Cornwall.
Liberal Democrats-controlled unitary. £711m net revenue. 87 wards across 6 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Cornwall is a unitary controlled by Liberal Democrats (27 of 88 seats). Net revenue is £711m for 2025-26. It covers 87 wards spanning 6 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 31% · last contested 1 May 2025
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adrian Parsons | LD | Altarnun Stoke Climsland | 2025 |
| Dan Rogerson | LD | Bodmin St Marys St Leonard | 2025 |
| Leigh Lansbury Frost | LD | Bodmin St Petrocs | 2025 |
| Peter John La Broy | Ind | Bude | 2025 |
| Peter John La Broy | LD | Bude | 2021 |
| Andrew John Long | Ind | Callington St Dominic | 2025 |
| Angus Black Crocker | Ref | Calstock | 2025 |
| James Michael Alexander Ball | Ind | Camborne Roskear Tuckingmill | 2025 |
| Paul White | Ind | Camborne Trelowarren | 2025 |
| Karen Knight | Ref | Camborne West Treswithian | 2025 |
| Mark Burnett | LD | Camelford Boscastle | 2025 |
| Anna Thomason-Kenyon | Ref | Constantine Mabe Mawnan | 2025 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the unitary authorities median: 59% council tax, 31% 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 | £1,987 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £288 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £185 |
| Total Band-D | £2,460 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Cornwall 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CORSERV SOLUTIONS LTD T/A CORMAC SOLUTIONS | £28.16m | 10.8% | 11,712 |
| REDACTED - PERSONAL DATA | £15.77m | 6.0% | 8,640 |
| CORNWALL ENERGY RECOVERY LTD | £9.85m | 3.8% | 36 |
| ACORN CARE & EDUCATION LTD (SALES) | £5.85m | 2.2% | 9 |
| ENERVEO LTD | £3.75m | 1.4% | 436 |
| PLYMOUTH CITYBUS LTD | £3.73m | 1.4% | 852 |
| LORNE STEWART PLC | £3.69m | 1.4% | 57 |
| BIFFA ENVIRONMENTAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES LTD (CORY) | £3.57m | 1.4% | 3 |
| CORSERV SOLUTIONS LTD T/A CORSERV CARE | £3.04m | 1.2% | 289 |
| THE BRANDON TRUST | £2.98m | 1.1% | 482 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Planning And Economic | CORSERV SOLUTIONS LTD T/A CORMAC SOLUTIONS | £27.18m |
| Corporate And Central | REDACTED - PERSONAL DATA | £11.58m |
| Adult Social Care | CORNWALL ENERGY RECOVERY LTD | £9.04m |
| Childrens Services | ACORN CARE & EDUCATION LTD (SALES) | £5.85m |
Cornwall’s territory crosses 6 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truro and Falmouth | 17 | 20% | Jayne Kirkham | Ind |
| North Cornwall | 15 | 17% | Ben Maguire | LD |
| Camborne and Redruth | 14 | 16% | Perran Moon | Lab |
| South East Cornwall | 14 | 16% | Anna Gelderd | Lab |
| St Austell and Newquay | 14 | 16% | Noah Law | Lab |
| St Ives | 13 | 15% | Andrew George | LD |
This council holds 3 Ind and 2 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
58,449 payments · 4 Dec 2025 – 27 Feb 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level