Durham councillors on the planning committee
The 51 councillors the minutes of Durham’s planning committee list from September 2025 to September 2026: 34 meetings and 66 decisions. Each has a page with their attendance, their votes where the minutes record them, and every decision at the meetings they sat on.
Reform UK30Independent9Lib Dem8Green1The Social Democratic…1Labour1
Seen in the last year
Adrian SchulmanReform UK
27 of 273
1 of 3September 2026
David FreemanLib Dem
18 of 19-
-September 2026
Mark WilkesLib Dem
18 of 191
0 of 1September 2026
Jillian CampbellReform UK
16 of 172
1 of 2April 2026
Steven FranklinReform UK
16 of 16-
-July 2026
Scott WoodhouseChairReform UK
15 of 20-
-September 2026
Alan BellIndependent
14 of 17-
-July 2026
Dawn SaundersReform UK
12 of 173
1 of 3July 2026
Liz MaddisonIndependent
11 of 153
1 of 3September 2026
Andrew EalesReform UK
10 of 12-
-September 2026
Christine BlatchfordChairReform UK
10 of 10-
-June 2026
Dawn BellinghamVice-ChairReform UK
9 of 9-
-March 2026
Jonathan ElmerGreen
9 of 10-
-July 2026
Kenny HopeReform UK
9 of 13-
-April 2026
Sean HealyChairReform UK
9 of 10-
-September 2026
James PickardVice-ChairReform UK
8 of 8-
-June 2026
James StephensonVice-ChairReform UK
8 of 8-
-July 2026
Alex NeilLib Dem
7 of 7-
-June 2026
David WaltonReform UK
7 of 7-
-June 2026
Phil HeavisideIndependent
7 of 9-
-June 2026
Craig MartinLib Dem
6 of 7-
-June 2026
Liz BrownLib Dem
6 of 73
1 of 3September 2026
Michael SteadLib Dem
6 of 72
1 of 2September 2026
Anita SavoryIndependent
5 of 72
1 of 2September 2026
Matt BurnardReform UK
5 of 7-
-June 2026
Jack McGlenenThe Social Democratic…
4 of 5-
-September 2026
Mary-Lynn FranklinReform UK
4 of 7-
-March 2026
Sandra GrindleReform UK
4 of 4-
-September 2026
Brian QuireyReform UK
3 of 3-
-March 2026
Jackie TeasdaleReform UK
3 of 31
0 of 1July 2026
Jasmine FoxChairReform UK
3 of 52
1 of 2February 2026
Paul MountfordVice-ChairReform UK
3 of 82
1 of 2September 2026
Paul SextonReform UK
3 of 42
1 of 2February 2026
Gary HutchinsonIndependent
2 of 2-
-June 2026
Ian CatchpoleReform UK
2 of 2-
-March 2026
Ian CrossReform UK
2 of 7-
-June 2026
Julie GriffithsLabour
2 of 2-
-July 2026
Michael RamageIndependent
2 of 2-
-March 2026
Robert PottsReform UK
2 of 2-
-July 2026
Tim RobsonReform UK
2 of 2-
-October 2025
Amanda HopgoodLib Dem
1 of 1-
-April 2026
Darren GrimesReform UK
1 of 1-
-June 2026
Elizabeth PearsLib Dem
1 of 1-
-April 2026
Jan BlakeyIndependent
1 of 1-
-February 2026
John ShuttleworthIndependent
1 of 6-
-May 2026
Karen AllisonReform UK
1 of 1-
-June 2026
Kate RowlandReform UK
1 of 1-
-March 2026
Mark RowneyReform UK
1 of 1-
-September 2026
Pete MolloyIndependent
1 of 1-
-November 2025
Stephen BowronReform UK
1 of 2-
-June 2026
Earlier members
Louise PendersReform UK
1 of 1-
-September 2025
Source: Plota analysis of the council’s minutes. Photos: Durham. Meetings: attended of the meetings whose minutes list them. Against officer advice: the share of their recorded votes with a known officers’ recommendation that went against it.