Motions
Board, 10 September 2026: a named vote on the motion, carried.
For 7, 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 (7)
- Alessandro Georgiou (Conservative)
- Emma Best (Conservative)
- Neil Garratt (Conservative)
- Susan Hall (Conservative)
- Thomas Turrell (Conservative)
- Alex Wilson (Reform UK)
- Keith Prince (Reform UK)
Against (4)
- Benali Hamdache (Green)
- Caroline Russell (Green)
- Gareth Roberts (Liberal Democrats)
- Hina Bokhari (Liberal Democrats)
Abstained (7)
- Anne Clarke (Labour)
- Bassam Mahfouz (Labour)
- Elly Baker (Labour)
- James Small-Edwards (Labour)
- Joanne McCartney (Labour)
- Krupesh Hirani (Labour)
- Léonie Cooper (Labour)
From the minutes
cast in favour, 4 votes being cast against and 7 abstentions. In accordance with Standing Order 2.7, a recorded vote was requested by Alex Wilson AM on this motion and the votes were cast as follows: For the motion: Emma Best AM, Neil Garratt AM, Alessandro Georgiou AM, Susan Hall AM, Keith Prince AM, Thomas Turrell AM and Alex Wilson AM. Against the motion: Hina Bokhari OBE AM, Benali Hamdache AM, Gareth Roberts AM and Caroline Russell AM (Chair). Abstentions: Elly Baker AM, Anne Clarke AM, Léonie Cooper AM, Krupesh Hirani AM, Bassam Mahfouz AM, Joanne McCartney AM and James Small-Edwards AM. 7.25 In accordance with Standing Order 3.6, Keith Prince AM proposed and Alex Wilson AM seconded the following altered motion, with additional text
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.