Herefordshire, County of.
Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled unitary. £224m net revenue. 53 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Herefordshire, County of is a unitary controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (22 of 57 seats). Net revenue is £224m for 2025-26. It covers 53 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Conservative and Unionist Party 39% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roger James Phillips | Con | Arrow | 2023 |
| Adam Spencer | Lab | Aylestone Hill | 2023 |
| Graham Russell Biggs | Con | Backbury | 2023 |
| Mark Dykes | LD | Belmont Rural | 2023 |
| Toni Anne Fagan | Grn | Birch | 2023 |
| Dan Hurcomb | Con | Bircher | 2023 |
| Ellie Chowns | Grn | Bishops Frome Cradley | 2023 |
| Rob Owens | LD | Bobblestock | 2023 |
| Peter John Stoddart | Con | Bromyard Bringsty | 2023 |
| Clare Davies | Ind | Bromyard West | 2023 |
| Robert Arnold Highfield | Con | Castle | 2023 |
| Catherine Ruth Gennard | Grn | Central | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the unitary authorities median: 64% 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 | £1,969 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £292 |
| Fire & rescue | £102 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £86 |
| Total Band-D | £2,449 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Herefordshire, County of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOOPLE GROUP LTD | £20.84m | 19.6% | 179 |
| BALFOUR BEATTY LIVING PLACES LTD | £6.96m | 6.5% | 277 |
| WEST MERCIA POLICE & CRIME COMMISSIONER | £6.66m | 6.3% | 4 |
| WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | £3.83m | 3.6% | 15 |
| TARMAC TRADING LTD | £3.78m | 3.6% | 69 |
| HEREFORD & WORC FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE | £3.19m | 3.0% | 7 |
| GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | £2.84m | 2.7% | 2 |
| REDACTED | £2.81m | 2.6% | 562 |
| TARMAC TRADING LTD | £2.64m | 2.5% | 26 |
| NHS HEREFORDS & WORC ICB | £1.89m | 1.8% | 14 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Planning And Economic | BALFOUR BEATTY LIVING PLACES LTD | £4.52m |
| Highways And Transport | WORCESTERSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | £2.80m |
| Childrens Services | TILBURY DOUGLAS CONSTRUCTION LTD | £1.72m |
| Adult Social Care | REDACTED | £1.24m |
| Corporate And Central | HOOPLE GROUP LTD | £1.11m |
| Education | BLUE LINE TAXIS | £0.95m |
Herefordshire, County of’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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hereford and South Herefordshire | 27 | 51% | Jesse Norman | Con |
| North Herefordshire | 26 | 49% | Ellie Chowns | Grn |
This council holds 1 Ind and 1 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
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
11,563 payments · 4 Dec 2025 – 20 May 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level