Visitor Levy Consultation
Full council, 26 March 2026: a named vote.
For 57, Against 8, Abstained 0.
Party in overall control of the council on the date: Labour. Each councillor's party is the one the council recorded for them at the time.
For (57)
- Ali Ahmed (Labour)
- Anny Anderson (Labour)
- Ash Lister (Labour)
- Bethan Proctor (Labour)
- Bob Derbyshire (Labour)
- Caro Wild (Labour)
- Chris Weaver (Labour)
- Ed Stubbs (Labour)
- Elaine Simmons (Labour)
- Garry Hunt (Labour)
- Grace Ferguson-Thorne (Labour)
- Graham Hinchey (Labour)
- Helen Gunter (Labour)
- Huw Thomas (Labour)
- Irene Humphreys (Labour)
- Jackie Jones (Labour)
- Jacqueline Parry (Labour)
- Jennifer Burke (Labour)
- Julie Sangani (Labour)
- Kanaya Singh (Labour)
- Kate Carr (Labour)
- Lee Bridgeman (Labour)
- Leonora Thomson (Labour)
- Lexi Gauci (Labour)
- Lynda Thorne (Labour)
- Maliika Kaaba (Labour)
- Marc Palmer (Labour)
- Margaret Lewis (Labour)
- Mary McGarry (Labour)
- Michael Michael (Labour)
- Mike Ash-Edwards (Labour)
- Norma Mackie (Labour)
- Owen Jones (Labour)
- Peter Bradbury (Labour)
- Peter Huw Jenkins (Labour)
- Saeed Ebrahim (Labour)
- Sarah Merry (Labour)
- Stephen Cunnah (Labour)
- Sue Lent (Labour)
- Waheeda Abdul-Sattar (Labour)
- Ashley Wood (Liberal Democrats)
- Bablin Molik (Liberal Democrats)
- Dan Naughton (Liberal Democrats)
- Daniel Waldron (Liberal Democrats)
- Imran Latif (Liberal Democrats)
- Jon Shimmin (Liberal Democrats)
- Joseph Carter (Liberal Democrats)
- Rhys Taylor (Liberal Democrats)
- Robert Hopkins (Liberal Democrats)
- Rodney Berman (Liberal Democrats)
- Emma Reid-Jones (Independent)
- Peter Littlechild (Independent)
- Susan Elsmore (Independent)
- Andrea Gibson (Plaid Cymru)
- Rhys Owain Livesy (Plaid Cymru)
- Dilwar Ali (not matched to a member)
- Matt Youde (not matched to a member)
Against (8)
- Calum Davies (Conservative)
- Jayne Cowan (Conservative)
- Joel Williams (Conservative)
- John Lancaster (Conservative)
- Oliver Owen (Conservative)
- Sean Driscoll (Conservative)
- Siân-Elin Melbourne (Conservative)
- Edward Topham (Reform UK)
From the minutes
programme to prepare for its implementation in April 2027. The report was proposed by Cllr Thomas and seconded by Cllr Goodway. The Lord Mayor invited debate on the report, before moving to the vote. FOR (57) Cllrs Abdul-Sattar, Ali Ahmed, Ali, Anderson, Ash-Edwards, Berman, Bradbury, Bridgeman, Burke, Carr, Carter, Cunnah, Derbyshire, Ebrahim, Elsmore, Ferguson-Thorne, Gibson, Gunter, Hinchey, Hopkins, Humphreys, Hunt, Jenkins, Jackie Jones, Owen Jones, Kaaba, Latif, Lent, Lewis, Lister, Littlechild, Livesy, Mackie, McGarry, Merry, Michael, Molik, Naughton, Palmer, Parry, Pocknell, Proctor, Reid-Jones, Sangani, Shimmin, Simmons, Singh, Stubbs, Taylor, Thomas, Thomson, Thorne, Waldron, Weaver, Wild, Wood and Youde. AGAINST (8) Cllrs Cowan, Davies, Driscoll, Lancaster, Melbourne, Owen, Topham and Williams. ABSTAIN (0) RESOLVED: Council AGREED: a) To note the response to the consultation exercise as outlined within the Visitor Levy Proposal; b) To implement the Visitor Levy in Cardiff based on the Visitor Levy Proposal and the content outlined in paragraphs 75 to 123; c) To delegate authority to the Director of Economic Development, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Investment & Development to undertake the necessary work to implement the Visitor Levy; d) To delegate authority to the Director of Economic Development in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Investment & Development to sign the Memorandum of Understanding with UK Hospitality.
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.