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Lichfield.

Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled district. £13m net revenue. 22 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats52 councillors · 22 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Net revenue · 2025-26
£13m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,259
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
26/52
Conservative and Unionist Party 50%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, opposed area.

Lichfield is a district controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (26 of 52 seats). Net revenue is £13m for 2025-26. It covers 22 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.52 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

Con 26Lab 19LD 7

Conservative and Unionist Party 50% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Derick George CrossConAlrewas Fradley2023
Mike WilcoxConAlrewas Fradley2023
Sonia Elizabeth WilcoxConAlrewas Fradley2023
Nicola Jayne HawkinsConArmitage With Handsacre2023
Richard Ernest CoxConArmitage With Handsacre2023
Tom MarshallConArmitage With Handsacre2023
Douglas Robert PullenConBoley Park2023
Mark Andrew WarfieldConBoley Park2023
Jan EaglandConBoley Park2019
Di EvansLabBoney Hay Central2023
Paul TaylorLabBoney Hay Central2023
Sharon TaylorLabBoney Hay Central2023
Showing 12 of 52·All 52 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

65%
Council tax
£8.3m · median 61%
26%
Central grants
£3.3m · median 26%
10%
Business rates
£1.2m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 65% council tax, 26% 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£198
County / upper-tier£1,622
Police£288
Fire & rescue£92
GLA precept£0
Parish average£60
Total Band-D£2,259

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.6 buckets · vs 163 other councils (district)

How does Lichfield 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.

Waste & Recycling33.5% of net spend · cohort median 32%
65 of 158+5% vs median
Corporate & Central33.3% of net spend · cohort median 27%
44 of 158+24% vs median
Housing & Homelessness14.7% of net spend · cohort median 14%
71 of 158+5% vs median
Culture & Leisure13.7% of net spend · cohort median 13%
76 of 158+2% vs median
Planning & Economic Development13.1% of net spend · cohort median 14%
94 of 158-9% vs median
Highways & Transport-8.2% of net spend · cohort median -2%
122 of 158
How to read these bars

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.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.22 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Lichfield1673% Dave RobertsonLab
Tamworth627% Sarah EdwardsLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 163 other councils (district)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Lichfield
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level