Ashfield.
Ashfield Independents-controlled district. £14m net revenue. 23 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Ashfield Independents chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Ashfield is a district controlled by Ashfield Independents (32 of 35 seats). Net revenue is £14m for 2025-26. It covers 23 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Ashfield Independents 91% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Meakin | Ind | Abbey Hill | 2023 |
| Jamie David Bell | Ind | Annesley Kirkby Woodhouse | 2023 |
| Rachel Elisabeth Madden | Ind | Annesley Kirkby Woodhouse | 2023 |
| David Thomas Walters | Ind | Ashfields | 2023 |
| Cathy Mason | Lab | Carsic | 2023 |
| Samantha Deakin | Ind | Central New Cross | 2023 |
| Vicki Heslop | Ind | Central New Cross | 2023 |
| Lee Waters | Ind | Hucknall Central | 2023 |
| Nick Parvin | Ind | Hucknall Central | 2023 |
| Anna Ellis | Ind | Hucknall North | 2023 |
| Gordon Kenneth Mann | Ind | Hucknall North | 2023 |
| John Morton Anthony Wilmott | Ind | Hucknall North | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy councils (district): 54% from council tax vs the cohort median of 61%.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £207 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,895 |
| Police | £296 |
| Fire & rescue | £97 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £12 |
| Total Band-D | £2,507 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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Ashfield’s territory crosses 2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield | 19 | 83% | Lee Anderson | Ref |
| Sherwood Forest | 4 | 17% | Michelle Welsh | Lab |
This council holds 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Ashfield Independents-controlled district — 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
Police, Fire, Parish on top
Not yet ingested for Ashfield
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level