The local authorityCouncil · Unitary · England · 1 of 63 unitary authorities

East Riding of Yorkshire.

Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled unitary. £374m net revenue. 26 wards across 5 parliamentary constituencies.

TypeUnitary
Seats67 councillors · 26 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Websiteeastriding.gov.uk
Net revenue · 2025-26
£374m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,344
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
29/67
Conservative and Unionist Party 43%
Westminster
5
constituencies overlap · 2 MP parties
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, 2-party MP geography.

East Riding of Yorkshire is a unitary controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (29 of 67 seats). Net revenue is £374m for 2025-26. It covers 26 wards spanning 5 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.

§ 01Composition.67 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

Con 29LD 22Independent Berwick Hills Resident 9Lab 4Yorkshire Party 3

Conservative and Unionist Party 43% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Diana StewartLDBeverley Rural2023
Jeremy David WilcockLDBeverley Rural2023
Paul SmithLDBeverley Rural2023
Liam Nicholas DealtryIndBridlington Central Old Town2023
Maria IbbotsonConBridlington Central Old Town2023
Jayne PhoenixLDBridlington North2023
Mike Heslop-MullensLDBridlington North2023
Thomas Paul RobsonLDBridlington North2023
Andy WalkerIndBridlington South2023
Rick ArrandIndBridlington South2023
Tim NormanIndBridlington South2023
Alex DukeLabCottingham North2023
Showing 12 of 67·All 67 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

63%
Council tax
£236.9m · median 59%
28%
Central grants
£104.6m · median 30%
9%
Business rates
£32.6m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the unitary authorities median: 63% council tax, 28% 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£1,875
County / upper-tier£0
Police£295
Fire & rescue£103
GLA precept£0
Parish average£70
Total Band-D£2,344

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 62 other unitary authorities

How does East Riding of Yorkshire 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.

Education39.1% of net spend · cohort median 36%
18 of 61+9% vs median
Adult Social Care29.3% of net spend · cohort median 27%
18 of 61+7% vs median
Children's Services10.7% of net spend · cohort median 15%
57 of 61-28% vs median
Waste & Recycling6.5% of net spend · cohort median 6%
20 of 61+13% vs median
Highways & Transport3.5% of net spend · cohort median 3%
18 of 61+34% vs median
Culture & Leisure2.9% of net spend · cohort median 2%
15 of 61+34% vs median
Corporate & Central2.8% of net spend · cohort median 3%
35 of 61-4% vs median
Public Health2.6% of net spend · cohort median 4%
48 of 61-28% vs median
Planning & Economic Development2.1% of net spend · cohort median 1%
14 of 61+56% vs median
Housing & Homelessness0.5% of net spend · cohort median 2%
60 of 61-73% vs median
How to read these bars

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.

§ 04Top suppliers.46,959 payments · £243.7m gross · 3 Dec 202531 Mar 2026

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

SupplierPaidSharePmts
REDACTED£8.82m3.6%2,484
HOBSON AND PORTER£8.63m3.5%51
OMEGA PAYROLL SERVICES£5.95m2.4%1,872
WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCT LTD£5.86m2.4%4
ERYC & JOHN GRAHAM£5.49m2.3%4
FCC RECYCLING (UK) LTD£5.20m2.1%19
DENNIS EAGLE LTD£3.85m1.6%41
HICA SPECIALISED CARE HOMES£3.84m1.6%1,214
AUTELA PAYROLL£3.82m1.6%1,150
FREETHS LLP - CLIENT ACCOUNT£3.61m1.5%1

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Housing And HomelessnessHOBSON AND PORTER£8.53m
Planning And EconomicWILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCT LTD£5.86m
Adult Social CareOMEGA PAYROLL SERVICES£5.75m
Waste And RecyclingFCC RECYCLING (UK) LTD£5.20m
Public HealthHUMBER TEACHING NHS FT£2.99m
EducationREDACTED£1.34m
Corporate And CentralPARKOL MARINE ENGINEERS LTD£0.38m
§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.26 wards split across 5 parliamentary seats

East Riding of Yorkshire’s territory crosses 5 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.

ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Goole and Pocklington935% David DavisCon
Beverley and Holderness623% Graham StuartCon
Bridlington and The Wolds623% Charlie DewhirstCon
Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice312% Emma HardyLab
Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham28% Diana JohnsonLab
Of note · the mixed-MP geography

This council holds 3 Ind and 2 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled unitary — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.

Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
46,959 payments · 3 Dec 202531 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level