The local authorityCouncil · metropolitan_borough · England · 1 of 36 councils (metropolitan_borough)

Sheffield.

Labour Party-controlled metropolitan_borough. £692m net revenue. 28 wards across 6 parliamentary constituencies.

Typemetropolitan_borough
Seats84 councillors · 28 wards
Last election7 May 2026
Websitesheffield.gov.uk
Net revenue · 2025-26
£692m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
31/84
Labour Party 37%
Westminster
6
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Sheffield is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Labour Party (31 of 84 seats). Net revenue is £692m for 2025-26. It covers 28 wards spanning 6 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.84 seats · last contested 7 May 2026

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 31LD 22Green 20Ref 10Independent Berwick Hills Resident 1

Labour Party 37% · last contested 7 May 2026

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Simon William Clement-JonesLDBeauchief Greenhill2026
Sophie Jane ThorntonLDBeauchief Greenhill2024
Richard Craig Thomas ShawLDBeauchief Greenhill2023
Laurence HaywardRefBeighton2026
Stuart WallaceRefBeighton2026
Ann Doreen WoolhouseLDBeighton2024
Luke GoddardRefBirley2026
Matthew Robert DwyerLabBirley2024
Denise FoxLabBirley2023
Maleiki HaybeGrnBroomhill Sharrow Vale2026
Brian HolmshawGrnBroomhill Sharrow Vale2024
Angela ArgenzioGrnBroomhill Sharrow Vale2023
Showing 12 of 84·All 84 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

44%
Council tax
£301.8m · median 44%
41%
Central grants
£286.7m · median 41%
15%
Business rates
£103.2m · median 14%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (metropolitan_borough) median: 44% council tax, 41% central grants.

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

Band-D bill.

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.10 buckets · vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)

How does Sheffield split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-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.

Education31.1% of net spend · cohort median 41%
31 of 35-23% vs median
Adult Social Care29.9% of net spend · cohort median 26%
5 of 35+16% vs median
Children's Services13.4% of net spend · cohort median 15%
29 of 35-12% vs median
Highways & Transport5.6% of net spend · cohort median 2%
1 of 35+275% vs median
Waste & Recycling4.7% of net spend · cohort median 4%
13 of 35+13% vs median
Corporate & Central4.5% of net spend · cohort median 3%
5 of 35+49% vs median
Public Health3.3% of net spend · cohort median 4%
34 of 35-24% vs median
Culture & Leisure2.8% of net spend · cohort median 2%
10 of 35+17% vs median
Planning & Economic Development2.4% of net spend · cohort median 2%
3 of 35+57% vs median
Housing & Homelessness2.2% of net spend · cohort median 2%
8 of 35+32% 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.26,459 payments · £86.6m gross · 3 Dec 20254 Nov 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
SOUTH YORKSHIRE POLICE£10.12m11.7%3
SOUTH YORKSHIRE MAYORAL COMBINED AUTHORI£6.90m8.0%6
AMEY HALLAM HIGHWAYS LIMITED£6.48m7.5%1
YORKSHIRE WATER£4.59m5.3%1
SOUTH YORKSHIRE FIRE & RESCUE AUTHORITY£3.93m4.5%6
REDACTED PERSONAL DATA£3.70m4.3%8,130
ESH CONSTRUCTION LTD£1.96m2.3%9
TP CONTS£1.67m1.9%1
EQUITIX (HOWDEN HOUSE) LTD£1.62m1.9%3
IDK SUPPORT 4 YOU LTD£1.30m1.5%3,852

By service area · top supplier

ServiceTop supplierPaid
Waste And RecyclingAMEY HALLAM HIGHWAYS LIMITED£6.48m
Adult Social CareREDACTED PERSONAL DATA£2.17m
Corporate And CentralTP CONTS£1.67m
Planning And EconomicESH CONSTRUCTION LTD£1.51m
Childrens ServicesREDACTED PERSONAL DATA£0.95m
Public HealthSHEFFIELD CHILDRENS HOSPITAL NHS TRUST£0.78m
§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.28 wards split across 6 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Sheffield South East621% Clive BettsLab
Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough518% Gill FurnissLab
Sheffield Hallam518% Olivia BlakeLab
Sheffield Heeley518% Louise HaighLab
Sheffield Central414% Abtisam MohamedLab
Penistone and Stocksbridge311% Marie TidballLab
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 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
26,459 payments · 3 Dec 20254 Nov 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level