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 2

Substitute Councillors 2

Councillors Present

The following councillors were present for the meeting on 20 January 2026:

Cllr Smitha Campbell

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr Esther Cook

Labour and Co-operative (Vice Chair)

Cllr Howard Doe

Conservative

Cllr David Field

Labour and Co-operative (Chair)

Cllr Phil Filmer

Conservative

Cllr Paula Hamilton

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr Andrew Lawrence

Conservative

Cllr Gareth Myton

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr Marian Nestorov

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr Eddie Peake

Labour and Co-operative

Cllr John Vye

Reform UK

Councillors Absent

The following councillors were absent from the meeting on 20 January 2026:

Cllr Gary Etheridge

Conservative

Cllr John Williams

Independent

Substitute Councillors

The following councillors were present as substitutes for members absent from the meeting on 20 January 2026:

Cllr George Perfect

Conservative

Cllr Elizabeth Turpin

Independent

	Cllr Esther Cook
	Labour and Co-operative (Vice Chair)

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