Constitution Update
Full council, 21 May 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 24, Against 43, Abstained 2.
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 (24)
- Antony Hook (Liberal Democrats)
- Colin Sefton (Liberal Democrats)
- Geoffrey Samme (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)
- Paul Thomas (Restore Britain)
- Robert Ford (Restore Britain)
- Bill Barrett (Conservative)
- Claudine Russell (Conservative)
- Harry Rayner (Conservative)
- Nigel Williams (Conservative)
- Mark Hood (Green)
- Paul Stepto (Green)
- Rob Yates (Green)
- Stuart Heaver (Green)
- Alister Brady (Labour)
Against (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)
- 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)
- Thomas Mallon (Reform UK)
- Trevor Shonk (Reform UK)
- Wayne Chapman (Reform UK)
- Richard Palmer (UKIP)
- Mr M Mole (not matched to a member)
Abstained (2)
- John Moreland (Liberal Democrats)
- Nick Wibberley (Reform UK)
From the minutes
necessary to ensure the lawful implementation of any and all agreed recommendations. 7. Following the debate, the Chairman put the amendment in paragraph 2 to the vote and the voting was as follows. For (24) 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, Miss I Kemp, Mr M Munday, Mr T Prater, Mr H Rayner, Ms C Russell, Mr G R Samme, Mr C Sefton, Mr M Sole, Mr P Stepto, Mr R G Streatfeild, Mr P Thomas, Mr N Williams and Mr R Yates. Against (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 M Mole, Miss D Morton, Mr M Mulvihill, Mr P Osborne, Mrs C Palmer, Mr R Palmer, Mrs B Porter, Mrs S Roots, Mr T L Shonk, Mr D Sian, Dr G Sturley, Mr A Thorp, Mr D Truder, Mr P Webb, Mrs P Williams and Mr D Wimble. Abstain (2) Mr J Moreland and Mr N Wibberley. Amendment lost. 8. Following the debate the Chairman put the recommendations to the vote separately. 9. The vote for Recommendation (a) to amend sec
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.