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Stevenage.

Reform UK-controlled district. £11m net revenue. 13 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.

Typedistrict
Seats14 councillors · 13 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Net revenue · 2025-26
£11m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,281
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
9/14
Reform UK 64%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Reform UK chamber, opposed area.

Stevenage is a district controlled by Reform UK (9 of 14 seats). Net revenue is £11m for 2025-26. It covers 13 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.14 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Ref 9Lab 3LD 2

Reform UK 64% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Jody HanafinRefAlmond Hill2026
Wendy RouseRefBandley Hill & Poplars2026
Ellie PlaterLabBedwell2026
Jaysica MarvellLDChells2026
Jan BainbridgeRefLongmeadow2026
Peter WilkinsLDManor2026
John BlackwoodRefMartins Wood2026
Graham SpencerLabOld Town2026
Liam Morrell PhillipsRefRoebuck2026
Ricki RandsRefShephall2026
Claire ParrisLabSt Nicholas2026
Matthew HurstRefSt Nicholas2026
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§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

63%
Council tax
£7.1m · median 61%
24%
Central grants
£2.6m · median 26%
13%
Business rates
£1.5m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 63% council tax, 24% 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£246
County / upper-tier£1,770
Police£265
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£2,281

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 Stevenage 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.

Corporate & Central42.2% of net spend · cohort median 27%
23 of 158+57% vs median
Waste & Recycling39.3% of net spend · cohort median 32%
37 of 158+23% vs median
Culture & Leisure29.8% of net spend · cohort median 13%
4 of 158+122% vs median
Planning & Economic Development18.9% of net spend · cohort median 14%
44 of 158+31% vs median
Housing & Homelessness-8.5% of net spend · cohort median 14%
156 of 158-161% vs median
Highways & Transport-21.6% of net spend · cohort median -2%
154 of 158
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.4,955 payments · £28.4m gross · 3 Dec 202531 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
BUGLER DEVELOPMENTS LTD£3.35m11.8%8
HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL£1.82m6.4%21
EAST HERTFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL£1.35m4.8%16
R.G. CARTER CAMBRIDGE LIMITED£1.15m4.0%4
SJM AND CO LTD£1.08m3.8%12
JLL (JONES LANG LASALLE)£0.91m3.2%7
MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUC£0.83m2.9%7
SURESERVE COMPLIANCE CENTRAL LIMITED£0.81m2.9%51
DEMOCRACY COUNTS LTD£0.74m2.6%1
CONAMAR BUILDING SERVICES LIMITED£0.71m2.5%4

By service area · top supplier

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

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.13 wards split across 1 parliamentary seat
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Stevenage13100% Kevin BonaviaLab
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
4,955 payments · 3 Dec 202531 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level