Cherwell.
Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £20m net revenue. 16 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
29 Jun 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Cherwell is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (21 of 48 seats). Net revenue is £20m for 2025-26. It covers 16 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 44% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Richard Hingley | LD | Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote | 2026 |
| Gordon Blakeway | LD | Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote | 2024 |
| Robert Pattenden | LD | Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote | 2023 |
| Ian Harwood | Con | Banbury Calthorpe and Easington | 2026 |
| John Jefferson Brown | Ref | Banbury Calthorpe and Easington | 2026 |
| Kieron Paul Mallon | Con | Banbury Calthorpe and Easington | 2024 |
| Yvonne Greene | Ref | Banbury Cross and Neithrop | 2026 |
| Matt Hodgson | Lab | Banbury Cross and Neithrop | 2024 |
| Becky Clarke | Lab | Banbury Cross and Neithrop | 2023 |
| Rebecca Biegel | Lab | Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown | 2026 |
| Dom Vaitkus | Lab | Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown | 2024 |
| Sean Woodcock | Lab | Banbury Grimsbury and Hightown | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy councils (district): 49% 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 | £159 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,911 |
| Police | £283 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £111 |
| Total Band-D | £2,464 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Cherwell 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.
Cherwell’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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banbury | 8 | 50% | Sean Woodcock | Lab |
| Bicester and Woodstock | 8 | 50% | Calum Miller | LD |
This council holds 1 Lab and 1 LD MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Liberal Democrats-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
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
Not yet ingested for Cherwell
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level