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Full Council - Thursday 5 February 2026 10.00 am

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Dave Leech Mayor Labour St. Helen's
Profile image for Robert Barnard
Robert Barnard Conservative Penistone East
Profile image for Sue Bellamy
Sue Bellamy Labour Dearne North
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Ruth Booker Labour North East
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Janine Bowler Labour Dearne South
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Roy Bowser Cabinet Support Member- Core Services Labour Worsbrough
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Councillor Stephen Bullcock Liberal Democrats Kingstone
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Councillor Alex Burnett Labour Penistone East
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Wendy Cain Cabinet Spokesperson - Public Health and Communities Labour Dearne North
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Alice Cave Labour Darton West
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Trevor Cave Labour Darton West
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Anita Cherryholme Cabinet Support Member without Portfolio Labour Cudworth
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John Clarke JP Labour Worsbrough
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Dorothy Coates Cabinet Support Member - Place Health & Adult Social Care Labour North East
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Councillor Dickie Denton Liberal Democrats Darton East
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Karen Dyson Labour Stairfoot
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Brenda Eastwood Labour Wombwell
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Will Fielding Liberal Democrats Dodworth
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Robin Franklin Cabinet Spokesperson - Regeneration and Culture Labour Hoyland Milton
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Robert Frost Cabinet Spokesperson - Core Services Labour Wombwell
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Steve Green Labour Monk Bretton
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Councillor David Greenhough Liberal Democrats Penistone West
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Councillor Joe Hayward Labour Cudworth
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Councillor James Higginbottom Cabinet Spokesperson - Environment and Highways Labour Wombwell
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Sherry Holling Labour Rockingham
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Councillor Sir Stephen Houghton CBE Leader of the Council Labour Cudworth
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Sharon Howard Cabinet Spokesperson without Portfolio Labour Darton West
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Steve Hunt Liberal Democrats Darton East
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Hannah Kitching Leader of the Liberal Democrats Liberal Democrats Penistone West
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Councillor Jake Lodge Independent Worsbrough
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Councillor Phillip Lofts Labour Old Town
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Mandy Lowe-Flello Liberal Democrats Penistone West
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Caroline Makinson Deputy Leader of the Council Labour Royston
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Pauline Markham Labour Darfield
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Pauline McCarthy Labour Royston
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Kath Mitchell Labour Kingstone
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Abi Moore Labour Dearne South
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Martin Morrell Labour Dearne North
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Councillor Janine Moyes Cabinet Support Member - Regeneration and Culture Labour Central
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Paul Murray Labour Stairfoot
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Councillor Leyla Nayeri Liberal Democrats Darton East
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Councillor Jo Newing Cabinet Spokesperson - Place Health & Adult Social Care Labour Old Town
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Kevin Osborne Cabinet Support Member - Environment & Highways Labour Darfield
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Ashley Peace Cabinet Spokesperson - Childrens Services Labour North East
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Deborah Pearson Cabinet Support Member - Childrens Services Labour Dearne South
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Clive Pickering Liberal Democrats Old Town
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Ken Richardson Msc Labour Monk Bretton
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John Roberts Labour Penistone East
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Margaret Sheard Cabinet Support Member - Public Health and Communities Labour Monk Bretton
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Tim Shepherd Labour Hoyland Milton
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Ian Shirt Labour Stairfoot
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Trevor Smith Independent Darfield
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Mick Stowe Labour Hoyland Milton
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Councillor Nicola Sumner Labour Central
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Sarah Tattersall Labour St. Helen's
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Andy Waters Liberal Democrats Dodworth
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Dave Webster Labour Royston
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Councillor Andrew Wray Independent Rockingham
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Chris Wray Liberal Democrats Dodworth
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Neil Wright Labour St. Helen's
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Councillor Philip Wright Liberal Democrats Kingstone

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Meeting Documents

Agenda

Agenda frontsheet Thursday 05-Feb-2026 10.00 Full Council.pdf

Reports Pack

Public reports pack Thursday 05-Feb-2026 10.00 Full Council.pdf

Additional Documents

Reissued item 6 Appendix a - 3a due to making minor corrections Thursday 05-Feb-2026 10.00 Full Co.pdf
Questions by Elected Members with Responses Thursday 05-Feb-2026 10.00 Full Council.pdf
3a - Main provisions of the Constitution with Additional ToR.pdf
2026 02 05 Member Questions to Council.pdf
Appendix 4.pdf
Cabinet Report Library Byelaws.pdf
Appendix A.pdf
Appendix B.pdf
Appendix C.pdf
Appendix D.pdf
Appendix E.pdf
Final Constitution Review Report - Full Council.pdf
Appendix A - Constitutional Changes.pdf
Appendix B - Report of Geoff Wild.pdf
Notes 2026 02 05.pdf
Minutes of Previous Meeting.pdf
Cabinet Report - HRA Budget 2627 v2 06 01 26.pdf
Minutes 17122025 Licensing Regulatory Board.pdf
Minutes 14012026 Audit and Governance Committee.pdf
Minutes 04112025 Overview and Scrutiny Committee.pdf
Minutes 18112025 Overview and Scrutiny Committee.pdf
Minutes 02122025 Overview and Scrutiny Committee.pdf
Minutes 13012026 Overview and Scrutiny Committee.pdf
Minutes 24112025 North Area Council.pdf
Minutes 17112025 Dearne Area Council.pdf
Minutes 20112025 Penistone Area Council.pdf
Minutes 20112025 North East Area Council.pdf
Minutes 21112025 South Area Council.pdf
Minutes 03122025 Central Area Council.pdf
Minutes 26112025 Cabinet.pdf
Minutes 10122025 Cabinet.pdf
Minutes 07012026 Cabinet.pdf
Printed minutes 04092025 1000 South Yorkshire Pensions Authority.pdf
1.1 Final FRA Minutes 20 Oct 2025.pdf
Printed minutes 11112025 1300 Mayoral Combined Authority Board.pdf
1.1 Final FRA Minutes 24 Nov 2025.pdf
DRAFT Police and Crime Panel Minutes 1.12.25.pdf
Minutes 16122025 Planning Regulatory Board.pdf