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Lincoln.

Labour Party-controlled district. £14m net revenue. 11 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.

Typedistrict
Seats31 councillors · 11 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Net revenue · 2025-26
£14m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,261
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
20/31
Labour Party 65%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Lincoln is a district controlled by Labour Party (20 of 31 seats). Net revenue is £14m for 2025-26. It covers 11 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.31 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 20LD 6Ref 4Green 1

Labour Party 65% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Martin Ian Colin ChristopherLDAbbey2026
Clare SmalleyLDAbbey2024
Natasha Seeta ChapmanLDAbbey2023
Jamie Alan CaveRefBirchwood2026
Laura DaneseLabBirchwood2024
Dylan StothardLabBirchwood2023
Andrew Nigel CurrieLabBoultham2026
Calum James Miller WattLabBoultham2024
Liz BushellLabBoultham2023
Lesley Joan AllinsonLabCarholme2026
Lucinda Emmeline PrestonLabCarholme2024
Neil McElhinney MurrayLabCarholme2023
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§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

58%
Council tax
£8.2m · median 61%
26%
Central grants
£3.7m · median 26%
16%
Business rates
£2.2m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 58% 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£317
County / upper-tier£1,626
Police£318
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£2,261

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.7 buckets · vs 163 other councils (district)

How does Lincoln 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 & Recycling39.6% of net spend · cohort median 32%
35 of 158+24% vs median
Corporate & Central26.7% of net spend · cohort median 27%
81 of 158-1% vs median
Housing & Homelessness21.4% of net spend · cohort median 14%
25 of 158+53% vs median
Culture & Leisure16.1% of net spend · cohort median 13%
52 of 158+20% vs median
Planning & Economic Development15.6% of net spend · cohort median 14%
69 of 158+8% vs median
Public Health0.0% of net spend · cohort median 0%
35 of 38-100% vs median
Highways & Transport-19.3% of net spend · cohort median -2%
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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.11 wards split across 1 parliamentary seat
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Lincoln11100% Hamish FalconerLab
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 Lincoln
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level