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Rushmoor.

Labour Party-controlled district. £12m net revenue. 13 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.

Typedistrict
Seats39 councillors · 13 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Net revenue · 2025-26
£12m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,213
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
19/39
Labour Party 49%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Rushmoor is a district controlled by Labour Party (19 of 39 seats). Net revenue is £12m for 2025-26. It covers 13 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.39 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 19Con 11Ref 6LD 3

Labour Party 49% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Sharon HarveyRefAldershot Park2026
Mike RobertsLabAldershot Park2024
Sophie Lee'Ann PorterLabAldershot Park2023
Sally McGuinnessRefCherrywood2026
Bill O'DonovanLabCherrywood2024
Christine GuinnessLabCherrywood2023
Martin John TennantConCove Southwood2026
Sue CarterConCove Southwood2024
Steve MastersonConCove Southwood2023
Nicky SlaterLabEmpress2026
Julie HallLabEmpress2024
Gareth WilliamsLabEmpress2023
Showing 12 of 39·All 39 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

66%
Council tax
£8.0m · median 61%
22%
Central grants
£2.7m · median 26%
11%
Business rates
£1.4m · median 11%

This is a high-council-tax councils (district): 66% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (61%).

Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)

Band-D bill.

Council slice£240
County / upper-tier£1,610
Police£275
Fire & rescue£88
GLA precept£0
Total Band-D£2,213

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 Rushmoor 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 & Central32.5% of net spend · cohort median 27%
45 of 158+21% vs median
Waste & Recycling31.0% of net spend · cohort median 32%
90 of 158-3% vs median
Planning & Economic Development27.3% of net spend · cohort median 14%
8 of 158+89% vs median
Housing & Homelessness15.2% of net spend · cohort median 14%
65 of 158+8% vs median
Highways & Transport-0.9% of net spend · cohort median -2%
55 of 158
Culture & Leisure-5.0% of net spend · cohort median 13%
155 of 158-137% 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.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.13 wards split across 1 parliamentary seat
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Aldershot13100% Alex BakerLab
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 Rushmoor
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level