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Ribble Valley.

Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled district. £8m net revenue. 26 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats40 councillors · 26 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Net revenue · 2025-26
£8m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,300
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
19/40
Conservative and Unionist Party 48%
Westminster
2
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, opposed area.

Ribble Valley is a district controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (19 of 40 seats). Net revenue is £8m for 2025-26. It covers 26 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.40 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

Con 19LD 8Lab 7Independent Berwick Hills Resident 4Green 2

Conservative and Unionist Party 48% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Jim RogersonConAlston Hothersall2019
Judith Anne ClarkConAlston Hothersall2019
Steve FarmerConBillington Langho2023
Tony AustinConBillington Langho2023
Rosie ElmsConBowland2019
Stephen Alexis AtkinsonConBrockhall Dinckley2023
Gary Kenneth ScottConChatburn2023
Simon HoreConChipping2023
Louise EdgeConClayton Le Dale Salesbury2019
Kieren SpencerLabDerby Thornley2023
Rachael Elizabeth RayLabDerby Thornley2023
Lee JamesonLabDilworth2023
Showing 12 of 40·All 40 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

58%
Council tax
£4.5m · median 61%
32%
Central grants
£2.5m · median 26%
10%
Business rates
£0.8m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 58% council tax, 32% 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£171
County / upper-tier£1,736
Police£277
Fire & rescue£90
GLA precept£0
Parish average£26
Total Band-D£2,300

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 Ribble Valley 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 & Recycling42.4% of net spend · cohort median 32%
23 of 158+32% vs median
Corporate & Central27.8% of net spend · cohort median 27%
75 of 158+4% vs median
Culture & Leisure19.5% of net spend · cohort median 13%
30 of 158+45% vs median
Planning & Economic Development9.8% of net spend · cohort median 14%
122 of 158-32% vs median
Housing & Homelessness2.7% of net spend · cohort median 14%
153 of 158-81% vs median
Adult Social Care0.2% of net spend · cohort median 1%
16 of 24-71% vs median
Highways & Transport-2.3% of net spend · cohort median -2%
78 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.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.26 wards split across 2 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Ribble Valley1662% Maya EllisLab
Pendle and Clitheroe1038% Jonathan HinderLab
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
Not yet ingested for Ribble Valley
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level