Kingston upon Thames.
Liberal Democrats-controlled london_borough. £179m net revenue. 19 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
29 Jun 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, Liberal Democrats MPs.
Kingston upon Thames is a london_borough controlled by Liberal Democrats (48 of 53 seats). Net revenue is £179m for 2025-26. It covers 19 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 91% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amir Ali Khan | LD | Alexandra | 2026 |
| Ian Manders | LD | Alexandra | 2026 |
| Peter Maurice Herlinger | LD | Alexandra | 2022 |
| Anita Margaret Schaper | LD | Berrylands | 2026 |
| Rizwana Suhail Malik | LD | Berrylands | 2026 |
| Jackie Davies | LD | Berrylands | 2022 |
| Nicolai Due-Gundersen | LD | Canbury Gardens | 2026 |
| Peter Christopher Higgins | LD | Canbury Gardens | 2026 |
| Andreas Kirsch | LD | Chessington South & Malden Rushett | 2026 |
| Griseldis Kirsch | LD | Chessington South & Malden Rushett | 2026 |
| Sharukh Mirza | LD | Chessington South & Malden Rushett | 2026 |
| Ian George | Con | Coombe Hill | 2026 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a high-council-tax councils (london_borough): 74% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (47%).
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £1,999 |
| County / upper-tier | £490 |
| Police | £0 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Total Band-D | £2,489 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Kingston upon Thames split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (london_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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN LIMITED | £42.45m | 35.0% | 13 |
| ALLIANCE LEISURE | £6.48m | 5.3% | 8 |
| REDACTED - PERSONAL DATA | £5.55m | 4.6% | 3,086 |
| CARDO (SOUTH) LIMITED | £2.65m | 2.2% | 28 |
| MATRIX SCM LTD | £2.43m | 2.0% | 52 |
| APCOA PARKING UK LTD | £1.60m | 1.3% | 35 |
| GRAND AVENUE PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL | £1.25m | 1.0% | 17 |
| KINGSTON & RICHMOND NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £0.99m | 0.8% | 6 |
| BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS | £0.94m | 0.8% | 45 |
| KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | £0.89m | 0.7% | 314 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Childrens Services | ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN LIMITED | £23.08m |
| Planning And Economic | ALLIANCE LEISURE | £6.42m |
| Corporate And Central | MATRIX SCM LTD | £1.81m |
| Adult Social Care | REDACTED - PERSONAL DATA | £1.75m |
| Housing And Homelessness | CARDO (SOUTH) LIMITED | £1.61m |
| Education | GRAND AVENUE PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL | £0.91m |
| Culture And Leisure | LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON | £0.61m |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston and Surbiton | 10 | 53% | Ed Davey | LD |
| Richmond Park | 5 | 26% | Sarah Olney | LD |
| Wimbledon | 4 | 21% | Paul Kohler | LD |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 32 other councils (london_borough)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
13,318 payments · 1 Jan 2026 – 1 Sept 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level