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

Nottingham.

Labour Party-controlled unitary. £408m net revenue. 19 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.

TypeUnitary
Seats52 councillors · 19 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Websitenottinghamcity.gov.uk
Net revenue · 2025-26
£408m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,656
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
48/52
Labour Party 92%
Westminster
3
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Nottingham is a unitary controlled by Labour Party (48 of 52 seats). Net revenue is £408m for 2025-26. It covers 19 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.52 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 48Nottingham Independents 3Independent Berwick Hills Resident 1

Labour Party 92% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Carole Williams McCullochLabAspley2023
Graham ChapmanLabAspley2023
Patience Uloma IfedioraLabAspley2023
Linda WoodingsLabBasford2023
Nick RaineLabBasford2023
Salma MumtazLabBasford2023
Angela KandolaLabBerridge2023
Shuguftah Jabeen QuddoosLabBerridge2023
Sulcan MahmoodLabBerridge2023
Audra Marie WynterLabBestwood2023
Georgia Emily PowerLabBestwood2023
Jay Michael HayesLabBestwood2023
Showing 12 of 52·All 52 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

39%
Council tax
£157.3m · median 59%
44%
Central grants
£181.1m · median 30%
17%
Business rates
£69.4m · median 11%

This is a grant-heavy unitary authoritie: 39% 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£2,263
County / upper-tier£0
Police£296
Fire & rescue£97
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£2,656

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 Nottingham 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.

Education27.6% of net spend · cohort median 36%
52 of 61-23% vs median
Adult Social Care26.1% of net spend · cohort median 27%
41 of 61-4% vs median
Children's Services20.1% of net spend · cohort median 15%
9 of 61+36% vs median
Public Health5.9% of net spend · cohort median 4%
5 of 61+61% vs median
Waste & Recycling5.1% of net spend · cohort median 6%
46 of 61-12% vs median
Highways & Transport4.9% of net spend · cohort median 3%
6 of 61+85% vs median
Housing & Homelessness3.9% of net spend · cohort median 2%
5 of 61+102% vs median
Corporate & Central2.8% of net spend · cohort median 3%
32 of 61-1% vs median
Planning & Economic Development2.2% of net spend · cohort median 1%
12 of 61+62% vs median
Culture & Leisure1.4% of net spend · cohort median 2%
50 of 61-34% 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.12,412 payments · £218.7m gross · 3 Dec 20258 Apr 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
TRAMLINK NOTTINGHAM LIMITED£12.64m5.8%15
DEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERO£9.38m4.3%1
WOODLANDS SCHOOL T/A RALEIGH LEARNING TRUST£9.02m4.1%26
UNITED LIVING SOUTH LIMITED£8.89m4.1%398
FRAMEWORK HOUSING ASSOCIATION£5.75m2.6%74
MATRIX SCM LTD£5.57m2.5%17
WILLMOTT DIXON CONSTRUCTION LTD£4.70m2.1%5
WASTENOTTS (RECLAMATION) LTD£4.57m2.1%28
LOVELL PARTNERSHIPS LTD£4.44m2.0%43
NOTTINGHAM CITYCARE PARTNERSHIP CIC£4.21m1.9%12

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Waste And RecyclingDEPARTMENT FOR ENERGY SECURITY & NET ZERO£9.38m
EducationWOODLANDS SCHOOL T/A RALEIGH LEARNING TRUST£9.02m
Housing And HomelessnessUNITED LIVING SOUTH LIMITED£6.13m
Corporate And CentralMATRIX SCM LTD£5.57m
Public HealthNOTTINGHAM CITYCARE PARTNERSHIP CIC£4.11m
Planning And EconomicNOTTINGHAM CITY TRANSPORT LTD£1.86m
Childrens ServicesNOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL£1.38m
Adult Social CareNOTTINGHAMSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL£0.38m
§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.19 wards split across 3 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Nottingham East737% Nadia WhittomeLab
Nottingham South737% Lilian GreenwoodLab
Nottingham North and Kimberley632% Alex NorrisInd
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
12,412 payments · 3 Dec 20258 Apr 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level