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Budget Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 26th February, 2026 1.00 pm
February 26, 2026 at 1:00 pm Full Council View on council website Watch video of meeting Read transcript (Professional subscription required)
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The Full Council of Lancashire County Council met on Thursday, 26th February 2026, to approve the council's budget for the 2026/27 financial year. The meeting saw the approval of the main budget proposals, which included a 3.8% increase in council tax, alongside the defeat of several opposition amendments put forward by the Progressive Lancashire Group, the Conservative Group, the Liberal Democrat Group, and Our West Lancashire Group. The council also noted the report of the Interim Director of Finance and Commerce regarding the robustness of budget estimates and the adequacy of financial reserves.
Attendees
Councillor County Tim Ashton
Conservative
Councillor County Nigel Alderson
Reform UK
Councillor County Azhar Ali OBE
Independent
Councillor County Usman Arif
Independent
Councillor County Sohail Asghar
Independent
Councillor County Joanne Ash
Reform UK
Councillor County Mrs Marion Atkinson
Reform UK
Councillor County Stephen Atkinson
Leader of the County Council • Reform UK
Councillor County Graeme Austin
Reform UK
Councillor County Clive Balchin
Reform UK
Councillor County Andy Blake
Reform UK
Councillor County Matthew Brown
Labour and Co-operative Party
Councillor County Peter Buckley
Conservative
Councillor County Alf Clempson
Chairman of the Council • Conservative
Councillor County Mr John Clemson
Reform UK
Councillor County Ellie Close
Reform UK
Councillor County Fred Cottam
Reform UK
Councillor County James Crawford
Reform UK
Councillor County Shaun Crimmins
Reform UK
Councillor County Graham Dalton
Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care • Reform UK
Councillor County Thomas de Freitas
Conservative
Councillor County Fiona Duke
Liberal Democrat
Councillor County Mr Ian Duxbury
Reform UK
Councillor County David Dwyer
Cabinet Member for Data, Technology, Customer and Efficiency • Reform UK
Councillor County Rick Edwards
Reform UK
Councillor County Alice Jones
Reform UK
Councillor County Maria Jones
Reform UK
Councillor County Ashley Joynes
Reform UK
Councillor County Mr Gary Kniveton
Reform UK
Councillor County Simon Evans
Deputy Leader & Cabinet Member for Children and Families • Reform UK
Councillor County Jordan Fox
Reform UK
Councillor County Mr Warren Goldsworthy
Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport • Reform UK
Councillor County Leon Graham
Reform UK
Councillor County Simon Gummer
Reform UK
Councillor County Gaynor Hargreaves
Reform UK
Councillor County Eddie Kutavicius
Reform UK
Councillor County Howard Hartley
Conservative
Councillor County David Howarth
Liberal Democrat
Councillor County Lee Hutchinson
Vice Chairman of the Council • Reform UK
Councillor County Mohammed Iqbal MBE
Independent
Councillor County Mark Jewell
Liberal Democrat
Councillor County Gordon Johnson
Our West Lancashire
Councillor County Prof. Michael Lavalette
Independent
Councillor County Tom Lord
Reform UK
Councillor County Maheen Kamran
Independent
Councillor County Daniel Matchett
Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing • Reform UK
Councillor County Nathan McCollum
Reform UK
Councillor County Ged Mirfin
Cabinet Member for Resources, HR and Property • Reform UK
Councillor County Brian Moore
Cabinet Member for Economic Development and Growth • Reform UK
Councillor County Dr Lorenzo More
Reform UK
Councillor County Yousuf Motala
Independent
Councillor County Adrian Owens
Our West Lancashire
Councillor County Luke Parker
Reform UK
Councillor County Lance Parkinson
Reform UK
Councillor County Tom Pickup
Reform UK
Councillor County John Potter
Liberal Democrat
Councillor County Mark Poulton
Reform UK
Councillor County Ms Almas Razakazi
Independent
Councillor County Steve Rigby
Conservative
Councillor County Aidy Riggott
Conservative
Councillor County Mackenzie Ritson
Reform UK
Councillor County Joshua Roberts
Cabinet Member for Rural Affairs, Environment and Communities • Reform UK
Councillor County Matthew Salter
Cabinet Member for Education and Skills • Reform UK
Councillor County Jan Schofield
Reform UK
Councillor County David Shaw
Reform UK
Councillor County John R Singleton JP
Conservative
Councillor County Kim Snape
Labour and Co-operative Party
Councillor County Martyn Sutton
Reform UK
Councillor County Nigel Swales
Reform UK
Councillor County Mr Joel Michael Tetlow
Reform UK
Councillor County Liam Thomson
Reform UK
Councillor County James Tomlinson
Reform UK
Councillor County Martin Topp
Reform UK
Councillor County Mark Wade
Reform UK
Councillor County Mr Russell Walsh
Reform UK
Councillor County Hannah Whalley
Reform UK
Councillor County David Whipp
Liberal Democrat
Councillor County Ella Worthington
Reform UK
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