Consideration by the Assembly of the Mayor of London's Final Draft Consolidated Budget Proposals 2026-27
Overview and scrutiny, 26 February 2026: a named vote on the amendment.
For 4, Against 9, 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 (4)
- Caroline Russell (Green)
- Zoë Garbett (Green)
- Gareth Roberts (Liberal Democrats)
- Hina Bokhari (Liberal Democrats)
Against (9)
- Anne Clarke (Labour)
- Bassam Mahfouz (Labour)
- Elly Baker (Labour)
- James Small-Edwards (Labour)
- Joanne McCartney (Labour)
- Krupesh Hirani (Labour)
- Léonie Cooper (Labour)
- Marina Ahmad (Labour)
- Unmesh Desai (Labour)
Abstained (7)
- Alessandro Georgiou (Conservative)
- Emma Best (Conservative)
- Neil Garratt (Conservative)
- Susan Hall (Conservative)
- Thomas Turrell (Conservative)
- Alex Wilson (Reform UK)
- Keith Prince (Reform UK)
From the minutes
te two-thirds majority of Members present and voting to amend the Mayor's budget proposals. 3.27 The votes in relation to the budget amendment in the name of Hina Bokhari OBE AM were cast as follows: For the amendment: Hina Bokhari OBE AM, Zoë Garbett AM, Gareth Roberts AM and Caroline Russell AM. Against the amendment: Marina Ahmad AM, Elly Baker AM, Anne Clarke AM, Léonie Cooper AM, Unmesh Desai AM, Krupesh Hirani AM, Bassam Mahfouz AM, Joanne McCartney AM and James Small-Edwards AM. Abstentions: Lord Bailey of Paddington AM, Emma Best AM, Neil Garratt AM, Alessandro Georgiou AM, Susan Hall AM, Keith Prince AM, Thomas Turrell AM, Alex Wilson AM and Andrew Boff AM (Deputy Chair in the Chair). 3.28 With 4 votes being cast in favour, 9 votes being cast against and 9 abstentions, the budget amendment did not receive the requisite
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