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Bradford.

Reform UK-controlled metropolitan_borough. £616m net revenue. 29 wards across 0 parliamentary constituencies.

Typemetropolitan_borough
Seats87 councillors · 29 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitebradford.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£616m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,246
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
29/87
Reform UK 33%
Westminster
0
constituencies overlap
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Reform UK chamber, opposed area.

Bradford is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Reform UK (29 of 87 seats). Net revenue is £616m for 2025-26. It covers 29 wards spanning 0 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.87 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Ref 29Con 18Lab 17Green 9Your Bradford Independent group 9Ind 4

Reform UK 33% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
George William BuckleyConAiredale2026
Peter Benedict KirkConAiredale2026
Raph CohnConAiredale2026
David Michael FordConBaildon2026
Debbie DaviesConBaildon2026
Ian Peter EglinRefBaildon2026
Joe WheatleyIndBingley East2026
Stuart Alan BrownRefBingley East2026
Susan FrickerLabBingley East2026
Falak Naz AhmedConBingley West2026
Geoff WinnardConBingley West2026
Paul Gerald SullivanConBingley West2026
Showing 12 of 87·All 87 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

42%
Council tax
£259.2m · median 44%
42%
Central grants
£258.9m · median 41%
16%
Business rates
£97.8m · median 14%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (metropolitan_borough) median: 42% council tax, 42% central grants.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,872
County / upper-tier£0
Police£263
Fire & rescue£84
GLA precept£0
Parish average£27
Total Band-D£2,246

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)

How does Bradford split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-class councils? Each row is one of the ten standard service buckets. The vertical line at the centre is the cohort median share; the coloured square is where this council sits. Squares to the right of centre mean a bigger share of revenue than the median peer; to the left, a smaller share.

Education33.4% of net spend · cohort median 41%
30 of 35-18% vs median
Children's Services23.9% of net spend · cohort median 15%
1 of 35+58% vs median
Adult Social Care23.7% of net spend · cohort median 26%
26 of 35-8% vs median
Public Health5.1% of net spend · cohort median 4%
6 of 35+19% vs median
Waste & Recycling4.7% of net spend · cohort median 4%
12 of 35+14% vs median
Corporate & Central2.3% of net spend · cohort median 3%
28 of 35-26% vs median
Culture & Leisure2.1% of net spend · cohort median 2%
23 of 35-10% vs median
Planning & Economic Development2.1% of net spend · cohort median 2%
6 of 35+35% vs median
Housing & Homelessness1.7% of net spend · cohort median 2%
17 of 35+2% vs median
Highways & Transport1.0% of net spend · cohort median 2%
26 of 35-36% vs median
How to read these bars

The subtitle on each row (“X% of net spend”) is what share of this council’s revenue goes to that service. The rank (“15 of 61”) is where this council sits within the cohort, sorted by that share descending. The delta (“+26% vs median”) is a relative reading: the council allocates 26% more of its revenue to that service than the median peer would. A small absolute difference can still be a big relative one.

Higher share doesn’t mean waste — it can reflect demographic need (more older residents), rurality, or a policy choice (e.g. keeping a service in-house). Lower share doesn’t mean efficiency — some councils move costs to fees, ringfenced accounts, or grants. £-per-head would be sharper than share-of-revenue; LAD population is pending ingest. Comparisons are within the same council type only.

§ 04Top suppliers.37,818 payments · £259.4m gross · 4 Dec 2025 – 30 Apr 2026

Every invoice over £500, published under the Local Government Transparency Code. Best-effort, not statutory — counts and totals net negatives (refunds/reversals).

Top by total — last 180 days

SupplierPaidSharePmts
BRADFORD CHILDREN AND FAMILIES£63.37m24.4%42
WEST YORKSHIRE COMBINED AUTHORITY£15.86m6.1%10
INTEGRATED BRADFORD SPV 2 LIMITED£7.81m3.0%4
INTEGRATED BRADFORD SPVONE LTD£4.01m1.5%4
COMENSURA LTD£3.96m1.5%18
BRADFORD DISTRICT CARE NHS FOUNDATI£3.68m1.4%20
WEST YORKSHIRE FIRE AND RESCUE£3.68m1.4%6
COMENSURA LTD£3.05m1.2%11
ASSOCIATED WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD£2.84m1.1%57
ASSOCIATED WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD£2.79m1.1%31

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Childrens ServicesBRADFORD CHILDREN AND FAMILIES£23.02m
Waste And RecyclingASSOCIATED WASTE MANAGEMENT LTD£2.79m
Corporate And CentralNPOWER (ELECTRIC) YPO CONTRACT£1.73m
Adult Social CareTURNING POINT£1.04m
EducationKIDS PLANET DAY NURSERIES LIMITED£0.80m
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
37,818 payments · 4 Dec 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level
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