South Cambridgeshire.
Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £19m net revenue. 26 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, Liberal Democrats MPs.
South Cambridgeshire is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (41 of 46 seats). Net revenue is £19m for 2025-26. It covers 26 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 89% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Harvey | LD | Balsham | 2026 |
| William George Scantlebury | LD | Bar Hill | 2026 |
| Aidan Thomas Van de Weyer | LD | Barrington | 2026 |
| Adam Bostanci | LD | Bassingbourn | 2026 |
| John Robert Jefferies | LD | Caldecote | 2026 |
| Amber Thomas | LD | Cambourne | 2026 |
| Helene Elizabeth Leeming | LD | Cambourne | 2026 |
| Michael Allan Booth | LD | Cambourne | 2026 |
| Chris Poulton | LD | Caxton Papworth | 2026 |
| Peter David Sandford | LD | Caxton Papworth | 2026 |
| Annika Osborne | LD | Cottenham | 2022 |
| John Loveluck | LD | Cottenham | 2022 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 65% council tax, 26% 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 | £175 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,701 |
| Police | £299 |
| Fire & rescue | £87 |
| GLA precept | £36 |
| Parish average | £116 |
| Total Band-D | £2,415 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does South Cambridgeshire 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.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Cambridgeshire | 15 | 58% | Pippa Heylings | LD |
| St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire | 9 | 35% | Ian Sollom | LD |
| Ely and East Cambridgeshire | 2 | 8% | Charlotte Cane | LD |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
Not yet ingested for South Cambridgeshire
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level