Council Plan and Budget 2026/27
Full council, 20 February 2026: a named vote on the recommendations, carried.
For 39, Against 0, Abstained 11.
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 (39)
- 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)
- Andrew Baldwin (Reform UK)
- Gary Markwell (Reform UK)
- Paul Linehan (Reform UK)
- Trevor Bence (Reform UK)
- Brian Quinn (Labour)
- John Turley (Labour)
- Carson Albury (Independent)
- Andrew Kerry-Bedell (not matched to a member)
- Donna Johnson (not matched to a member)
- Ian Gibson (not matched to a member)
Abstained (11)
- 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)
- Caroline Baxter (Labour)
- Jaine Wild (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
onal partners to ensure the Government understands the needs of West Sussex residents, businesses and communities. 74.12 The recommendations were put to a recorded vote under Standing Order 3.36. (a) For the recommendations – 39 Cllr Albury, Cllr Ali, Cllr Atkins, Cllr Baldwin, Cllr Bence, Cllr Boram, Cllr Bradbury, Cllr Burrett, Cllr Cooper, Cllr Crow, Cllr Dabell, Cllr Duncton, Cllr Elkins, Cllr Forbes, Cllr Gibson, Cllr Greenway, Cllr Hall, Cllr Hunt, Cllr Johnson, Cllr A Jupp, Cllr N Jupp, Cllr Kerry-Bedell, Cllr Lanzer, Cllr Linehan, Cllr Markwell, Cllr Marshall, Cllr McDonald, Cllr McGregor, Cllr Mitchell, Cllr Montyn, Cllr Oakley, Cllr Patel, Cllr Quinn, Cllr Russell, Cllr Sparkes, Cllr Turley, Cllr Urquhart, Cllr Waight and Cllr Wall. (b) Against the recommendations – 0 (c) Abstentions – 11 Cllr Baxter, Cllr Cherry, Cllr Cornell, Cllr Davey, Cllr N Dennis, Cllr Mercer, Cllr Potter, Cllr Raby, Cllr Walsh, Cllr Wild and Cllr Woodhurst-Trueman. 74.13 The recommendations were carried.
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.