Herefordshire Council’s Councillors have this afternoon voted in favour of the 2023/24 budget that will see Council Tax increase by 4.99%.
The meeting, which took place at Plough Lane in Herefordshire commenced at just after 10am and was completed at around 2pm. In the vote, a total of 24 councillors supported the budget and an increase in Council Tax of 4.99%. 22 councillors voted against the budget and the council tax increase and one councillor abstained.
List of Councillors that have supported and voted IN FAVOUR of the 2023/24 budget:
Paul Andrews – Independents for Herefordshire
Graham Andrews – Independents for Herefordshire
Dave Boulter – Independents for Herefordshire
Tracy Bowes – Independents for Herefordshire
Pauline Crockett – Independents for Herefordshire
Gemma Davies – Independents for Herefordshire
Elizabeth Foxton – Independents for Herefordshire
John Hardwick – Independents for Herefordshire
John Harrington – Independents for Herefordshire
Liz Harvey – Independents for Herefordshire
Kath Hey – Independents for Herefordshire
David Hitchiner – Independents for Herefordshire
David Summers – Independents for Herefordshire
Paul Symonds – Independents for Herefordshire
Ange Tyler – Independents for Herefordshire
Yolande Watson – Independents for Herefordshire
William Wilding – Independents for Herefordshire
Jenny Bartlett – Green Party
Ellie Chowns – Green Party
Toni Fagan – Green Party
Trish Marsh – Green Party
Jeremy Milnn – Green Party
Felicity Norman – Green Party
Diana Toynbee – Green Party
List of Councillors who voted AGAINST the 2023/24 budget:
Christy Bolderson – Conservatives
Barry Durkin – Conservatives
Carole Gandy – Conservatives
Kema Guthrie – Conservatives
Helen I’anson – Conservatives
Jonathan Lester – Conservatives
Mark Millmore – Conservatives
Ann-Marie Probert – Conservatives
Nigel Shaw – Conservatives
John Stone – Conservatives
Elissa Swinglehurst – Conservatives
Polly Andrews – Liberal Democrats
Chris Bartrum – Liberal Democrats
Terry James – Liberal Democrats
Louis Stark – Liberal Democrats
Kevin Tillett – Liberal Democrats
Clare Davies – True Independents
Graham Jones – True Independents
Mike Jones – True Independents
Bob Matthews – True Independents
Tim Price – True Independents
Jim Kenyon – Ungrouped
Sebastian Bowen of the True Independents – Abstained from voting.
