Local Government Reorganisation (Agenda Item 8)
Full council, 6 November 2025: a named vote on the recommendation, carried.
For 30, Against 17, Abstained 7.
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 (30)
- Alan Amos (Reform UK)
- Anthony Upton (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)
- Justin Bowen (Reform UK)
- Karl Perks (Reform UK)
- Mark Crosby (Reform UK)
- Mark Dunkley (Reform UK)
- Matthew Jones (Reform UK)
- Michele Hulme (Reform UK)
- Nik Price (Reform UK)
- Owen Cleary (Reform UK)
- Richard Tudge (Reform UK)
- Rob Wharton (Reform UK)
- Roger Bennett (Reform UK)
- Sam Bastow (Reform UK)
- Satinder Bell (Reform UK)
- Stephen Foster (Reform UK)
- Sue Eacock (Reform UK)
- Adam Kent (Conservative)
- Dan Morehead (Conservative)
- Marcus Hart (Conservative)
- Seb James (Conservative)
- Tony Miller (Conservative)
Against (17)
- Andrew Cross (Green)
- Hannah Robson (Green)
- Louis Stephen (Green)
- Malcolm Victory (Green)
- Matt Jenkins (Green)
- Natalie McVey (Green)
- Tor Pingree (Green)
- Chris McSweeny (Liberal Democrats)
- Dan Boatright-Greene (Liberal Democrats)
- Josh Robinson (Liberal Democrats)
- Paul Bennett (Liberal Democrats)
- Sam Ammar (Liberal Democrats)
- Sam Evans (Liberal Democrats)
- Jabba Riaz (Labour)
- Richard Udall (Labour)
- Karen May (Conservative)
- Alan Bailes (Independent)
Abstained (7)
- Adrian Hardman (Conservative)
- Dan Birch (Conservative)
- Emma Kearsey (Conservative)
- Linda Robinson (Conservative)
- Mel Fordington (Conservative)
- Martin Allen (Green)
- Tom Wells (Independent)
From the minutes
he financial aspects, was not aspirational and there was lack of due scrutiny - residents deserved better. A north and south unitary would still keep Worcestershire together. A named vote was called: Members voting FOR the amended recommendation were: Cllr Alan Amos, Cllr Dave Aubrey, Cllr Sam Bastow, Cllr Satinder Bell, Cllr Roger Bennett, Cllr Justin Bowen, Cllr Owen Cleary, Cllr Ian Cresswell, Cllr Mark Crosby, Cllr Mark Dunkley, Cllr Sue Eacock, Cllr Dave Edmonds, Cllr Stephen Foster, Cllr Marcus Hart, Cllr Bill Hopkins, Cllr Michele Hulme, Cllr Seb James, Cllr Matthew Jones, Cllr Adam Kent, Cllr Tony Miller, Cllr Ashley Monk, Cllr Jo Monk, Cllr Dan Morehead, Cllr Karl Perks, Cllr Nik Price, Cllr Jenny Shaw, Cllr David Taylor, Cllr Richard Tudge, Cllr Anthony Upton and Cllr Rob Wharton (30). Members voting AGAINST the amended recommendation were: Cllr Louis Stephen, Cllr Sam Ammar, Cllr Alan Bailes, Cllr Paul Bennett, Cllr Dan Boatright-Greene, Cllr Andrew Cross, Cllr Sam Evans, Cllr Matt Jenkins, Cllr Karen May, Cllr Chris McSweeny, Cllr Natalie McVey, Cllr Tor Pingree, Cllr Jabba Riaz, Cllr Josh Robinson, Cllr Hannah Robson, Cllr Richard Udall and Cllr Malcom Victory (17). Members ABSTAINING from the vote on the amended recommendation were: Cllr Martin Allen, Cllr Dan Birch, Cllr Mel Fordington, Cllr Adrian Hardman, Cllr Emma Kearsey, Cllr Linda Robinson and Cllr Tom Wells (7). Therefore, the vote on the amended resolution was carried. RESOLVED that Council agreed the a
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