Notices of Motion - Notice of Motion 3 - Climate Change (Agenda item 6)
Full council, 11 September 2025: a named vote on the motion.
For 28, Against 20, Abstained 4.
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 (28)
- Adam Kent (Conservative)
- Adrian Hardman (Conservative)
- Dan Birch (Conservative)
- Dan Morehead (Conservative)
- Emma Kearsey (Conservative)
- Karen May (Conservative)
- Linda Robinson (Conservative)
- Marcus Hart (Conservative)
- Mel Fordington (Conservative)
- Richard Morris (Conservative)
- Seb James (Conservative)
- Tony Miller (Conservative)
- Andrew Cross (Green)
- Hannah Robson (Green)
- Louis Stephen (Green)
- Malcolm Victory (Green)
- Martin Allen (Green)
- Matt Jenkins (Green)
- Tor Pingree (Green)
- Chris McSweeny (Liberal Democrats)
- Dan Boatright-Greene (Liberal Democrats)
- Josh Robinson (Liberal Democrats)
- Mel Allcott (Liberal Democrats)
- Sam Evans (Liberal Democrats)
- Alan Bailes (Independent)
- Tom Wells (Independent)
- Jabba Riaz (Labour)
- Richard Udall (Labour)
Against (20)
- Alan Amos (Reform UK)
- Ashley Monk (Reform UK)
- Bill Hopkins (Reform UK)
- Dave Aubrey (Reform UK)
- Dave Edmonds (Reform UK)
- David Taylor (Reform UK)
- Ian Cresswell (Reform UK)
- Jenny Shaw (Reform UK)
- Jo Monk (Reform UK)
- Mark Crosby (Reform UK)
- Mark Dunkley (Reform UK)
- Matthew Jones (Reform UK)
- Michele Hulme (Reform UK)
- Owen Cleary (Reform UK)
- Richard Tudge (Reform UK)
- Rob Wharton (Reform UK)
- Roger Bennett (Reform UK)
- Satinder Bell (Reform UK)
- Stephen Foster (Reform UK)
- Sue Eacock (Reform UK)
Abstained (4)
- Justin Bowen (Reform UK)
- Karl Perks (Reform UK)
- Nik Price (Reform UK)
- Peter Turner (Reform UK)
From the minutes
attributed to natural phenomena that humans had no influence upon. On a named vote, RESOLVED: “This Council resolves that it agrees with the scientific consensus that man-made climate change exists.” Those in favour of the Motion were: Cllr Louis Stephen, Cllr Mel Allcott, Cllr Martin Allen, Cllr Alan Bailes, Cllr Dan Birch, Cllr Dan Boatright-Greene, Cllr Andrew Cross, Cllr Sam Evans, Cllr Mel Fordington, Cllr Adrian Hardman, Cllr Marcus Hart, Cllr Seb James, Cllr Matt Jenkins, Cllr Emma Kearsey, Cllr Adam Kent, Cllr Karen May, Cllr Chris McSweeny, Cllr Tony Miller, Cllr Dan Morehead, Cllr Richard Morris, Cllr Tor Pingree, Cllr Jabba Riaz, Cllr Josh Robinson, Cllr Linda Robinson, Cllr Hannah Robson, Cllr Malcom Victory, Cllr Richard Udall, and Cllr Tom Wells. (28) Those against the Motion were: Cllr Alan Amos, Cllr Dave Aubrey, Cllr Satinder Bell, Cllr Roger Bennett, Cllr Owen Cleary, Cllr Ian Cresswell, Cllr Mark Crosby, Cllr Mark Dunkley, Cllr Sue Eacock, Cllr Dave Edmonds, Cllr Stephen Foster, Cllr Bill Hopkins, Cllr Michele Hulme, Cllr Matt Jones, Cllr Ashley Monk, Cllr Jo Monk, Cllr Jenny Shaw, Cllr David Taylor, Cllr Richard Tudge, and Cllr Rob Wharton. (20). Those abstaining were: Cllr Justin Bowen, Cllr Karl Perks, Cllr Nik Price, and Cllr Peter Turner (4)
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.