Dover.
Labour Party-controlled district. £16m net revenue. 17 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
29 Jun 2026
Labour Party chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Dover is a district controlled by Labour Party (21 of 39 seats). Net revenue is £16m for 2025-26. It covers 17 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Labour Party 54% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hibbert | Con | Alkham & Capel-le-Ferne | 2023 |
| Charles Woodgate | Lab | Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell | 2023 |
| Jamie Luke Pout | Lab | Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell | 2023 |
| Maria Shaz Mamjan | Lab | Aylesham, Eythorne & Shepherdswell | 2023 |
| Charlotte Zosseder | Lab | Buckland | 2023 |
| Kevin Mills | Lab | Buckland | 2023 |
| Kevin Mills | Lab | Buckland | 2019 |
| Dave Beaney | Con | Dover Downs & River | 2023 |
| Mark Rose | Con | Dover Downs & River | 2023 |
| Nick Kenton | Con | Eastry Rural | 2023 |
| Steve Manion | Con | Eastry Rural | 2023 |
| Martin Bates | Con | Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 58% council tax, 29% 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 | £221 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,691 |
| Police | £270 |
| Fire & rescue | £95 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £87 |
| Total Band-D | £2,364 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Dover split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (district)-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.
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.
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
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| JENNER(CONTRACTORS) LTD | £3.40m | 16.8% | 13 |
| VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (UK) LTD | £3.30m | 16.3% | 32 |
| MEARS LTD | £2.04m | 10.1% | 37 |
| KCC GENERAL ACCOUNT (SUPERANNUATIONS) | £1.49m | 7.3% | 6 |
| STAGECOACH SERVICES LTD | £0.71m | 3.5% | 2 |
| PARTNERSHIPONE LTD | £0.70m | 3.4% | 12 |
| ALLIANCE LEISURE SERVICES LTD | £0.68m | 3.4% | 8 |
| KENT COUNTY COUNCIL CASHIERS TEAM | £0.57m | 2.8% | 42 |
| SURESERVE COMPLIANCE SOUTH LTD | £0.36m | 1.8% | 16 |
| BEC CONSTRUCTION | £0.35m | 1.8% | 6 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
Dover’s territory crosses 2 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dover and Deal | 15 | 88% | Mike Tapp | Lab |
| Herne Bay and Sandwich | 2 | 12% | Roger Gale | Con |
This council holds 1 Lab and 1 Con MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Labour Party-controlled district — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
4,410 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level