Constitution Update
Full council, 21 May 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 44, Against 25, Abstained 0.
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 (44)
- 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)
- Trevor Shonk (Reform UK)
- Wayne Chapman (Reform UK)
- Richard Palmer (UKIP)
Against (25)
- 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)
- 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)
From the minutes
ak for up to five minutes with the Leader of any other opposition Group following in order of Group size, losing one minute from the maximum time allowed until the minimum is reached” was as follows: For (44) 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 T L Shonk, 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 (25) 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 J Moreland, 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. Abstain (0) Motion carried. 11. The vote for Recommendation (c) to add a new section between the current 14.11 and 14.12 and read: “Prior to all other items, each
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.