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Teignbridge.

Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £17m net revenue. 24 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats47 councillors · 24 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Net revenue · 2025-26
£17m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,513
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
26/47
Liberal Democrats 55%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 2 MP parties
Dispatch
29 Jun 2026

Liberal Democrats chamber, 2-party MP geography.

Teignbridge is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (26 of 47 seats). Net revenue is £17m for 2025-26. It covers 24 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.

§ 01Composition.47 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

LD 26Con 9South Devon Alliance 9Ind 3

Liberal Democrats 55% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Paul Roger ParkerIndAmbrook2023
Richard DawsIndAmbrook2023
Huw CoxLDAshburton & Buckfastleigh2023
John NutleyLDAshburton & Buckfastleigh2023
Stuart Jeffrey RogersConAshburton & Buckfastleigh2023
Andrew Keir MacGreggorIndBishopsteignton2023
Martin Phillip SmithConBovey2023
Sally Angela MorganLDBovey2023
Staurt WebsterConBovey2023
Phil BullivantConBradley2023
Richard BuscombeLDBradley2023
Alex James HallIndBuckland & Milber2023
Showing 12 of 47·All 47 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

61%
Council tax
£10.4m · median 61%
27%
Central grants
£4.5m · median 26%
12%
Business rates
£2.0m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 61% council tax, 27% 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£202
County / upper-tier£1,801
Police£288
Fire & rescue£105
GLA precept£0
Parish average£116
Total Band-D£2,513

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 Teignbridge 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 & Recycling45.3% of net spend · cohort median 32%
18 of 158+42% vs median
Corporate & Central35.1% of net spend · cohort median 27%
41 of 158+31% vs median
Culture & Leisure14.1% of net spend · cohort median 13%
69 of 158+5% vs median
Housing & Homelessness12.2% of net spend · cohort median 14%
97 of 158-13% vs median
Planning & Economic Development11.3% of net spend · cohort median 14%
107 of 158-21% vs median
Highways & Transport-18.1% of net spend · cohort median -2%
150 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.4,507 payments · £12.4m gross · 3 Dec 202526 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
MHCLG£4.43m35.7%4
DLA PIPER UK LLP£0.90m7.3%1
STRATA SERVICE SOLUTIONS LTD£0.62m5.0%17
FBC MANBY BOWDLER SOLICITORS£0.49m4.0%1
DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL£0.35m2.8%93
EAST DEVON DISTRICT COUNCIL£0.31m2.5%3
IDVERDE LTD£0.30m2.4%126
COMENSURA LTD£0.24m2.0%133
LASER LTD£0.24m1.9%495
SPECIALIST HYGIENE SERVICES LTD (SHS LTD)£0.23m1.8%78

By service area · top supplier

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

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.24 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats

Teignbridge’s territory crosses 2 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.

ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Newton Abbot1771% Martin WrigleyLD
Central Devon729% Mel StrideCon
Of note · the mixed-MP geography

This council holds 1 LD and 1 Con MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Liberal Democrats-controlled district — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.

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
4,507 payments · 3 Dec 202526 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level