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City of London.

Independent-controlled london_borough. £42m net revenue. 25 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.

Typelondon_borough
Seats94 councillors · 25 wards
Last election20 Mar 2025
Net revenue · 2025-26
£42m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£1,274
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
56/94
Independent 60%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Independent chamber, opposed area.

City of London is a london_borough controlled by Independent (56 of 94 seats). Net revenue is £42m for 2025-26. It covers 25 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.94 seats · last contested 20 Mar 2025

Who sits in the chamber.

Ind 56Independent Berwick Hills Resident 21Temple and Farringdon Together 10Lab 7

Independent 60% · last contested 20 Mar 2025

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Anett RidegIndAldersgate2025
Deborah OliverIndAldersgate2025
Helen Lesley FentimenLabAldersgate2025
Naresh Hari SonparIndAldersgate2025
Sandra JennerLabAldersgate2025
Stephen GoodmanLabAldersgate2025
Andrien Gereith Dominic MeyersIndAldgate2022
Andrien Gereith Dominic MeyersIndAldgate2022
David James SalesIndAldgate2022
Tim McNallyIndAldgate2022
Tim McNallyIndAldgate2022
Cecile Leyla BoultonIndBassishaw2025
Showing 12 of 94·All 94 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

22%
Council tax
£9.2m · median 47%
47%
Central grants
£19.5m · median 38%
32%
Business rates
£13.2m · median 16%

This is a grant-heavy councils (london_borough): 22% from council tax vs the cohort median of 47%.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£1,059
County / upper-tier£171
Police£0
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Parish average£43
Total Band-D£1,274

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

Use the income slider on My place to see income tax, NI, VAT and council tax against your earnings.

§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 32 other councils (london_borough)

How does City of London split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (london_borough)-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.

Culture & Leisure40.0% of net spend · cohort median 2%
1 of 33+2174% vs median
Waste & Recycling15.1% of net spend · cohort median 4%
1 of 33+257% vs median
Corporate & Central13.6% of net spend · cohort median 3%
1 of 33+306% vs median
Adult Social Care8.4% of net spend · cohort median 22%
33 of 33-61% vs median
Planning & Economic Development7.7% of net spend · cohort median 1%
1 of 33+663% vs median
Education7.5% of net spend · cohort median 42%
33 of 33-82% vs median
Housing & Homelessness4.3% of net spend · cohort median 6%
25 of 33-24% vs median
Children's Services3.8% of net spend · cohort median 13%
33 of 33-71% vs median
Public Health1.3% of net spend · cohort median 3%
33 of 33-62% vs median
Highways & Transport-1.7% of net spend · cohort median 1%
25 of 33-366% vs median
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.25 wards split across 1 parliamentary seat
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Cities of London and Westminster25100% Rachel BlakeInd
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 32 other councils (london_borough)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for City of London
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level