Motions for Time Limited Debate
Full council, 16 July 2026: a named vote, lost.
For 7, Against 54, Abstained 10.
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 (7)
- Maxine Fothergill (Restore Britain)
- Oliver Bradshaw (Restore Britain)
- Paul Thomas (Restore Britain)
- Robert Ford (Restore Britain)
- Claudine Russell (Conservative)
- Harry Rayner (Conservative)
- Amelia Randall (Independent)
Against (54)
- Adrian Kibble (Reform UK)
- Alan Cecil (Reform UK)
- Albert Thorp (Reform UK)
- Ben Fryer (Reform UK)
- Beverley Fordham (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)
- Martin Paul (Reform UK)
- Mary Lawes (Reform UK)
- Matthew Fraser Moat (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)
- Trevor Shonk (Reform UK)
- Wayne Chapman (Reform UK)
- Alex Ricketts (Liberal Democrats)
- 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)
- Richard Palmer (UKIP)
Abstained (10)
- Mark Hood (Green)
- Paul Stepto (Green)
- Rob Yates (Green)
- Stuart Heaver (Green)
- Stuart Jeffery (Green)
- Alister Brady (Labour)
- Connie Nolan (Labour)
- Brian Black (Restore Britain)
- Dean Burns (Restore Britain)
- Tim Prater (Liberal Democrats)
From the minutes
l, resource or policy considerations arising from Kent County Council's consultee role.” 10.Following the debate, the Chairman put the motion in paragraph 9 to the vote and the voting was as follows. For (7) Mr O Bradshaw, Mr R Ford, Mrs M Fothergill, Miss A Randall, Mr H Rayner, Ms C Russell and Mr P Thomas. Against (54) Mr J Baker, Mr M Brice, 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 B Fordham, Mrs G Foster, Mr M Fraser Moat, Mr B Fryer, Mr J Henderson, Mr C Hespe, Mr A J Hook, Ms L Kemkaran, Mr A Kibble, Mr P King, Mrs M Lawes, Mr M Logen, Mr R Mayall, Mr T Mole, Mr J Moreland, Miss D Morton, Mr M Mulvihill, Mr M Munday, Mr P Osborne, Mrs C Palmer, Mr R Palmer, Mr M Paul, Mrs B Porter, Mr A Ricketts, Mrs S Roots, Mr G R Samme, Mr C Sefton, Mr T L Shonk, Mr D Sian, Mr M Sole, Mr R G Streatfeild, Dr G Sturley, Mr A Thorp, Mr D Truder, Mr R Waters, Mr P Webb, Mr N Wibberley, Mrs P Williams and Mr D Wimble. Abstain (10) Mr B Black, Mr A Brady, Mr D Burns, Mr S Heaver, Mr M A J Hood, Mr S Jeffery, Ms C Nolan, Mr T Prater, Mr P Stepto and Mr R Yates. Motion lost. 11.Mr Streatfeild proposed and Mr Hook seconded the motion that: “The County Council resolves to call on the Cabinet Member for Educati
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.