2026/27 Budget and 2026-31 Medium Term Financial Strategy
Full council, 5 February 2026: a named vote, carried.
For 23, Against 25, Abstained 0.
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)
- Ben Edwards (Liberal Democrats)
- Cliff Brown (Liberal Democrats)
- George Cowcher (Liberal Democrats)
- James Norris (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)
- Tracey Drew (Green)
- Will Roberts (Green)
- John Holland (Labour)
- Sarah Feeney (Labour)
- Senthil Karadiar (Labour)
- Judy Falp (Independent)
Against (25)
- Anne-Marie Sonko (Reform UK)
- Dan Glover (Reform UK)
- Darren Cheshire (Reform UK)
- George Finch (Reform UK)
- James Crocker (Reform UK)
- John Waine (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)
- Stephen Shaw (Reform UK)
- Stuart Green (Reform UK)
- Wayne Briggs (Reform UK)
- Adrian Warwick (Conservative)
- Andy Crump (Conservative)
- Chris Mills (Conservative)
- Christopher Kettle (Conservative)
- Dale Keeling (Conservative)
- Dean Richards (Conservative)
- Jan Matecki (Conservative)
- Jo Barker (Conservative)
- Yousef Dahmash (Conservative)
- Luke Shingler (Independent)
From the minutes
irming this could be accommodated within existing budgets. The meeting adjourned to enable Members to consider the detail of the amendment and reconvened at 8.14pm. A vote was held. The results were: Votes for (23): Councillors Steve Albon, Sarah Boad, Cliff Brown, Jonathan Chilvers, George Cowcher, Richard Dickson, Tracey Drew, Ben Edwards, Judy Falp, Sarah Feeney, Lorraine Grocott, John Holland, Senthil Karadiar, Keith Kondakor, Max Langer, Jennifer McAllister, James Norris, Stephen Pimm, Will Roberts, Kate Rolfe, Jerry Roodhouse, Nicki Scott, and Mark Stevens. Votes against (25): Councillors Robert Aitkenhead, Michael Bannister, Jo Barker, Wayne Briggs, Darren Cheshire, James Crocker, Andy Crump, Yousef Dahmash, George Finch, Neil Garland, Robert Gisbourne, Dan Glover, Nigel Golby, Stuart Green, Rob Howard, Dale Keeling, Christopher Kettle, Jan Matecki, Chris Mills, Dean Richards, Stephen Shaw, Luke Shingler, Anne-Marie Sonko, John Waine, and Adrian Warwick. Abstentions (0) Councillor Adrian Warwick, seconded by Councillor Mike Bannister, proposed that the meeting be adjourned to 17 February 2026. A vote was held which was carried (25 votes for, 23 against). Councillor Curtis was not present at the
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