Isles of Scilly.
Independent Berwick Hills Resident-controlled unitary. £7m net revenue. 5 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
31 May 2026
Independent Berwick Hills Resident chamber, opposed area.
Isles of Scilly is a unitary controlled by Independent Berwick Hills Resident (16 of 21 seats). Net revenue is £7m for 2025-26. It covers 5 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Independent Berwick Hills Resident 76% · last contested 4 May 2017
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Marian Berkeley | Ind | Bryher | 2017 |
| Marian Bennett | Ind | Bryher | 2013 |
| Harry Francis Legg | Ind | St Agnes | 2017 |
| Richard McCarthy | Ind | St Agnes | 2013 |
| Jonathan Smith | Ind | St Martins | 2017 |
| Colin Daly | Ind | St Martins | 2013 |
| Adrian J G Davis | Ind | St Marys | 2017 |
| Alexander Euan Rodger | Ind | St Marys | 2017 |
| Andy Guy | Ind | St Marys | 2017 |
| Avril Mumford | Ind | St Marys | 2017 |
| Daniel M Marcus | Ind | St Marys | 2017 |
| Edward W Moulson | Ind | St Marys | 2017 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy unitary authoritie: 28% from council tax vs the cohort median of 59%.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £1,662 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £288 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Total Band-D | £1,950 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Isles of Scilly 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPNELL LTD | £0.94m | 21.7% | 4 |
| CORNWALL COUNCIL | £0.61m | 14.2% | 34 |
| LOCUM VISION | £0.26m | 5.9% | 152 |
| ATTENTI LTD | £0.16m | 3.8% | 36 |
| BLOOM PROCUREMENT SERVICES LTD | £0.12m | 2.8% | 11 |
| GRANT THORNTON LTD | £0.12m | 2.7% | 3 |
| IOS WILDLIFE TRUST LTD | £0.10m | 2.4% | 1 |
| EDF ENERGY PLC | £0.10m | 2.3% | 56 |
| NATIONAL STAR FOUNDATION | £0.10m | 2.2% | 3 |
| ISLES OF SCILLY MUSEUM ASSOCIATION | £0.09m | 2.0% | 10 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Planning And Economic | STEPNELL LTD | £0.94m |
| Corporate And Central | CORNWALL COUNCIL | £0.35m |
| Adult Social Care | LOCUM VISION | £0.26m |
| Culture And Leisure | KENSINGTON TAYLOR ARCHITECTS | £0.02m |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Ives | 5 | 100% | Andrew George | LD |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
913 payments · 4 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level