Council Plan and Budget 2026/27
Full council, 20 February 2026: a named vote on the amendment, lost.
For 15, Against 30, Abstained 5.
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 (15)
- 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)
- Andrew Baldwin (Reform UK)
- Gary Markwell (Reform UK)
- Paul Linehan (Reform UK)
- Trevor Bence (Reform UK)
- Andrew Kerry-Bedell (not matched to a member)
- Ian Gibson (not matched to a member)
- Jaine Wild (not matched to a member)
Against (30)
- Alison Cooper (Conservative)
- Amanda Jupp (Conservative)
- Andy McGregor (Conservative)
- Ashvin Patel (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)
- Roger Elkins (Conservative)
- Sean McDonald (Conservative)
- Simon Oakley (Conservative)
- Steve Waight (Conservative)
- Zack Ali (Conservative)
- Carson Albury (Independent)
Abstained (5)
- Alison Cornell (Labour)
- Brian Quinn (Labour)
- Caroline Baxter (Labour)
- John Turley (Labour)
- Donna Johnson (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
0 Elimination of members' catering generating £10,500 in savings. 10.5 Total Ongoing Amendments to the Revenue Budget 10.5 74.9 The amendment was put to a recorded vote under Standing Order 3.36. (a) For the amendment – 15 Cllr Baldwin, Cllr Bence, Cllr Cherry, Cllr Davey, Cllr N Dennis, Cllr Gibson, Cllr Kerry-Bedell, Cllr Linehan, Cllr Markwell, Cllr Mercer, Cllr Potter, Cllr Raby, Cllr Walsh, Cllr Wild and Cllr Woodhurst-Trueman. (b) Against the amendment - 30 Cllr Albury, Cllr Ali, Cllr Atkins, Cllr Boram, Cllr Bradbury, Cllr Burrett, Cllr Cooper, Cllr Crow, Cllr Dabell, Cllr Duncton, Cllr Elkins, 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 Patel, Cllr Russell, Cllr Sparkes, Cllr Urquhart, Cllr Waight and Cllr Wall. (c) Abstentions – 5 Cllr Baxter, Cllr Cornell, Cllr Johnson, Cllr Quinn and Cllr Turley. 74.10 The amendment was lost. 74.11 Resolved – That, taking account of the priorities contained in the Council Plan, the Medium Term Financial Strat
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