Motions
Board, 2 July 2026: a named vote on the motion, carried.
For 6, Against 4, 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 (6)
- Benali Hamdache (Green)
- Caroline Russell (Green)
- Zack Polanski (Green)
- Gareth Roberts (Liberal Democrats)
- Hina Bokhari (Liberal Democrats)
- Andrew Boff (Conservative)
Against (4)
- Alessandro Georgiou (Conservative)
- Neil Garratt (Conservative)
- Susan Hall (Conservative)
- Thomas Turrell (Conservative)
Abstained (7)
- Anne Clarke (Labour)
- Bassam Mahfouz (Labour)
- Elly Baker (Labour)
- Joanne McCartney (Labour)
- Léonie Cooper (Labour)
- Marina Ahmad (Labour)
- Emma Best (Conservative)
From the minutes
in favour, 5 votes being cast against and 7 abstentions. In accordance with Standing Order 2.7, a recorded vote was requested by Caroline Russell AM on this motion and the votes were cast as follows: For the motion: Hina Bokhari OBE AM, Benali Hamdache AM, Zack Polanski AM, Gareth Roberts AM, Caroline Russell AM and Andrew Boff AM (Chair). Against the motion: Lord Bailey of Paddington AM, Neil Garratt AM, Alessandro Georgiou AM, Susan Hall AM and Thomas Turrell AM. Abstentions: Marina Ahmad AM, Elly Baker AM, Emma Best AM, Anne Clarke AM, Léonie Cooper AM, Bassam Mahfouz AM and Joanne McCartney AM. 7.28 In accordance with Standing Order 3.6, Emma Best AM proposed and Neil Garratt AM seconded the following altered motion, with additions set out
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.