Council Plan and Budget 2026/27
Full council, 20 February 2026: a named vote on the amendment, lost.
For 16, Against 29, Abstained 4.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Conservative. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (16)
- Erika Woodhurst-Trueman - Highways and Transport (Liberal Democrats)
- James Walsh (Liberal Democrats)
- Jane Davey - Finance and Property (Liberal Democrats)
- Jay Mercer - Leader (Liberal Democrats)
- Louise Potter (Liberal Democrats)
- Nigel Dennis (Liberal Democrats)
- Richard Cherry (Liberal Democrats)
- Sam Raby - Children, Young People and Learning (Lead Member for Children) (and Deputy Leader) (Liberal Democrats)
- Alison Cornell (Labour)
- Brian Quinn (Labour)
- Caroline Baxter (Labour)
- John Turley (Labour)
- Andrew Kerry-Bedell (not matched to a member)
- Donna Johnson (not matched to a member)
- Ian Gibson (not matched to a member)
- Jaine Wild (not matched to a member)
Against (29)
- Alison Cooper (Conservative)
- Amanda Jupp (Conservative)
- Andy McGregor (Conservative)
- Bob Lanzer (Conservative)
- Bruce Forbes (Conservative)
- Christian Mitchell (Conservative)
- Dawn Hall (Conservative)
- Deborah Urquhart (Conservative)
- Duncan Crow (Conservative)
- Elizabeth Sparkes (Conservative)
- Garry Wall (Conservative)
- Jacquie Russell (Conservative)
- Janet Duncton (Conservative)
- Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
- John Dabell (Conservative)
- Keir Greenway (Conservative)
- Kevin Boram (Conservative)
- Nigel Jupp (Conservative)
- Noel Atkins (Conservative)
- Paul Marshall (Conservative)
- Pete Bradbury (Conservative)
- Pieter Montyn (Conservative)
- Richard Burrett (Conservative)
- Sean McDonald (Conservative)
- Simon Oakley (Conservative)
- Steve Waight (Conservative)
- Zack Ali (Conservative)
- Carson Albury (Independent)
- Trevor Bence (Reform UK)
Abstained (4)
- Andrew Baldwin (Reform UK)
- Gary Markwell (Reform UK)
- Paul Linehan (Reform UK)
- Roger Elkins (Conservative)
From the minutes
7 and 2027/28) Decrease 2026/27 £'000 2027/28 £'000 Capital funding from capital contingency 1,000 3,000 Total 1,000 3,000 74.6 The amendment was put to a recorded vote under Standing Order 3.36. (a) For the amendment – 16 Cllr Baxter, Cllr Cherry, Cllr Cornell, Cllr Davey, Cllr N Dennis, Cllr Gibson, Cllr Johnson, Cllr Kerry-Bedell, Cllr Mercer, Cllr Potter, Cllr Quinn, Cllr Raby, Cllr Turley, Cllr Walsh, Cllr Wild and Cllr Woodhurst-Trueman. (b) Against the amendment - 29 Cllr Albury, Cllr Ali, Cllr Atkins, Cllr Bence, Cllr Boram, Cllr Bradbury, Cllr Burrett, Cllr Cooper, Cllr Crow, Cllr Dabell, Cllr Duncton, Cllr Forbes, Cllr Greenway, Cllr Hall, Cllr Hunt, Cllr A Jupp, Cllr N Jupp, Cllr Lanzer, Cllr Marshall, Cllr McDonald, Cllr McGregor, Cllr Mitchell, Cllr Montyn, Cllr Oakley, Cllr Russell, Cllr Sparkes, Cllr Urquhart, Cllr Waight and Cllr Wall. (c) Abstentions – 4 Cllr Baldwin, Cllr Elkins, Cllr Linehan, Cllr Markwell. 74.7 The amendment was lost. 74.8 An amendment was moved by Cllr Markwell and seconded by Cllr Baldwin as set out below. Proposed amendment to the R
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