Cotswold.
Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £13m net revenue. 32 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Cotswold is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (22 of 35 seats). Net revenue is £13m for 2025-26. It covers 32 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 63% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Harris | LD | Abbey | 2023 |
| Clare Victoria Turner | Grn | Blockley | 2023 |
| Len Wilkins | Con | Bourton Vale | 2023 |
| Jon Brian Wareing | LD | Bourton Village | 2023 |
| Gina Blomefield | Con | Campden Vale | 2023 |
| Tom Stowe | Con | Campden Vale | 2023 |
| Gina Blomefield | Con | Campden Vale | 2019 |
| Paul Richard Hodgkinson | LD | Chedworth Churn Valley | 2023 |
| Roly Hughes | LD | Chesterton | 2023 |
| John Anthony David Fowles | Con | Coln Valley | 2023 |
| Julia Judd | Con | Ermin | 2023 |
| Michael Jeremy Bernard Vann | LD | Fairford North | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy councils (district): 54% 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 | £1,680 |
| Police | £322 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £116 |
| Total Band-D | £2,277 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Cotswold 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UBICO LIMITED | £2.26m | 28.0% | 38 |
| PUBLICA GROUP (SUPPORT) LIMITED | £1.84m | 22.8% | 5 |
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | £0.57m | 7.1% | 12 |
| WEST OXFORDSHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL | £0.37m | 4.5% | 13 |
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE LOCAL GOVERNMENT PENSION SCHEME (LGPS ONLY) | £0.27m | 3.4% | 3 |
| BRYT ENERGY LIMITED | £0.12m | 1.5% | 210 |
| CITY SCIENCE CORPORATION LIMITED | £0.10m | 1.3% | 3 |
| GLOUCESTER CITY COUNCIL | £0.09m | 1.1% | 5 |
| QUALITY BATHROOM LTD | £0.09m | 1.1% | 6 |
| CHIPPING CAMPDEN SCHOOL | £0.09m | 1.1% | 2 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
Cotswold’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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Cotswolds | 18 | 56% | Roz Savage | LD |
| North Cotswolds | 14 | 44% | Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Con |
This council holds 1 Ind and 1 Ind 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
1,684 payments · 8 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level