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Redditch.

Labour Party-controlled district. £11m net revenue. 9 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.

Typedistrict
Seats21 councillors · 9 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Net revenue · 2025-26
£11m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,289
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
9/21
Labour Party 43%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Redditch is a district controlled by Labour Party (9 of 21 seats). Net revenue is £11m for 2025-26. It covers 9 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.21 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 9Ref 8Con 4

Labour Party 43% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Roger Michael BennettRefAstwood Bank Feckenham2026
Brandon Frank ClaytonConAstwood Bank Feckenham2024
Craig WarhurstConAstwood Bank Feckenham2024
Ashley MonkRefBatchley & Brockhill2026
Gary SlimLabCentral2026
Nikki LloydRefGreenlands Lakeside2026
Andrew FryLabGreenlands Lakeside2024
Joanna KaneLabGreenlands Lakeside2024
Susan EacockRefHeadless Cross Oakenshaw2026
Ian WoodallLabHeadless Cross Oakenshaw2024
Juliet Barker SmithLabHeadless Cross Oakenshaw2024
David Norman MeredithRefMatchborough Woodrow2026
Showing 12 of 21·All 21 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

66%
Council tax
£7.3m · median 61%
23%
Central grants
£2.5m · median 26%
12%
Business rates
£1.3m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 66% council tax, 23% 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£278
County / upper-tier£1,616
Police£292
Fire & rescue£102
GLA precept£0
Parish average£2
Total Band-D£2,289

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 Redditch 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 & Central42.3% of net spend · cohort median 27%
21 of 158+58% vs median
Waste & Recycling17.3% of net spend · cohort median 32%
154 of 158-46% vs median
Housing & Homelessness16.1% of net spend · cohort median 14%
57 of 158+15% vs median
Planning & Economic Development10.3% of net spend · cohort median 14%
119 of 158-29% vs median
Culture & Leisure10.2% of net spend · cohort median 13%
104 of 158-24% vs median
Highways & Transport3.7% of net spend · cohort median -2%
5 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.736 payments · £14.5m gross · 4 Feb 202629 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
CONNECT SERVICES BUILDING SOLUTIONS LTD£1.31m9.1%13
SEDDON CONSTRUCTION LTD£1.29m8.9%3
OPUS PEOPLE SOLUTIONS£0.84m5.8%6
NKS CONTRACTS (CENTRAL) LTD£0.83m5.7%8
CLC CONTRACTORS LTD£0.80m5.5%4
BROMSGROVE DISTRICT COUNCIL£0.59m4.1%5
THOMAS STARTIN JUNR LTD£0.56m3.8%3
NOVUS PROPERTY SOLUTIONS LTD£0.48m3.3%5
HARDYMAN & CO LIMITED£0.43m2.9%10
DODD GROUP (MIDLANDS) LIMITED£0.40m2.7%8

By service area · top supplier

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

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.9 wards split across 1 parliamentary seat
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Redditch9100% Chris BlooreLab
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
736 payments · 4 Feb 202629 Apr 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level