Northumberland.
Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled unitary. £417m net revenue. 66 wards across 4 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, opposed area.
Northumberland is a unitary controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (34 of 67 seats). Net revenue is £417m for 2025-26. It covers 66 wards spanning 4 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Conservative and Unionist Party 51% · last contested 6 May 2021
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Castle | Con | Alnwick | 2021 |
| Martin Philip Swinbank | Grn | Alnwick | 2021 |
| Terry Clark | Lab | Amble | 2021 |
| Jeff Watson | Con | Amble West With Warkworth | 2021 |
| Caroline Ball | Lab | Ashington Central | 2021 |
| Guy Renner-Thompson | Con | Bamburgh | 2021 |
| Christine Anne Taylor | Ind | Bedlington Central | 2021 |
| Rebecca Wilczek | Lab | Bedlington East | 2021 |
| Malcolm Robinson | Ind | Bedlington West | 2021 |
| John Robert Riddle | Con | Bellingham | 2021 |
| Georgina Emma Rowley Hill | Ind | Berwick East | 2021 |
| Catherine Morag Seymour | Con | Berwick North | 2021 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the unitary authorities median: 59% council tax, 30% 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 | £2,171 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £196 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £98 |
| Total Band-D | £2,465 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Northumberland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIER CONSTRUCTION NORTH AND SCOTLAND | £3.44m | 5.3% | 3 |
| NORTHUMBERLAND ENERGY RECOVERY LTD | £2.45m | 3.8% | 2 |
| HARROGATE AND DISTRICT NHS FOUNDATION TRUST | £1.77m | 2.7% | 3 |
| SPECIALIST COMPUTER CENTRES PLC | £1.52m | 2.3% | 55 |
| TYNE AND WEAR FIRE AND RESCUE AUTHORITY | £1.26m | 1.9% | 3 |
| ARRIVA NORTHUMBRIA LIMITED | £1.14m | 1.7% | 116 |
| ISSAC LIMITED | £1.00m | 1.5% | 225 |
| NORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY | £0.98m | 1.5% | 66 |
| MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED | £0.95m | 1.5% | 11 |
| FLEXIBLE SUPPORT OPTIONS | £0.93m | 1.4% | 193 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Corporate And Central | KIER CONSTRUCTION NORTH AND SCOTLAND | £3.44m |
| Education | NORTHUMBERLAND CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY | £0.85m |
| Highways And Transport | EDF ENERGY LIMITED | £0.33m |
| Housing And Homelessness | J W PETERS JOINERY AND BUILDING CONTRACTORS | £0.06m |
| Childrens Services | COMENSURA LIMITED | £0.05m |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blyth and Ashington | 21 | 32% | Ian Lavery | Lab |
| Hexham | 18 | 27% | Joe Morris | Lab |
| North Northumberland | 18 | 27% | David Smith | Lab |
| Cramlington and Killingworth | 9 | 14% | Emma Foody | Ind |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
24,467 payments · 2 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level