Richmond upon Thames.
Liberal Democrats-controlled london_borough. £218m net revenue. 18 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
29 Jun 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Richmond upon Thames is a london_borough controlled by Liberal Democrats (54 of 54 seats). Net revenue is £218m for 2025-26. It covers 18 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 100% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Hale | LD | Barnes | 2026 |
| Duncan Rasor | LD | Barnes | 2026 |
| Fiona Sacks | LD | Barnes | 2026 |
| Julia Cambridge | LD | East Sheen | 2026 |
| Margaret Dane | LD | East Sheen | 2026 |
| Mohsin Khan | LD | East Sheen | 2026 |
| Jonathan Cardy | LD | Fulwell & Hampton Hill | 2026 |
| Matthew Hull | LD | Fulwell & Hampton Hill | 2026 |
| Matthew Wherry | LD | Fulwell & Hampton Hill | 2026 |
| Dermot Kelly | LD | Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside | 2026 |
| Penny Frost | LD | Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside | 2026 |
| Seamus Joyce | LD | Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside | 2026 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a high-council-tax councils (london_borough): 78% 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 | £1,882 |
| County / upper-tier | £490 |
| Police | £0 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Total Band-D | £2,372 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Richmond 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 LTD | £32.61m | 26.4% | 7 |
| KIER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £8.03m | 6.5% | 6 |
| SERCO LIMITED | £3.87m | 3.1% | 11 |
| REDACTED PERSONAL DATA | £3.83m | 3.1% | 2,131 |
| CARE UK COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP | £2.82m | 2.3% | 11 |
| F M CONWAY LIMITED | £2.81m | 2.3% | 26 |
| WEST LONDON WASTE AUTHORITY | £2.33m | 1.9% | 6 |
| KRINKELS UK LIMITED | £1.76m | 1.4% | 22 |
| RICHMOND HOUSING PARTNERSHIP | £1.59m | 1.3% | 22 |
| TRANSPORT TRADING LTD | £1.58m | 1.3% | 1 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Childrens Services | ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN LTD | £32.53m |
| Housing And Homelessness | KIER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £4.47m |
| Waste And Recycling | SERCO LIMITED | £3.87m |
| Corporate And Central | KIER CONSTRUCTION LIMITED | £3.57m |
| Adult Social Care | CARE UK COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP | £2.82m |
Richmond upon Thames’s territory crosses 3 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twickenham | 10 | 56% | Munira Wilson | LD |
| Richmond Park | 7 | 39% | Sarah Olney | LD |
| Brentford and Isleworth | 1 | 6% | Ruth Cadbury | Lab |
This council holds 2 LD and 1 Lab MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Liberal Democrats-controlled london_borough — 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 32 other councils (london_borough)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
5,529 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 27 Feb 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level