Preston.
Labour Party-controlled district. £27m net revenue. 16 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.
Preston is a district controlled by Labour Party (24 of 48 seats). Net revenue is £27m for 2025-26. It covers 16 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Labour Party 50% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronan Hodgson | LD | Ashton | 2026 |
| James Hull | Lab | Ashton | 2024 |
| Liz Atkins | Lab | Ashton | 2023 |
| Rob Walsh | Ref | Brookfield | 2026 |
| Sara Holmes | Lab | Brookfield | 2024 |
| Naoimh McMahon | Lab | Brookfield | 2023 |
| Daniel Gregg | LD | Cadley | 2026 |
| Julie Van Mierlo | LD | Cadley | 2024 |
| John Potter | LD | Cadley | 2023 |
| Tina Balmer | Grn | City Centre | 2026 |
| Salim Desai | Lab | City Centre | 2024 |
| Carol Henshaw | Lab | City Centre | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 60% council tax, 28% 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 | £364 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,736 |
| Police | £277 |
| Fire & rescue | £90 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £10 |
| Total Band-D | £2,478 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Preston 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATRIX SCM LTD | £0.30m | 8.4% | 133 |
| WOODPLUMPTON PARISH COUNCIL | £0.30m | 8.3% | 1 |
| ERIC WRIGHT CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD | £0.29m | 8.2% | 2 |
| ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER INSURANCE BROKERS LTD | £0.19m | 5.2% | 2 |
| LEA AND COTTAM PARISH COUNCIL | £0.16m | 4.5% | 1 |
| SUTCLIFFE PROPERTIES LIMITED | £0.15m | 4.3% | 1 |
| MRI COMMUNITY SOFTWARE LIMITED | £0.14m | 4.1% | 4 |
| LANCASHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | £0.13m | 3.7% | 4 |
| COMMUNITY GATEWAY ASSOCIATION LTD | £0.09m | 2.7% | 4 |
| CRITIQOM LTD T/AS MAIL METRICS | £0.09m | 2.4% | 29 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 12 | 75% | Mark Hendrick | Ind |
| Ribble Valley | 4 | 25% | Maya Ellis | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
720 payments · 8 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level