North East Lincolnshire.
Reform UK-controlled unitary. £200m net revenue. 15 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Reform UK chamber, 2-party MP geography.
North East Lincolnshire is a unitary controlled by Reform UK (14 of 20 seats). Net revenue is £200m for 2025-26. It covers 15 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Reform UK 70% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Daniel William Freeston | Ref | Croft Baker | 2026 |
| Steve Beasant | LD | East Marsh | 2026 |
| Loyd Layton Emmerson | LD | East Marsh | 2024 |
| Karen Ann Batson | Ref | Freshney | 2026 |
| Paul Christopher Bright | Ind | Freshney | 2024 |
| Samuel James Grice | Ref | Haverstoe | 2026 |
| Ingrid Oliver | Ref | Heneage | 2026 |
| Simon John Taylor | Ref | Humberston New Waltham | 2026 |
| Blake Ellis Russell | Ref | Immingham | 2026 |
| Trevor Richard Crofts | Con | Immingham | 2024 |
| Nige Oliver | Ref | Park | 2026 |
| Tony Charlesworth | Ref | Scartho | 2026 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy unitary authoritie: 47% from council tax vs the cohort median of 59%.
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £1,952 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £295 |
| Fire & rescue | £103 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £21 |
| Total Band-D | £2,371 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does North East Lincolnshire split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-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.
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
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| GMI CONSTRUCTION GROUP PLC | £4.50m | 7.5% | 7 |
| STAGECOACH SERVICES | £1.98m | 3.3% | 110 |
| TOTAL ENERGIES GAS & POWER LTD | £1.81m | 3.0% | 660 |
| REDACTED PERSONAL INFORMATION | £1.71m | 2.8% | 3,407 |
| KEYS PCE LIMITED | £1.32m | 2.2% | 214 |
| KEEPMOAT HOMES LIMITED | £1.32m | 2.2% | 1 |
| THE CAMBRIDGE PARK ACADEMY | £1.19m | 2.0% | 6 |
| ORCHARD EDUCATION LTD | £1.17m | 1.9% | 4 |
| FRED MARGARSON LTD | £1.14m | 1.9% | 60 |
| KISIMUL SCHOOL | £1.13m | 1.9% | 58 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Planning And Economic | GMI CONSTRUCTION GROUP PLC | £4.50m |
| Childrens Services | REDACTED PERSONAL INFORMATION | £1.33m |
| Corporate And Central | PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD | £1.12m |
| Waste And Recycling | FRED MARGARSON LTD | £1.06m |
| Public Health | WE ARE WITH YOU | £0.97m |
| Adult Social Care | REDACTED PERSONAL INFORMATION | £0.33m |
North East Lincolnshire’s territory crosses 2 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes | 10 | 67% | Melanie Onn | Lab |
| Brigg and Immingham | 5 | 33% | Martin Vickers | Con |
This council holds 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Reform UK-controlled unitary — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
11,380 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 20 Apr 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level