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Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Reform UK-controlled district. £18m net revenue. 19 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats25 councillors · 19 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Net revenue · 2025-26
£18m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,398
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
15/25
Reform UK 60%
Westminster
3
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Reform UK chamber, opposed area.

Nuneaton and Bedworth is a district controlled by Reform UK (15 of 25 seats). Net revenue is £18m for 2025-26. It covers 19 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.25 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Ref 15Lab 6Con 2Green 2

Reform UK 60% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Nita BaggaRefArbury2026
Mike BannisterRefAttleborough2026
George FinchRefBede2026
Paul Andrew SmithRefBulkington2026
Colin CapeRefCamp Hill2026
Tony VensonLabChilvers Coton2026
Tracy Elizabeth SheppardLabChilvers Coton2024
Richard John BrillRefEastboro2026
Tony CooperConEastboro2024
Chris MorrisRefExhall2026
James Alan BartlettRefGalley Common2026
Ali BrassingtonRefHeath2026
Showing 12 of 25·All 25 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

62%
Council tax
£11.0m · median 61%
26%
Central grants
£4.7m · median 26%
12%
Business rates
£2.1m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 62% council tax, 26% 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£271
County / upper-tier£1,823
Police£304
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£2,398

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.6 buckets · vs 163 other councils (district)

How does Nuneaton and Bedworth 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.

Waste & Recycling55.2% of net spend · cohort median 32%
5 of 158+72% vs median
Corporate & Central24.6% of net spend · cohort median 27%
95 of 158-8% vs median
Culture & Leisure23.3% of net spend · cohort median 13%
18 of 158+74% vs median
Housing & Homelessness-0.8% of net spend · cohort median 14%
154 of 158-106% vs median
Highways & Transport-1.0% of net spend · cohort median -2%
60 of 158
Planning & Economic Development-1.3% of net spend · cohort median 14%
150 of 158-109% 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.1,691 payments · £23.2m gross · 2 Jan 202631 Mar 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
BAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED£5.65m24.4%5
SLM EVERYONE ACTIVE£1.66m7.2%18
J HARPER & SONS LIMITED£1.07m4.6%6
NABCEL£1.03m4.4%136
ARTHUR J GALLAGHER INS£1.00m4.3%11
IMPART LINKS LTD£0.84m3.6%37
SHERBOURNE RECYCLING LTD£0.75m3.3%11
COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL£0.53m2.3%16
GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST£0.51m2.2%1
GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE LTD£0.51m2.2%54

By service area · top supplier

Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.19 wards split across 3 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Nuneaton1368% Jodie GoslingLab
North Warwickshire and Bedworth526% Rachel TaylorLab
Rugby15% John SlingerLab
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 163 other councils (district)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
1,691 payments · 2 Jan 202631 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level