Hertsmere.
Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled district. £14m net revenue. 16 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Hertsmere is a district controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (19 of 43 seats). Net revenue is £14m for 2025-26. It covers 16 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Conservative and Unionist Party 44% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Rosehill | Con | Aldenham East | 2023 |
| Lucy Selby | Con | Aldenham East | 2023 |
| Caroline Clapper | Con | Aldenham West | 2023 |
| David Stephen Lambert | Con | Aldenham West | 2023 |
| Helen Green | Lab | Bentley Heath The Royds | 2023 |
| Meenal Sachdev | Con | Bentley Heath The Royds | 2023 |
| Alan Plancey | Con | Borehamwood Brookmeadow | 2023 |
| Graeme Hadleigh Alexander | Lab | Borehamwood Brookmeadow | 2023 |
| Rebecca Challice | Lab | Borehamwood Brookmeadow | 2023 |
| Jeremy Newmark | Lab | Borehamwood Cowley Hill | 2023 |
| Linda Denise Smith | Lab | Borehamwood Cowley Hill | 2023 |
| Richard Butler | Lab | Borehamwood Cowley Hill | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 65% council tax, 23% 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 | £210 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,770 |
| Police | £265 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £44 |
| Total Band-D | £2,289 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Hertsmere 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEALE WASBROUGH VIZARDS (VWV) LLP | £0.71m | 17.9% | 5 |
| ELSTREE FILM STUDIOS LIMITED | £0.65m | 16.4% | 1 |
| SWIITCH (CHAPS PAYMENT) SHOOSMITHS | £0.65m | 16.3% | 1 |
| ELSTREE FILM STUDIOS LTD | £0.55m | 13.8% | 9 |
| LIFE BUILD SOLUTIONS LTD | £0.44m | 11.1% | 3 |
| KOMPAN LTD | £0.19m | 4.8% | 2 |
| ERMINE CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LIMITED | £0.07m | 1.8% | 2 |
| EXPERT PROPERTY CARE LIMITED | £0.07m | 1.7% | 2 |
| KAVE IMMERSIVE LIMITED | £0.06m | 1.5% | 1 |
| HMRC SHIPLEY | £0.06m | 1.4% | 1 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
Hertsmere’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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hertsmere | 15 | 94% | Oliver Dowden | Con |
| Watford | 1 | 6% | Matt Turmaine | Lab |
This council holds 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Conservative and Unionist Party-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
140 payments · 15 Dec 2025 – 30 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level