Medway Council Meetings

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Attendance

The following attendance was recorded for each councillor who was expected to attend the meeting:

Councillors Present 11

Councillors Absent 4

Substitute Councillors 4

Councillors Present

The following councillors were present for the meeting on 14 January 2026:

Cllr Kwashie Anang

Conservative

Cllr David Field

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr Phil Filmer

Conservative

Cllr Jim Gilbourne

Conservative

Cllr Adrian Gulvin

Conservative

Cllr Douglas Hamandishe

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr Mark Jones

Labour and Co-operative (Vice Chair)

Cllr Gareth Myton

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr Eddie Peake

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr Chrissy Stamp

Labour and Co-operative (Chair)

Cllr John Vye

Reform UK

Councillors Absent

The following councillors were absent from the meeting on 14 January 2026:

Cllr Linda Bowen

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr Gary Etheridge

Conservative

Cllr Paula Hamilton

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr Michael Pearce

Independent

Substitute Councillors

The following councillors were present as substitutes for members absent from the meeting on 14 January 2026:

Cllr Barry Kemp

Conservative

Cllr Lia Mandaracas

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr Satinder Shokar

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr John Williams

Independent

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