Bath and North East Somerset.
Liberal Democrats-controlled unitary. £187m net revenue. 33 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Bath and North East Somerset is a unitary controlled by Liberal Democrats (42 of 60 seats). Net revenue is £187m for 2025-26. It covers 33 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 70% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Ronald Guy | LD | Bathavon North | 2023 |
| Sarah Warren | LD | Bathavon North | 2023 |
| Sarah Warren | LD | Bathavon North | 2019 |
| Fiona Grace Gourley | LD | Bathavon South | 2023 |
| Matt McCabe | LD | Bathavon South | 2023 |
| Manda Rigby | LD | Bathwick | 2023 |
| Toby Simon | LD | Bathwick | 2023 |
| Anna Victoria Box | LD | Chew Valley | 2023 |
| Dave Harding | LD | Chew Valley | 2023 |
| Sam Ross | Grn | Clutton Farmborough | 2023 |
| Bharat Pankhania | LD | Combe Down | 2023 |
| Onkar Saini | LD | Combe Down | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
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 | £1,823 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £293 |
| Fire & rescue | £90 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £59 |
| Total Band-D | £2,266 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Bath and North East Somerset 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCLG | £3.44m | 10.7% | 1 |
| REDACTED | £1.46m | 4.5% | 913 |
| VOLKERHIGHWAYS LIMITED | £1.23m | 3.8% | 3 |
| ATKINSREALIS UK LTD | £0.83m | 2.6% | 16 |
| CURO | £0.80m | 2.5% | 30 |
| MIDSOMER NORTON SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP | £0.63m | 2.0% | 33 |
| WEST OF ENGLAND COMBINED AUTHORITY | £0.53m | 1.7% | 1 |
| GREENWICH LEISURE LIMITED | £0.46m | 1.4% | 3 |
| SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNCIL | £0.42m | 1.3% | 4 |
| BRAY & SLAUGHTER | £0.41m | 1.3% | 2 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Highways And Transport | VOLKERHIGHWAYS LIMITED | £1.23m |
| Childrens Services | REDACTED | £0.81m |
| Corporate And Central | CURO | £0.79m |
| Adult Social Care | GREENWICH LEISURE LIMITED | £0.46m |
| Housing And Homelessness | AEQUUS CONSTRUCTION LTD | £0.18m |
| Culture And Leisure | SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL - WEST MERCIA ENERGY | £0.15m |
Bath and North East Somerset’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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bath | 16 | 48% | Wera Hobhouse | LD |
| North East Somerset and Hanham | 11 | 33% | Dan Norris | Ind |
| Frome and East Somerset | 6 | 18% | Anna Sabine | LD |
This council holds 2 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Liberal Democrats-controlled unitary — 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 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
5,149 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2025
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level