Jeffrey (Conservative)
- Harry Rayner (Conservative)
- James McInroy (Conservative)
- Jan Ozog (Conservative)
- Jeremy Kite, MBE (Conservative)
- Lottie Parfitt (Conservative)
- Margot McArthur (Conservative)
- Mark Dance (Conservative)
- Mike Dendor (Conservative)
- Mike Hill, OBE (Conservative)
- Neil Baker (Conservative)
- Nick Chard (Conservative)
- Oliver Richardson (Conservative)
- Paul Barrington-King (Conservative)
- Paul Bartlett (Conservative)
- Peter Oakford (Conservative)
- Robert Thomas (Conservative)
- Roger Gough (Conservative)
- Rory Love, OBE (Conservative)
- Rosalind Binks (Conservative)
- Sarah Hamilton (Conservative)
- Sarah Hohler (Conservative)
- Simon Webb (Conservative)
- Sir Paul Carter, CBE (Conservative)
- Sue Chandler (Conservative)
- Tony Hills (Conservative)
- Trevor Bond (Conservative)
- Trevor Shonk (Independent)
- Mr Cole (not matched to a member)
- Mrs Cole (not matched to a member)
- Ms Wright (not matched to a member)
Abstained (7)
- Alister Brady (Labour)
- Dr Lauren Sullivan (Labour)
- Jackie Meade (Labour)
- Karen Constantine (Independent)
- Mike Whiting (Independent)
- Clair Bell (Conservative)
- Mike Sole (Liberal Democrats)
From the minutes
(5) Expects there to be as much transparency as possible in this process.” 24) Following the debate, the Chairman put the amendment set out in paragraph 23 to the vote and the voting was as follows: For (14) Mr Baldock, Mrs Bruneau, Mr Chittenden, Mrs Dean, Ms Hawkins, Mr Holden, Mr Hood, Mr Hook, Mrs Hudson, Mr R Lehmann, Mr Lewis, Mr Mallon, Mr Passmore, Mr Streatfeild Against (40) Mr Baker, Mr Barrington-King, Mr Bartlett, Mrs Binks, Mr Bond, Mr Booth, Mr Brazier, Mr Carter, Mrs Chandler, Mr Chard, Mr Cole, Mrs Cole, Mr Crow-Brown, Mr Dance, Mr Dendor, Mr Gough, Ms Hamilton, Mr Hill, Mr Hills, Mrs Hohler, Mr Jeffrey, Mr Kite, Mr Love, Mr Marsh, Mrs McArthur, Mr McInroy, Mr Murphy, Mr Oakford, Mr Ozog, Ms Parfitt, Mr Rayner, Mr Richardson, Mr Robey, Mr Sandhu, Mr Shonk, Mr Simkins, Mr Thomas, Mr Watkins, Mr Webb, Ms Wright Abstain (7) Mrs Bell, Mr Brady, Ms Constantine, Ms Meade, Mr Sole, Dr Sullivan, Mr Whiting Amendment lost. 25) The Chairman put the substantive motion set out in paragraph 15 to the vote and the voting was as follows:
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.