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Calderdale.

Reform UK-controlled metropolitan_borough. £235m net revenue. 18 wards across 0 parliamentary constituencies.

Typemetropolitan_borough
Seats54 councillors · 18 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitecalderdale.gov.uk ↗
Net revenue · 2025-26
£235m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,302
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
34/54
Reform UK 63%
Westminster
0
constituencies overlap
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Reform UK chamber, opposed area.

Calderdale is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Reform UK (34 of 54 seats). Net revenue is £235m for 2025-26. It covers 18 wards spanning 0 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.54 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Ref 34Lab 8Green 7Ind 2LD 2WPB 1

Reform UK 63% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Darren Nigel CommonsRefBrighouse2026
Mark Wayne KimberlinRefBrighouse2026
Stephen Michael MycroftRefBrighouse2026
James Andrew CookRefElland2026
Nigel HatfieldRefElland2026
Peter John HuntRefElland2026
Philip Geoffrey John PringleRefGreetland2026
Ruth WalkerRefGreetland2026
Thomas Ian GarnettRefGreetland2026
Jay ShabanRefHalifax Town2026
Joseph GibbonsRefHalifax Town2026
Keith IngleRefHalifax Town2026
Showing 12 of 54·All 54 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

53%
Council tax
£124.7m · median 44%
35%
Central grants
£82.4m · median 41%
12%
Business rates
£27.8m · median 14%

This is a high-council-tax councils (metropolitan_borough): 53% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (44%).

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

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,938
County / upper-tier£0
Police£263
Fire & rescue£84
GLA precept£0
Parish average£17
Total Band-D£2,302

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 Calderdale 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.

Education37.7% of net spend · cohort median 41%
23 of 35-7% vs median
Adult Social Care25.8% of net spend · cohort median 26%
18 of 350% vs median
Children's Services16.0% of net spend · cohort median 15%
13 of 35+6% vs median
Waste & Recycling5.8% of net spend · cohort median 4%
6 of 35+41% vs median
Public Health4.4% of net spend · cohort median 4%
15 of 35+2% vs median
Corporate & Central3.1% of net spend · cohort median 3%
18 of 350% vs median
Culture & Leisure2.6% of net spend · cohort median 2%
13 of 35+8% vs median
Housing & Homelessness1.8% of net spend · cohort median 2%
15 of 35+5% vs median
Highways & Transport1.7% of net spend · cohort median 2%
14 of 35+13% vs median
Planning & Economic Development1.2% of net spend · cohort median 2%
24 of 35-25% 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.26,140 payments · £158.6m gross · 3 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
SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY UK LTD£5.90m3.7%12
CALDERDALE SCHOOLS LTD£4.73m3.0%164
JOHN SISK & SON (HOLDINGS) LTD£3.84m2.4%1
REDACTED PERSONAL DATA£3.28m2.1%8,974
RAVENSCLIFFE HIGH SCHOOL & SPORTS COLLEGE£2.66m1.7%6
AWM LTD£2.31m1.5%45
COMPASS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS LTD£2.23m1.4%75
GALLIFORD TRY CONSTRUCTION LIMITED£2.10m1.3%6
LOCALA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS CIC£1.96m1.2%31
RESTORATIVE SOCIAL CARE SERVICES LIMITED£1.82m1.1%217

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Highways And TransportJOHN SISK & SON (HOLDINGS) LTD£3.84m
Childrens ServicesCALDERDALE SCHOOLS LTD£2.89m
Planning And EconomicESH CONSTRUCTION LIMITED£1.15m
Adult Social CareCOMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES£0.86m
Waste And RecyclingCANAL & RIVER TRUST (BRITISH WATERWAYS)£0.51m
EducationCOMPASS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS LTD£0.36m
Housing And HomelessnessYES ENERGY SOLUTIONS£0.34m
Culture And LeisureTHE PIECE HALL TRUST£0.23m
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
26,140 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level