The local authorityCouncil · Unitary · England · 1 of 63 unitary authorities

West Northamptonshire.

Council with no overall control unitary. £396m net revenue. 1 ward across 0 parliamentary constituencies.

TypeUnitary
Seats0 councillors · 1 wards
Websitewestnorthants.gov.uk
Net revenue · 2025-26
£396m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,363
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
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Westminster
0
constituencies overlap
Dispatch
3 Jun 2026

Council chamber, opposed area.

West Northamptonshire is a unitary with no overall control. Net revenue is £396m for 2025-26. It covers 1 wards spanning 0 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.0 seats

Who sits in the chamber.

Councillors — the people.

Councillor data not yet ingested for West Northamptonshire.

§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

68%
Council tax
£268.2m · median 59%
25%
Central grants
£97.8m · median 30%
8%
Business rates
£30.4m · median 11%

This is a high-council-tax unitary authoritie: 68% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (59%).

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,867
County / upper-tier£0
Police£320
Fire & rescue£80
GLA precept£0
Parish average£95
Total Band-D£2,363

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 62 other unitary authorities

How does West Northamptonshire split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-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.

Education35.5% of net spend · cohort median 36%
33 of 61-1% vs median
Adult Social Care27.1% of net spend · cohort median 27%
32 of 61-1% vs median
Children's Services16.4% of net spend · cohort median 15%
25 of 61+11% vs median
Waste & Recycling5.7% of net spend · cohort median 6%
30 of 610% vs median
Public Health3.7% of net spend · cohort median 4%
28 of 61+2% vs median
Corporate & Central3.4% of net spend · cohort median 3%
17 of 61+21% vs median
Housing & Homelessness2.9% of net spend · cohort median 2%
15 of 61+53% vs median
Highways & Transport2.6% of net spend · cohort median 3%
31 of 610% vs median
Culture & Leisure1.5% of net spend · cohort median 2%
48 of 61-32% vs median
Planning & Economic Development1.1% of net spend · cohort median 1%
41 of 61-24% 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.9,273 payments · £91.9m gross · 3 Dec 202530 Dec 2025

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
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHILDREN’S TRUST LTD£10.44m11.4%2
NORTHANTS POLICE£4.72m5.1%1
NORTHAMPTON SCHOOLS LTD£3.67m4.0%12
NORTHAMPTON PARTNERSHIP HOMES£3.63m3.9%2
CONNECT ROADS NORTHAMPTONSHIRE LTD£3.40m3.7%5
KIER TRANSPORTATION LIMITED£3.08m3.3%2
REDACTED PERSONAL DATA£2.66m2.9%1,390
STEPNELL LTD£2.31m2.5%3
ACCESS UK LIMITED T/A ADAM£2.16m2.3%10
NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL£1.98m2.2%17

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Corporate And CentralREDACTED PERSONAL DATA£1.72m
EducationREDACTED PERSONAL DATA£0.45m
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 62 other unitary authorities
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
9,273 payments · 3 Dec 202530 Dec 2025
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level