Malvern Hills.
Independent Berwick Hills Resident-controlled district. £11m net revenue. 18 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
31 May 2026
Independent Berwick Hills Resident chamber, opposed area.
Malvern Hills is a district controlled by Independent Berwick Hills Resident (12 of 34 seats). Net revenue is £11m for 2025-26. It covers 18 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Independent Berwick Hills Resident 35% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Michael Whatley | Ind | Alfrick Leigh Rushwick | 2023 |
| Sarah Jane Rouse | Ind | Alfrick Leigh Rushwick | 2023 |
| Pam Cumming | Con | Baldwin | 2023 |
| Paul Jonathan Cumming | Con | Baldwin | 2023 |
| David Edward Mead | LD | Barnards Green | 2023 |
| Malcolm Victory | Grn | Barnards Green | 2023 |
| Mark John Driscoll | Grn | Barnards Green | 2023 |
| Daniel Walton | Ind | Broadheath | 2023 |
| Daniel Walton | Ind | Broadheath | 2019 |
| Christine Anne Wild | Ind | Castlemorton Welland Wells | 2023 |
| John Gerard Gallagher | Ind | Castlemorton Welland Wells | 2023 |
| Beverley Nielsen | Ind | Great Malvern | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 59% council tax, 31% 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 | £183 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,616 |
| Police | £292 |
| Fire & rescue | £102 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £89 |
| Total Band-D | £2,281 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Malvern Hills 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.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Worcestershire | 18 | 100% | Harriett Baldwin | Con |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
Not yet ingested for Malvern Hills
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level