Boston.
Boston Independent-controlled district. £10m net revenue. 15 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
31 May 2026
Boston Independent chamber, opposed area.
Boston is a district controlled by Boston Independent (18 of 31 seats). Net revenue is £10m for 2025-26. It covers 15 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Boston Independent 58% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dale Broughton | Ind | Coastal | 2023 |
| Peter Bedford | Ind | Coastal | 2023 |
| Anton Dani | Con | Fenside | 2023 |
| Patsie Marson | Ind | Fenside | 2023 |
| David Charles Scoot | Ind | Fishtoft | 2023 |
| Helen Staples | Ind | Fishtoft | 2023 |
| Sarah Louise Sharpe | Ind | Fishtoft | 2023 |
| David Brown | Con | Five Village | 2023 |
| James Cantwell | Con | Five Village | 2023 |
| Claire Rebecca Rylott | Con | Kirton Frampton | 2023 |
| David Arthur Middleton | Ind | Kirton Frampton | 2023 |
| Ralph Douglas Pryke | LD | Kirton Frampton | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy councils (district): 52% 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 | £262 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,626 |
| Police | £318 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £31 |
| Total Band-D | £2,237 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Boston 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.
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.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston and Skegness | 15 | 100% | Richard Tice | Ref |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
Not yet ingested for Boston
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level