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

North Northamptonshire.

Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled unitary. £352m net revenue. 26 wards across 4 parliamentary constituencies.

TypeUnitary
Seats78 councillors · 26 wards
Last election6 May 2021
Websitenorthnorthants.gov.uk
Net revenue · 2025-26
£352m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,302
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
60/78
Conservative and Unionist Party 77%
Westminster
4
constituencies overlap · 2 MP parties
Dispatch
29 Jun 2026

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

North Northamptonshire is a unitary controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (60 of 78 seats). Net revenue is £352m for 2025-26. It covers 26 wards spanning 4 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.

§ 01Composition.78 seats · last contested 6 May 2021

Who sits in the chamber.

Con 60Lab 14Green 3Ind 1

Conservative and Unionist Party 77% · last contested 6 May 2021

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
King Babatunde Oloruntoba Adeboye LawalConBrickhill Queensway2021
Matt BinleyConBrickhill Queensway2021
Paul Anthony BellConBrickhill Queensway2021
Chris Smith-HaynesConBurton Broughton2021
Jan O'HaraConBurton Broughton2021
John Richard CurrallConBurton Broughton2021
Dez DellGrnClover Hill2021
Emily FedorowyczGrnClover Hill2021
Sarah TubbsGrnClover Hill2021
David John SimsConCorby Rural2021
Kevin Gordon Sydney WattConCorby Rural2021
Macaulay Andrew NicholConCorby Rural2021
Showing 12 of 78·All 78 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

61%
Council tax
£214.0m · median 59%
29%
Central grants
£103.0m · median 30%
10%
Business rates
£34.6m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the unitary authorities median: 61% council tax, 29% 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£1,827
County / upper-tier£0
Police£320
Fire & rescue£80
GLA precept£0
Parish average£74
Total Band-D£2,302

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 Northamptonshire 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.

Education29.8% of net spend · cohort median 36%
44 of 61-17% vs median
Adult Social Care27.2% of net spend · cohort median 27%
31 of 610% vs median
Children's Services15.8% of net spend · cohort median 15%
27 of 61+7% vs median
Corporate & Central8.6% of net spend · cohort median 3%
2 of 61+204% vs median
Highways & Transport6.0% of net spend · cohort median 3%
2 of 61+130% vs median
Waste & Recycling5.3% of net spend · cohort median 6%
41 of 61-8% vs median
Public Health3.7% of net spend · cohort median 4%
31 of 610% vs median
Culture & Leisure2.2% of net spend · cohort median 2%
31 of 610% vs median
Planning & Economic Development0.8% of net spend · cohort median 1%
51 of 61-43% vs median
Housing & Homelessness0.5% of net spend · cohort median 2%
59 of 61-71% 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.7,267 payments · £60.0m gross · 3 Dec 202531 Dec 2025

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
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CHILDREN’S TRUST LTD£8.20m13.7%1
THE POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER FOR NORTHANTS£3.80m6.3%1
ACCESS UK LTD£3.04m5.1%13
WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COUNCIL£2.82m4.7%13
BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LTD£2.59m4.3%6
KIER HIGHWAYS LIMITED£2.35m3.9%2
REDACTED PERSONAL DATA£1.94m3.2%1,035
HUGGG LIMITED£1.50m2.5%1
OPUS PEOPLE SOLUTIONS (EAST) LIMITED£1.39m2.3%4
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMISSIONER FIRE AND RESCUE AUTH£1.11m1.8%2

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Corporate And CentralROCKINGHAM EDUCATIONAL SERVICES LTD T/A STONE LODGE THERAPEUTIC SCHOOL£1.05m
Adult Social CareREDACTED PERSONAL DATA£0.83m
EducationREDACTED PERSONAL DATA£0.62m
§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.26 wards split across 4 parliamentary seats

North Northamptonshire’s territory crosses 4 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.

ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Kettering935% Rosie WrightingLab
Wellingborough and Rushden935% Gen KitchenLab
Corby and East Northamptonshire727% Lee BarronLab
Daventry14% Stuart AndrewCon
Of note · the mixed-MP geography

This council holds 3 Lab and 1 Con 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
7,267 payments · 3 Dec 202531 Dec 2025
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level