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Havant.

Reform UK-controlled district. £16m net revenue. 12 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats12 councillors · 12 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Net revenue · 2025-26
£16m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,213
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
9/12
Reform UK 75%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 2 MP parties
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Reform UK chamber, 2-party MP geography.

Havant is a district controlled by Reform UK (9 of 12 seats). Net revenue is £16m for 2025-26. It covers 12 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.

§ 01Composition.12 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Ref 9Green 2Lab 1

Reform UK 75% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Jason BealRefBedhampton2026
Kev ParsonsRefCowplain2026
Chas RobertGrnEmsworth2026
Jason GillenRefHart Plain2026
Dan BerwickLabHavant St Faiths2026
Michael RennieRefHayling East2026
Jonathan David HullsGrnHayling West2026
Sharon CollingsRefLeigh Park Central West Leigh2026
Vicky RhodesRefLeigh Park Hermitage2026
Caren DiamondRefPurbrook2026
Terry NortonRefStakes2026
Gwen RobinsonRefWaterloo2026
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

66%
Council tax
£10.3m · median 61%
22%
Central grants
£3.5m · median 26%
12%
Business rates
£1.9m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 66% council tax, 22% 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£240
County / upper-tier£1,610
Police£275
Fire & rescue£88
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£2,213

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 Havant 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 & Recycling41.3% of net spend · cohort median 32%
26 of 158+29% vs median
Housing & Homelessness39.7% of net spend · cohort median 14%
5 of 158+183% vs median
Planning & Economic Development17.7% of net spend · cohort median 14%
54 of 158+23% vs median
Corporate & Central9.7% of net spend · cohort median 27%
153 of 158-64% vs median
Culture & Leisure-2.4% of net spend · cohort median 13%
153 of 158-118% vs median
Highways & Transport-6.0% of net spend · cohort median -2%
110 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.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.12 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats

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

ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Havant975% Alan MakCon
Fareham and Waterlooville325% Suella BravermanRef
Of note · the mixed-MP geography

This council holds 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Reform UK-controlled district — 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 163 other councils (district)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Havant
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level