Strategic Statement - 6 Month Review
Full council, 21 May 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 43, 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 (43)
- Adrian Kibble (Reform UK)
- Alan Cecil (Reform UK)
- Albert Thorp (Reform UK)
- Ben Fryer (Reform UK)
- Brian Collins (Reform UK)
- Bridget Porter (Reform UK)
- Chris Burwash (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)
- Marc Logen (Reform UK)
- Mark Mulvihill (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)
- Sarah Emberson (Reform UK)
- Sharon Roots (Reform UK)
- Spencer Dixon (Reform UK)
- Terry Mole (Reform UK)
- Thomas Mallon (Reform UK)
- Wayne Chapman (Reform UK)
- Richard Palmer (UKIP)
Against (26)
- Antony Hook (Liberal Democrats)
- Colin Sefton (Liberal Democrats)
- Geoffrey Samme (Liberal Democrats)
- John Moreland (Liberal Democrats)
- Mark Munday (Liberal Democrats)
- Martin Brice (Liberal Democrats)
- Mike Sole (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Streatfeild, MBE (Liberal Democrats)
- Tim Prater (Liberal Democrats)
- Brian Black (Restore Britain)
- Dean Burns (Restore Britain)
- Isabella Kemp (Restore Britain)
- Maxine Fothergill (Restore Britain)
- Oliver Bradshaw (Restore Britain)
- Robert Ford (Restore Britain)
- Mark Hood (Green)
- Paul Stepto (Green)
- Rob Yates (Green)
- Stuart Heaver (Green)
- Stuart Jeffery (Green)
- Bill Barrett (Conservative)
- Claudine Russell (Conservative)
- Harry Rayner (Conservative)
- Nigel Williams (Conservative)
- Alister Brady (Labour)
- Trevor Shonk (Reform UK)
Abstained (1)
- Paul Thomas (Restore Britain)
From the minutes
uncil's strategic statement, ‘Reforming Kent 2025-2028'; and (2) NOTE the progress made” 2. Following the debate, the Chairman put the motion in paragraph 1 to the vote and the voting was as follows. For (43) Mr J Baker, Mr M Brown, Mr C Burwash, 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, Mrs G Foster, Mr M Fraser Moat, Mr B Fryer, Mr M Harrison, Mr J Henderson, Mr C Hespe, Ms L Kemkaran, Mr A Kibble, Mr P King, Mrs M Lawes, Mr M Logen, Mr T Mallon, Mr R Mayall, Mr T Mole, Miss D Morton, Mr M Mulvihill, Mr P Osborne, Mrs C Palmer, Mr R Palmer, Mrs B Porter, Mrs S Roots, Mr D Sian, Dr G Sturley, Mr A Thorp, Mr D Truder, 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 D Burns, Mr R Ford, Mrs M Fothergill, Mr S Heaver, Mr M A J Hood, Mr A J Hook, Mr S Jeffery, Miss I Kemp, Mr J Moreland, Mr M Munday, Mr T Prater, Mr H Rayner, Ms C Russell, Mr G R Samme, Mr C Sefton, Mr T L Shonk, Mr M Sole, Mr P Stepto, Mr R G Streatfeild, Mr N Williams and Mr R Yates. Abstain (1) Mr P Thomas. Motion carried. RESOLVED that Council: (1) Approves the revisions to the Council's strategic statement, ‘Reforming Kent 2025-2028'; and (2) Notes th
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