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South Holland.

Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled district. £13m net revenue. 18 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.

Typedistrict
Seats37 councillors · 18 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Net revenue · 2025-26
£13m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,205
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
19/37
Conservative and Unionist Party 51%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, Conservative and Unionist Party MPs.

South Holland is a district controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (19 of 37 seats). Net revenue is £13m for 2025-26. It covers 18 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.37 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

Con 19South Holland Independents 15Independent Berwick Hills Resident 3

Conservative and Unionist Party 51% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Angie HarrisonConCrowland Deeping St Nicholas2023
Bryan AlcockIndCrowland Deeping St Nicholas2023
Jim AstillConCrowland Deeping St Nicholas2023
Henry John William BinghamConDonington Quadring Gosberton2023
Jane Lesley KingIndDonington Quadring Gosberton2023
Margaret Ann GeaneyConDonington Quadring Gosberton2023
Paul Stephen BarnesIndFleet2023
Jo ReynoldsConGedney2023
Nick WorthConHolbeach Hurn2023
Nanette Jacqueline ChapmanConHolbeach Town2023
Sophie Elizabeth HutchinsonIndHolbeach Town2023
Tracey Ann CarterConHolbeach Town2023
Showing 12 of 37·All 37 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

51%
Council tax
£6.6m · median 61%
33%
Central grants
£4.2m · median 26%
16%
Business rates
£2.1m · median 11%

This is a grant-heavy councils (district): 51% from council tax vs the cohort median of 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£216
County / upper-tier£1,626
Police£318
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Parish average£46
Total Band-D£2,205

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 South Holland 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 & Recycling59.0% of net spend · cohort median 32%
3 of 158+84% vs median
Corporate & Central39.7% of net spend · cohort median 27%
28 of 158+48% vs median
Culture & Leisure15.6% of net spend · cohort median 13%
56 of 158+17% vs median
Highways & Transport-1.1% of net spend · cohort median -2%
64 of 158
Housing & Homelessness-1.7% of net spend · cohort median 14%
155 of 158-112% vs median
Planning & Economic Development-11.5% of net spend · cohort median 14%
154 of 158-180% 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.18 wards split across 1 parliamentary seat
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
South Holland and The Deepings18100% John HayesCon
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 South Holland
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level