Motion on tackling Shoplifting
Full council, 17 October 2025: a named vote on the amendment, carried.
For 32, Against 9, 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 (32)
- Alison Cooper (Conservative)
- Amanda Jupp (Conservative)
- Andy McGregor (Conservative)
- Ashvin Patel (Conservative)
- Bob Lanzer (Conservative)
- Brenda Burgess (Conservative)
- Bruce Forbes (Conservative)
- Christian Mitchell (Conservative)
- Dawn Hall (Conservative)
- Deborah Urquhart (Conservative)
- Duncan Crow (Conservative)
- Elizabeth Sparkes (Conservative)
- Garry Wall (Conservative)
- Jacky Pendleton (Conservative)
- Jacquie Russell (Conservative)
- Jeremy Hunt (Conservative)
- John Dabell (Conservative)
- Joy Dennis (Conservative)
- Keir Greenway (Conservative)
- Kevin Boram (Conservative)
- Nigel Jupp (Conservative)
- Noel Atkins (Conservative)
- Paul Marshall (Conservative)
- Pieter Montyn (Conservative)
- Richard Burrett (Conservative)
- Roger Elkins (Conservative)
- Sarah Payne (Conservative)
- Sean McDonald (Conservative)
- Simon Oakley (Conservative)
- Sujan Wickremaratchi (Conservative)
- Zack Ali (Conservative)
- Carson Albury (Independent)
Against (9)
- Brian Quinn (Labour)
- Dawn Smith (Labour)
- Henna Chowdhury (Labour)
- Andrew Baldwin (Reform UK)
- Gary Markwell (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)
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)
- Yvonne Gravely - Economy and Skills (Liberal Democrats)
- Graham McKnight (Independent)
- Sarah Sharp (not matched to a member)
From the minutes
March 2025 with the Sussex Police and Crime Panel, responsible for holding the Police and Crime Commissioner to account.' 55.3 The amendment was put to a recorded vote under Standing Order 3.35. (a) For the amendment – 32 Cllr Albury, Cllr Ali, Cllr Atkins, Cllr Boram, Cllr Burgess, Cllr Burrett, Cllr Cooper, Cllr Crow, Cllr Dabell, Cllr J Dennis, 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 Payne, Cllr Pendleton, Cllr Russell, Cllr Sparkes, Cllr Urquhart, Cllr Wall and Cllr Wickremaratchi. (b) Against the amendment – 9 Cllr Baldwin, Cllr Bence, Cllr Chowdhury, Cllr Gibson, Cllr Kerry-Bedell, Cllr Markwell, Cllr Quinn, Cllr Smith and Cllr Wild. (c) Abstentions – 11 Cllr Cherry, Cllr Davey, Cllr N Dennis, Cllr Gravely, Cllr McKnight, Cllr Mercer, Cllr Potter, Cllr Raby, Cllr Sharp, Cllr Walsh and Cllr Woodhurst-Trueman. 55.4 The amendment was carried. 55.5 Cllr Markwell requested that Cllr Linehan's objection to the amendment be recorded in the minutes. 55.6 The mot
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