Vote to keep Underhill House open - Trevor Beatties offer

Labour Councillor Steve Evans who has been leading the campaign to keep Underhill House, a residential care home for the elderly, open, moved the following resolution at Full Council on 4th November 2009:

Wolverhampton Council resolves to re-consider and accept the financial offer made by Trevor Beattie to cover any financial differential the city council may incur by keeping open Underhill House Residential Care Home.

This resolution was seconded by Labour Leader Councillor Roger Lawrence who said Labour Councillors had been forced to take this issue to Full Council as no Councillor’s had been given any other opportunity to consider Trevor Beattie's offer.

In a tactical move, branded as "disgraceful" by Cllr Steve Evans the Conservative opposition proposed an amendment which rejected Trevor Beattie’s offer of financial assistance to keep the home open for one year, proposing instead to "thank Mr Beattie for the spirit in which the offer has been made".

This amendment was opposed by all Labour Councillors but how did the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Councillors vote? Did they vote not to accept Trevor Beattie's offer but to simply thank him?

Councillor Ian Bisbey - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Mrs Pat Bradley - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Jenny Brewer - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Neil John Clarke - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Claire Darke - Lib Dem - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor John Davis - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Peter Dobb - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Gillian Fellows - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Barry Findlay - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Margaret Findlay - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Malcolm Gwinnett - Lib Dem - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Steve Hall - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Christopher Haynes - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Michael Heap - Lib Dem - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Matthew Holdcroft - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Carl Husted - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Simon Jevon - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Hazel Keirle - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Robin Lawrence - Lib Dem - Left the Council Chamber before the vote was taken

Councillor Christine Mills - Con - No (did not support the resolution)

Councillor John Pask - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Mrs Patricia Patten - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Neville Patten - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Leslie Pugh - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Charlotte Quarmby - Con - Absent

Councillor Paul Singh - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Mrs Joan Stevenson - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Mrs Wendy Thompson - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Richard Whitehouse - Lib Dem - Absent

Councillor Peter Wilson - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Andrew Wynne - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

Councillor Jonathan Yardley - Con - Yes (voted to reject Trevor Beattie's offer)

All the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Councillors present voted not to accept Trevor Beattie's offer but to simply thank him.