Lancaster.
Labour Party-controlled district. £20m net revenue. 27 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.
Lancaster is a district controlled by Labour Party (25 of 65 seats). Net revenue is £20m for 2025-26. It covers 27 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Labour Party 38% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Martin Bottoms | Ind | Bare | 2023 |
| Gerry Blaikie | LD | Bare | 2023 |
| Kate Sarah Knight | Con | Bare | 2023 |
| John Wild | Con | Bolton Slyne | 2023 |
| Keith Budden | Con | Bolton Slyne | 2023 |
| Paul Morris Newton | Con | Bolton Slyne | 2023 |
| Hamish Mills | Grn | Bowerham | 2023 |
| Sarah Punshon | Grn | Bowerham | 2023 |
| Caroline Jackson | Grn | Bulk | 2023 |
| Jack Lenox | Grn | Bulk | 2023 |
| Sam Riches | Grn | Bulk | 2023 |
| Chris Hanna | Lab | Carnforth Millhead | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy councils (district): 56% from council tax vs the cohort median of 61%.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £264 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,736 |
| Police | £277 |
| Fire & rescue | £90 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £40 |
| Total Band-D | £2,408 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Lancaster 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DENNIS EAGLE LTD | £3.31m | 12.8% | 16 |
| EDEN PROJECT MORECAMBE LIMITED | £2.22m | 8.6% | 4 |
| ALT-SOLAR LIMITED | £1.70m | 6.6% | 17 |
| IPL PLASTICS UK LIMITED | £1.30m | 5.1% | 68 |
| MORECAMBE TOWN COUNCIL | £1.05m | 4.1% | 1 |
| TERBERG MATEC UK LTD | £0.97m | 3.8% | 9 |
| PRESTON CITY COUNCIL | £0.77m | 3.0% | 24 |
| ALTERNATIVE HEAT LTD | £0.75m | 2.9% | 3 |
| GLASDON U.K. LTD | £0.49m | 1.9% | 29 |
| EMCOR GROUP (UK) LTD | £0.49m | 1.9% | 9 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morecambe and Lunesdale | 17 | 63% | Lizzi Collinge | Lab |
| Lancaster and Wyre | 10 | 37% | Cat Smith | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
3,155 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 1 Apr 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level