Consideration by the London Assembly of the Mayor of London's Draft Consolidated Budget Proposals 2026-27
Board, 29 January 2026: a named vote on the motion, lost.
For 5, Against 13, Abstained 7.
The authority's mayor on the date: Labour (a strategic authority isn't run by a party). Each member's party is the one their home council recorded for them at the time, where the site has it.
For (5)
- Caroline Russell (Green)
- Zack Polanski (Green)
- Zoë Garbett (Green)
- Gareth Roberts (Liberal Democrats)
- Hina Bokhari (Liberal Democrats)
Against (13)
- Anne Clarke (Labour)
- Bassam Mahfouz (Labour)
- Elly Baker (Labour)
- James Small-Edwards (Labour)
- Joanne McCartney (Labour)
- Krupesh Hirani (Labour)
- Lord Duvall (Labour)
- Léonie Cooper (Labour)
- Marina Ahmad (Labour)
- Sem Moema (Labour)
- Unmesh Desai (Labour)
- Alex Wilson (Reform UK)
- Keith Prince (Reform UK)
Abstained (7)
- Alessandro Georgiou (Conservative)
- Andrew Boff (Conservative)
- Emma Best (Conservative)
- Lord Bailey (Conservative)
- Neil Garratt (Conservative)
- Susan Hall (Conservative)
- Thomas Turrell (Conservative)
From the minutes
h 5 votes being cast in favour, 13 votes being cast against and 7 abstentions). In accordance with Standing Order 2.7, a recorded vote was requested on this motion and the votes were cast as follows: For the motion: Hina Bokhari OBE AM, Zoë Garbett AM, Zack Polanski AM, Gareth Roberts AM, and Caroline Russell AM. Against the motion: Marina Ahmad AM, Elly Baker AM, Anne Clarke AM, Léonie Cooper AM, Unmesh Desai AM, Krupesh Hirani AM, Bassam Mahfouz AM, Joanne McCartney AM, Sem Moema AM, Keith Prince AM, James Small-Edwards AM, Alex Wilson AM, and Lord Duvall OBE AM (Chair). Abstentions: Lord Bailey AM, Emma Best AM, Neil Garratt AM, Alessandro Georgiou AM, Susan Hall AM, Thomas Turrell AM, and Andrew Boff AM (Deputy Chair). 5.13 Following debate and upon being put to a vote, the amendment in the name of Emma Best AM was not carried,with 11 votes being cast in favour and
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