The local authorityCouncil · Unitary · England · 1 of 63 unitary authorities

North Lincolnshire.

Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled unitary. £182m net revenue. 19 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.

TypeUnitary
Seats45 councillors · 19 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Net revenue · 2025-26
£182m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,238
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
28/45
Conservative and Unionist Party 62%
Westminster
3
constituencies overlap · 2 MP parties
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, 2-party MP geography.

North Lincolnshire is a unitary controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (28 of 45 seats). Net revenue is £182m for 2025-26. It covers 19 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.

§ 01Composition.45 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

Con 28Lab 17

Conservative and Unionist Party 62% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Andrea DavisonLabAshby Central2023
Mick GrantLabAshby Central2023
Judith Marie MatthewsLabAshby Lakeside2023
Max Peter BellLabAshby Lakeside2023
David RobinsonConAxholme Central2023
Tim MitchellConAxholme Central2023
John Stuart BriggsConAxholme North2023
Julie ReedConAxholme North2023
David RoseConAxholme South2023
Judy KennedyConAxholme South2023
Chris PattersonConBarton2023
Keith VickersConBarton2023
Showing 12 of 45·All 45 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

52%
Council tax
£94.3m · median 59%
36%
Central grants
£65.6m · median 30%
12%
Business rates
£22.5m · median 11%

This is a grant-heavy unitary authoritie: 52% 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£1,800
County / upper-tier£0
Police£295
Fire & rescue£103
GLA precept£0
Parish average£40
Total Band-D£2,238

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 62 other unitary authorities

How does North 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.

Education40.0% of net spend · cohort median 36%
13 of 61+12% vs median
Adult Social Care25.5% of net spend · cohort median 27%
46 of 61-6% vs median
Children's Services10.1% of net spend · cohort median 15%
59 of 61-32% vs median
Waste & Recycling6.5% of net spend · cohort median 6%
19 of 61+14% vs median
Culture & Leisure4.3% of net spend · cohort median 2%
4 of 61+100% vs median
Corporate & Central3.9% of net spend · cohort median 3%
11 of 61+36% vs median
Highways & Transport3.4% of net spend · cohort median 3%
19 of 61+31% vs median
Public Health3.4% of net spend · cohort median 4%
36 of 61-7% vs median
Housing & Homelessness1.5% of net spend · cohort median 2%
41 of 61-20% vs median
Planning & Economic Development1.3% of net spend · cohort median 1%
36 of 61-8% 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.

§ 04Top suppliers.8,657 payments · £71.0m gross · 3 Dec 202515 Oct 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
REDACTED£5.66m8.0%1,956
PRIME LIFE LTD£2.71m3.8%134
AMBER CARE (LINCOLNSHIRE) LTD£1.53m2.2%16
PHOENIX SOFTWARE LTD£1.49m2.1%16
TRANSWASTE RECYCLING AND AGGREGATES LTD£1.42m2.0%14
GOODWIN HEALTHCARE SERVICES LTD£1.24m1.7%18
IPL PLASTICS (UK) LTD T/A IPL ROTHERHAM£1.20m1.7%67
CREATIVE SUPPORT£0.99m1.4%24
E C SURFACING LTD£0.90m1.3%16
AMPHION HOME CARE SERVICES LTD£0.89m1.3%13

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Adult Social CareREDACTED£4.28m
Waste And RecyclingTRANSWASTE RECYCLING AND AGGREGATES LTD£1.42m
Childrens ServicesACT FAST NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE£0.53m
Highways And Transport2 WAY TRANSPORT LTD£0.48m
Corporate And CentralNPOWER LIMITED£0.46m
Planning And EconomicSTAGECOACH SERVICES LIMITED£0.32m
Housing And HomelessnessCLAREMONT PROPERTY HOLDINGS LIMITED£0.27m
§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.19 wards split across 3 parliamentary seats

North Lincolnshire’s territory crosses 3 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.

ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Scunthorpe1474% Nicholas DakinLab
Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme316% Lee PitcherLab
Brigg and Immingham211% Martin VickersCon
Of note · the mixed-MP geography

This council holds 2 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled unitary — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.

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 62 other unitary authorities
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
8,657 payments · 3 Dec 202515 Oct 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level