Braintree.
Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled district. £19m net revenue. 26 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, Conservative and Unionist Party MPs.
Braintree is a district controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (29 of 53 seats). Net revenue is £19m for 2025-26. It covers 26 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Conservative and Unionist Party 55% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Wrench | Con | Bocking Blackwater | 2023 |
| Lynette Barbara Flint | Con | Bocking Blackwater | 2023 |
| Lyn Shirley Walters | Con | Bocking Blackwater | 2023 |
| John Baugh | Con | Bocking North | 2023 |
| Lynn Rosemary Jefferis | Lab | Bocking North | 2023 |
| Jack Peter Richard Edwards | Con | Bocking South | 2023 |
| Moia Thorogood | Lab | Bocking South | 2023 |
| Jonathan Kutsal Ayten | Lab | Braintree Central Beckers Green | 2023 |
| Shirley Margaret Mason | Lab | Braintree Central Beckers Green | 2023 |
| Thomas Alfred Diamond | Lab | Braintree Central Beckers Green | 2023 |
| Kevin James Bowers | Con | Braintree South | 2023 |
| Martin John Green | Lab | Braintree South | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 64% council tax, 25% 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 | £206 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,580 |
| Police | £260 |
| Fire & rescue | £88 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £61 |
| Total Band-D | £2,195 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Braintree 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRAEMER UK LIMITED | £1.67m | 13.2% | 22 |
| SEH FRENCH LTD | £1.55m | 12.2% | 5 |
| WITHAM TOWN COUNCIL | £0.56m | 4.4% | 2 |
| FIRST CALL CONTRACT SERVICES LTD | £0.42m | 3.3% | 31 |
| CIVICA UK LTD | £0.38m | 3.0% | 3 |
| ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL | £0.35m | 2.7% | 35 |
| MATRIX SCM LTD | £0.28m | 2.2% | 18 |
| IPL PLASTICS(UK) T/A IPL HULL | £0.21m | 1.7% | 4 |
| IVYBUILD LIMITED | £0.19m | 1.5% | 13 |
| BALM & DAVIES LTD | £0.18m | 1.4% | 14 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Braintree | 17 | 65% | James Cleverly | Con |
| Witham | 9 | 35% | Priti Patel | Con |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
1,569 payments · 4 Dec 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level