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Norwich.

Green Party of England and Wales-controlled district. £22m net revenue. 13 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats39 councillors · 13 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Net revenue · 2025-26
£22m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,392
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
21/39
Green Party of England and Wales 54%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Green Party of England and Wales chamber, opposed area.

Norwich is a district controlled by Green Party of England and Wales (21 of 39 seats). Net revenue is £22m for 2025-26. It covers 13 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.39 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Green 21Lab 13LD 3Ref 2

Green Party of England and Wales 54% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Amber SmithGrnBowthorpe2026
Sue SandsLabBowthorpe2024
Peter PrinsleyLabBowthorpe2023
Mike ConroyRefCatton Grove2026
Mike StonardLabCatton Grove2024
Jess CarringtonLabCatton Grove2023
Tim DayRefCrome2026
Adam Christopher GilesLabCrome2024
Matt PackerLabCrome2023
Caroline AckroydLDEaton2026
James WrightLDEaton2024
Judith LubbockLDEaton2023
Showing 12 of 39·All 39 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

55%
Council tax
£12.0m · median 61%
29%
Central grants
£6.3m · median 26%
16%
Business rates
£3.6m · median 11%

This is a grant-heavy councils (district): 55% from council tax vs the cohort median of 61%.

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£306
County / upper-tier£1,756
Police£330
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£2,392

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.7 buckets · vs 163 other councils (district)

How does Norwich 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.

Corporate & Central39.9% of net spend · cohort median 27%
26 of 158+49% vs median
Waste & Recycling30.3% of net spend · cohort median 32%
95 of 158-5% vs median
Culture & Leisure14.8% of net spend · cohort median 13%
61 of 158+10% vs median
Housing & Homelessness14.7% of net spend · cohort median 14%
69 of 158+5% vs median
Planning & Economic Development12.7% of net spend · cohort median 14%
98 of 158-12% vs median
Public Health1.1% of net spend · cohort median 0%
5 of 38+161% vs median
Highways & Transport-13.4% of net spend · cohort median -2%
140 of 158
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.1,176 payments · £13.6m gross · 3 Dec 202531 Jan 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
NORWICH CITY SERVICES LTD£3.54m26.0%59
DSM DEMOLITION LTD£2.21m16.2%3
GASWAY SERVICES LTD£1.07m7.9%21
ANGLIAN WATER BUSINESS (WAVE)£0.64m4.7%3
OVAMILL LTD£0.63m4.6%1
REDACTED COMMERCIAL CONFIDENTIALITY£0.62m4.6%153
REDACTED PERSONAL DATA£0.56m4.1%555
BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED£0.48m3.5%8
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL£0.30m2.2%11
A & B GLASS COMPANY LTD T/A ASSET FINELINE£0.28m2.1%2

By service area · top supplier

Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.13 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Norwich South969% Clive LewisLab
Norwich North431% Alice MacdonaldInd
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 163 other councils (district)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
1,176 payments · 3 Dec 202531 Jan 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level