Political Assistants
Full council, 18 December 2025: a named vote, carried.
For 45, Against 26, Abstained 1.
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 (45)
- Adrian Kibble (Reform UK)
- Alan Cecil (Reform UK)
- Ben Fryer (Reform UK)
- Beverley Fordham (Reform UK)
- Brian Collins (Reform UK)
- Bridget Porter (Reform UK)
- Chris Palmer (Reform UK)
- Christopher Hespe (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)
- James Defriend (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)
- Pamela Williams (Reform UK)
- Paul Chamberlain (Reform UK)
- Paul King (Reform UK)
- Paul Webb (Reform UK)
- Peter Evans (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)
- Dean Burns (Restore Britain)
- Richard Palmer (UKIP)
Against (26)
- Alex Ricketts (Liberal Democrats)
- Antony Hook (Liberal Democrats)
- Colin Sefton (Liberal Democrats)
- John Moreland (Liberal Democrats)
- Mark Ellis (Liberal Democrats)
- Martin Brice (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike Sole (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Streatfeild, MBE (Liberal Democrats)
- Tim Prater (Liberal Democrats)
- Bill Barrett (Independent)
- Brian Black (Independent)
- Isabella Kemp (Independent)
- Maxine Fothergill (Independent)
- Oliver Bradshaw (Independent)
- Paul Thomas (Independent)
- Robert Ford (Independent)
- Andrew Kennedy (Conservative)
- Claudine Russell (Conservative)
- Harry Rayner (Conservative)
- Nigel Williams (Conservative)
- Sarah Hudson (Conservative)
- Mark Hood (Green)
- Stuart Heaver (Green)
- Alister Brady (Labour)
- Connie Nolan (Labour)
- Amelia Randall (UKIP)
Abstained (1)
- Chris Burwash (Reform UK)
From the minutes
the Leaders of the Political Groups who qualify for appointment of a Political Assistant.” Following the debate, the Chairman put the motion in paragraph 1 to the vote and the voting was as follows. For (45) Mr J Baker, Mr M Brown, Mr D Burns, Mr A Cecil, Mr P Chamberlain, Mr W Chapman, Mr B Collins, Mr J Defriend, Mr S Dixon, Ms S Emberson, Mr J Eustace, Mr L Evans, Mr P Evans, Mr J Finch, Ms B Fordham, Mrs G Foster, Mr B Fryer, Mr M Harrison, Mr J Henderson, Mr C Hespe, Ms L Kemkaran, Mr A Kibble, Mr P King, Ms M Lawes,, Mr T Mallon, Mr R Mayall, Mr M Fraser Moat, Mr T Mole, Ms D Morton, Mr M Mulvihill, Mr P Osborne, Mrs C Palmer, Mr R Palmer, Mr M Paul, Ms B Porter, Ms S Roots, Mr T Shonk, Mr D Sian, Dr G Sturley, Mr D Truder, Mr R Waters, Mr P Webb, Mr N Wibberley, Mrs P Williams and Mr D Wimble. Against (26) Mr B Barrett, Mr B Black, Mr O Bradshaw, Mr A Brady, Mr M Brice, Mr M Ellis, Mr R Ford, Mrs M Fothergill, Mr S Heaver, Mr M Hood, Mr A Hook, Mrs S Hudson, Miss I Kemp, Mr A Kennedy, Mr J Moreland, Ms C Nolan, Mr T Prater, Ms A Randall, Mr H Rayner, Mr A Ricketts, Ms C Russell, Mr C Sefton, Mr M Sole, Mr R Streatfeild, Mr P Thomas and Mr N Williams. Abstain (1) Mr C Burwash. Motion Carried. RESOLVED that Council: a. Approves the establishment of Political Assistant posts for qualifying Political Groups in accordance with
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.