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Gedling.

Labour Party-controlled district. £13m net revenue. 19 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats44 councillors · 19 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Net revenue · 2025-26
£13m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,507
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
31/44
Labour Party 70%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Gedling is a district controlled by Labour Party (31 of 44 seats). Net revenue is £13m for 2025-26. It covers 19 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.44 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 31Con 9LD 4

Labour Party 70% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Des GibbonsLabBestwood St Albans2023
Rachael Elizabeth EllisLabBestwood St Albans2023
Boyd ElliottConCalverton2023
Jane Maria WalkerConCalverton2023
Lorraine Kathleen BrownConCalverton2023
Catherine Patricia PopeLabCarlton2023
Paul O'Neil WilkinsonLabCarlton2023
Nicki BrooksLabCarlton2019
Alex ScroggieLabCarlton Hill2023
Jim CreamerLabCarlton Hill2023
Paul FeeneyLabCarlton Hill2023
Andrew Mark DunkinLDCavendish2023
Showing 12 of 44·All 44 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

61%
Council tax
£7.7m · median 61%
25%
Central grants
£3.2m · median 26%
14%
Business rates
£1.8m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 61% 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£195
County / upper-tier£1,895
Police£296
Fire & rescue£97
GLA precept£0
Parish average£25
Total Band-D£2,507

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.6 buckets · vs 163 other councils (district)

How does Gedling 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.

Waste & Recycling36.1% of net spend · cohort median 32%
48 of 158+13% vs median
Culture & Leisure20.3% of net spend · cohort median 13%
26 of 158+52% vs median
Corporate & Central15.6% of net spend · cohort median 27%
142 of 158-42% vs median
Planning & Economic Development14.6% of net spend · cohort median 14%
77 of 158+1% vs median
Housing & Homelessness12.2% of net spend · cohort median 14%
99 of 158-13% vs median
Highways & Transport1.3% of net spend · cohort median -2%
23 of 158
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.853 payments · £3.9m gross · 29 Dec 202527 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
ALLIANCE LEISURE SERVICES LIMITED£0.33m8.4%3
TOTALENERGIES GAS AND POWER LIMITED£0.23m6.0%76
CERTAS ENERGY UK LTD T/A PACE FUELCARE£0.20m5.2%5
GI GROUP RECRUITMENT LTD£0.17m4.5%28
CIVICA UK LTD£0.15m3.8%6
BOXXE LIMITED£0.13m3.2%3
DELL CORPORATION LIMITED£0.12m3.0%2
IDOX SOFTWARE LTD£0.10m2.5%2
NETCALL TECHNOLOGY LTD£0.10m2.5%1
NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION£0.09m2.3%4

By service area · top supplier

Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.19 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Gedling1789% Michael PayneLab
Sherwood Forest211% Michelle WelshLab
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 163 other councils (district)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
853 payments · 29 Dec 202527 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level