Huntingdonshire.
Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £20m net revenue. 26 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, 3-party MP geography.
Huntingdonshire is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (20 of 52 seats). Net revenue is £20m for 2025-26. It covers 26 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 3 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 38% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Derek Gardener | Con | Alconbury | 2026 |
| Liam Paul Dewey-Beckett | LD | Brampton | 2026 |
| Warren Smith | LD | Brampton | 2026 |
| Martin Andrew Hassall | Ind | Buckden | 2026 |
| Nick Sarkies | LD | Fenstanton | 2026 |
| Brett Alistair Mickelburgh | LD | Godmanchester Hemingford Abbots | 2026 |
| Debbie Mickelburgh | LD | Godmanchester Hemingford Abbots | 2026 |
| Sarah Joanne Conboy | LD | Godmanchester Hemingford Abbots | 2026 |
| Stephen Claffey | LD | Great Paxton | 2026 |
| Stephen Cawley | Con | Great Staughton | 2026 |
| David Norman Keane | Con | Hemingford Grey Houghton | 2026 |
| Paul Andrew Raymond Simpson | Con | Hemingford Grey Houghton | 2026 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 56% council tax, 31% 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 | £166 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,701 |
| Police | £299 |
| Fire & rescue | £87 |
| GLA precept | £36 |
| Parish average | £151 |
| Total Band-D | £2,440 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Huntingdonshire 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALLIANCE LEISURE SERVICES LTD | £0.74m | 6.7% | 5 |
| CCLA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD | £0.55m | 5.0% | 1 |
| BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LTD | £0.46m | 4.2% | 8 |
| IPL PLASTICS (UK) LTD T/A IPL ROTHERHAM | £0.45m | 4.0% | 24 |
| SEH FRENCH LTD | £0.45m | 4.0% | 4 |
| TOTAL GAS AND POWER LTD | £0.39m | 3.5% | 137 |
| MIRAMAR ENGINEERING LTD | £0.36m | 3.3% | 64 |
| SAFFRON VANTAGE LTD | £0.29m | 2.6% | 143 |
| NEW ERA FUELS LTD | £0.28m | 2.6% | 7 |
| VP-AV LTD | £0.20m | 1.8% | 7 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
Huntingdonshire’s territory crosses 3 Westminster constituencies, with 3 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntingdon | 17 | 65% | Ben Obese-Jecty | Con |
| St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire | 6 | 23% | Ian Sollom | LD |
| North West Cambridgeshire | 3 | 12% | Sam Carling | Lab |
This council holds 1 Ind, 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Liberal Democrats-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
2,667 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 20 Dec 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level