The local authorityCouncil · district · England · 1 of 164 councils (district)

Nuneaton and Bedworth.

Labour Party-controlled district. £18m net revenue. 6 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats12 councillors · 6 wards
Last election2 May 2024
Net revenue · 2025-26
£18m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,398
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
8/12
Labour Party 67%
Westminster
3
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Nuneaton and Bedworth is a district controlled by Labour Party (8 of 12 seats). Net revenue is £18m for 2025-26. It covers 6 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.12 seats · last contested 2 May 2024

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 8Con 4

Labour Party 67% · last contested 2 May 2024

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Tony VensonLabChilvers Coton2024
Tracy Elizabeth SheppardLabChilvers Coton2024
Mark EtienneConEastboro2024
Tony CooperConEastboro2024
Jonathan Mark Thomas CollettConMilby2024
Michael BirdConMilby2024
Bhim SaruLabSt Marys2024
Jill SheppardLabSt Marys2024
Jack BonnerLabStockingford East2024
Nicky KingLabStockingford East2024
Chris WatkinsLabStockingford West2024
Kath PriceLabStockingford West2024
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

62%
Council tax
£11.0m · median 61%
26%
Central grants
£4.7m · median 26%
12%
Business rates
£2.1m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 62% council tax, 26% 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£271
County / upper-tier£1,823
Police£304
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£2,398

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.6 buckets · vs 163 other councils (district)

How does Nuneaton and Bedworth 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.

Waste & Recycling55.2% of net spend · cohort median 32%
5 of 158+72% vs median
Corporate & Central24.6% of net spend · cohort median 27%
95 of 158-8% vs median
Culture & Leisure23.3% of net spend · cohort median 13%
18 of 158+74% vs median
Housing & Homelessness-0.8% of net spend · cohort median 14%
154 of 158-106% vs median
Highways & Transport-1.0% of net spend · cohort median -2%
60 of 158
Planning & Economic Development-1.3% of net spend · cohort median 14%
150 of 158-109% 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.1,691 payments · £23.2m gross · 2 Jan 202631 Mar 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
BAM CONSTRUCTION LIMITED£5.65m24.4%5
SLM EVERYONE ACTIVE£1.66m7.2%18
J HARPER & SONS LIMITED£1.07m4.6%6
NABCEL£1.03m4.4%136
ARTHUR J GALLAGHER INS£1.00m4.3%11
IMPART LINKS LTD£0.84m3.6%37
SHERBOURNE RECYCLING LTD£0.75m3.3%11
COVENTRY CITY COUNCIL£0.53m2.3%16
GEORGE ELIOT HOSPITAL NHS TRUST£0.51m2.2%1
GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE LTD£0.51m2.2%54

By service area · top supplier

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

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.6 wards split across 3 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Nuneaton13217% Jodie GoslingLab
North Warwickshire and Bedworth583% Rachel TaylorLab
Rugby117% John SlingerLab
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
1,691 payments · 2 Jan 202631 Mar 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level