Councils · Warwickshire County Council

Appointment of Political Assistants

Full council, 22 July 2025: a named vote.

For 23, Against 23, Abstained 8.

Party in overall control of the council on the date: No overall control. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.

For (23)

• Anne-Marie Sonko (Reform UK)
• Chris Morris (Reform UK)
• Dale Bridgewater (Reform UK)
• Dan Glover (Reform UK)
• Darren Cheshire (Reform UK)
• Edward Harris (Reform UK)
• George Finch (Reform UK)
• James Crocker (Reform UK)
• Jennifer Warren (Reform UK)
• John Waine (Reform UK)
• Luke Cooper (Reform UK)
• Michael Bannister (Reform UK)
• Neil Garland (Reform UK)
• Nigel Golby (Reform UK)
• Rob Howard (Reform UK)
• Robert Aitkenhead (Reform UK)
• Robert Gisbourne (Reform UK)
• Scott Cameron (Reform UK)
• Stan Carvell (Reform UK)
• Stephen Shaw (Reform UK)
• Stuart Green (Reform UK)
• Wayne Briggs (Reform UK)
• Luke Shingler (Independent)

Against (23)

• Ben Edwards (Liberal Democrats)
• Cliff Brown (Liberal Democrats)
• David Curtis (Liberal Democrats)
• George Cowcher (Liberal Democrats)
• Jennifer McAllister (Liberal Democrats)
• Jerry Roodhouse (Liberal Democrats)
• Kate Rolfe (Liberal Democrats)
• Lorraine Grocott (Liberal Democrats)
• Max Langer (Liberal Democrats)
• Richard Dickson (Liberal Democrats)
• Sarah Boad (Liberal Democrats)
• Stephen Pimm (Liberal Democrats)
• Steve Albon (Liberal Democrats)
• Jonathan Chilvers (Green)
• Keith Kondakor (Green)
• Mark Stevens (Green)
• Nicki Scott (Green)
• Sam Jones (Green)
• Tracey Drew (Green)
• Will Roberts (Green)
• John Holland (Labour)
• Sarah Feeney (Labour)
• Senthil Karadiar (Labour)

Abstained (8)

• Adrian Warwick (Conservative)
• Andy Crump (Conservative)
• Christopher Kettle (Conservative)
• Dale Keeling (Conservative)
• Dean Richards (Conservative)
• Jan Matecki (Conservative)
• Jo Barker (Conservative)
• Yousef Dahmash (Conservative)

From the minutes

Reform UK had only been in Administration for a short period and needed time to fully understand and assess the policies they had inherited and where change was needed. Vote A recorded vote was held. For: Councillor Robert Aitkenhead, Councillor Michael Bannister, Councillor Dale Bridgewater, Councillor Wayne Briggs, Councillor Scott Cameron, Councillor Stan Carvell, Councillor Darren Cheshire, Councillor Luke Cooper, Councillor James Crocker, Councillor George Finch, Councillor Neil Garland, Councillor Robert Gisbourne, Councillor Dan Glover, Councillor Nigel Golby, Councillor Stuart Green, Councillor Edward Harris, Councillor Rob Howard, Councillor Chris Morris, Councillor Stephen Shaw, Councillor Luke Shingler, Councillor Anne-Marie Sonko, Councillor John Waine, and Councillor Jennifer Warren (23) Against: Councillor Steve Albon, Councillor Sarah Boad, Councillor Cliff Brown, Councillor Jonathan Chilvers, Councillor George Cowcher, Councillor David Curtis, Councillor Richard Dickson, Councillor Tracey Drew, Councillor Ben Edwards, Councillor Sarah Feeney, Councillor Lorraine Grocott, Councillor John Holland, Councillor Sam Jones, Councillor Senthil Karadiar, Councillor Keith Kondakor, Councillor Max Langer, Councillor Jennifer McAllister, Councillor Stephen Pimm, Councillor Will Roberts, Councillor Kate Rolfe, Councillor Jerry Roodhouse, Councillor Nicki Scott, and Councillor Mark Stevens (23) Abstentions: Councillor Jo Barker, Councillor Andy Crump, Councillor Yousef Dahm

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.