Notices of Motion- Notice of Motion 1 - Farming (Agenda item 12)
Full council, 10 September 2026: a named vote on the amendment, carried.
For 30, Against 18, Abstained 0.
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)
- Adam Kent (Conservative)
- Adrian Hardman (Conservative)
- Dan Morehead (Conservative)
- Emma Kearsey (Conservative)
- Karl Perks (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)
- Matt Jenkins (Green)
- Natalie McVey (Green)
- Tor Pingree (Green)
- Chris McSweeny (Liberal Democrats)
- Dan Boatright-Greene (Liberal Democrats)
- Josh Robinson (Liberal Democrats)
- Martin Allen (Liberal Democrats)
- Paul Bennett (Liberal Democrats)
- Sam Ammar (Liberal Democrats)
- Sam Evans (Liberal Democrats)
- Alan Bailes (Independent)
- Jo Monk (Independent)
- Matthew Jones (Independent)
- Tom Wells (Independent)
- Jabba Riaz (Labour)
- Richard Udall (Labour)
Against (18)
- Alan Amos (Reform UK)
- Bill Hopkins (Reform UK)
- Dave Aubrey (Reform UK)
- Dave Edmonds (Reform UK)
- Ian Cresswell (Reform UK)
- Jenny Shaw (Reform UK)
- Justin Bowen (Reform UK)
- Mark Crosby (Reform UK)
- Mark Dunkley (Reform UK)
- Michele Hulme (Reform UK)
- Nik Price (Reform UK)
- Owen Cleary (Reform UK)
- Peter Turner (Reform UK)
- Richard Tudge (Reform UK)
- Roger Bennett (Reform UK)
- Sam Bastow (Reform UK)
- Stephen Foster (Reform UK)
- Sue Eacock (Reform UK)
From the minutes
nt rules and the amendment unnecessarily weakened the proposal. He stated that farmers needed urgent practical support and that delays would achieve little. On a named vote, the amendment was agreed. Those in favour of the amendment were: Cllr Martin Allen, Cllr Sam Ammar, Cllr Alan Bailes, Cllr Paul Bennett, 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 Matt Jones, Cllr Emma Kearsey, Cllr Adam Kent, Cllr Chris McSweeny, Cllr Natalie McVey, Cllr Tony Miller, Cllr Jo Monk, Cllr Dan Morehead, Cllr Richard Morris, Cllr Karl Perks, Cllr Tor Pingree, Cllr Jabba Riaz, Cllr Josh Robinson, Cllr Hannah Robson, Cllr Louis Stephen, Cllr Richard Udall, Cllr Malcom Victory, and Cllr Tom Wells. (30). Those against the amendment were: Cllr Alan Amos, Cllr Dave Aubrey, Cllr Sam Bastow, 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 Bill Hopkins, Cllr Michele Hulme, Cllr Nik Price, Cllr Jenny Shaw, Cllr Richard Tudge, and Cllr Peter Turner. (18). There were no abstentions. The amended motion then became the substantive motion and was agreed. RESOLVED: “Council notes that farming is an i
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