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Maldon.

Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled district. £9m net revenue. 17 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats31 councillors · 17 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Net revenue · 2025-26
£9m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,233
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
11/31
Conservative and Unionist Party 35%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, Conservative and Unionist Party MPs.

Maldon is a district controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (11 of 31 seats). Net revenue is £9m for 2025-26. It covers 17 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.31 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

Con 11The Maldon District Independent Group 7Independent Berwick Hills Resident 6LD 6Lab 1

Conservative and Unionist Party 35% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Mark Geoffrey BassengerIndAlthorne2023
Tony FittockIndAlthorne2023
Una Geraldine Courtenay Siddall-NormanLabBurnham On Crouch North2023
Wendy StampIndBurnham On Crouch North2023
Doug BownConBurnham On Crouch South2023
Vanessa Jane BellIndBurnham On Crouch South2023
Jade Claire HughesIndGreat Totham2023
Richard Henry SiddallIndGreat Totham2023
Nick SpenceleyLDHeybridge East2023
Nikki SwindleLDHeybridge East2023
Paula Lorraine SpenceleyLDHeybridge West2023
Simon BurwoodLDHeybridge West2023
Showing 12 of 31·All 31 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

65%
Council tax
£6.2m · median 61%
25%
Central grants
£2.4m · median 26%
9%
Business rates
£0.9m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 65% council tax, 25% 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£232
County / upper-tier£1,580
Police£260
Fire & rescue£88
GLA precept£0
Parish average£73
Total Band-D£2,233

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 Maldon 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.

Corporate & Central36.2% of net spend · cohort median 27%
38 of 158+35% vs median
Waste & Recycling31.8% of net spend · cohort median 32%
83 of 158-1% vs median
Planning & Economic Development13.9% of net spend · cohort median 14%
84 of 158-3% vs median
Culture & Leisure12.6% of net spend · cohort median 13%
87 of 158-6% vs median
Housing & Homelessness12.5% of net spend · cohort median 14%
93 of 158-11% vs median
Highways & Transport-7.0% of net spend · cohort median -2%
117 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.

§ 04Top suppliers.540 payments · £5.1m gross · 3 Dec 202524 Mar 2026

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

SupplierPaidSharePmts
SUEZ RECYCLING & RECOVERY UK LTD£1.13m22.0%41
MATRIX SCM LIMITED£0.52m10.2%86
BENDCRETE LEISURE LTD£0.48m9.4%3
MALDON BUILDING SERVICES LTD£0.38m7.4%9
ESSEX PENSION FUND£0.32m6.4%1
B G APPLETON (CONTRACTS)£0.28m5.5%13
KOMPAN LTD£0.17m3.4%1
CIVICA UK LTD.£0.11m2.1%2
CLIFFORD DEVLIN LIMITED£0.10m2.0%2
MRI COMMUNITY SOFTWARE LIMITED£0.10m1.9%4

By service area · top supplier

Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.17 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Maldon1376% John WhittingdaleCon
Witham424% Priti PatelCon
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
540 payments · 3 Dec 202524 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level