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South Norfolk.

Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled district. £18m net revenue. 26 wards across 4 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats46 councillors · 26 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Net revenue · 2025-26
£18m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,368
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
24/46
Conservative and Unionist Party 52%
Westminster
4
constituencies overlap · 3 MP parties
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, 3-party MP geography.

South Norfolk is a district controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (24 of 46 seats). Net revenue is £18m for 2025-26. It covers 26 wards spanning 4 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 3 parties — a heterogeneous setup.

§ 01Composition.46 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

Con 24LD 11Lab 9Independent Berwick Hills Resident 2

Conservative and Unionist Party 52% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Clayton HudsonIndBeck Vale Dickleburgh Scole2023
Delme Rhys ThompsonConBeck Vale Dickleburgh Scole2023
James EasterConBressingham Burston2023
John Charles FullerConBrooke2023
Stephen Ronald RidleyConBunwell2023
Kevin Leslie HurnConCentral Wymondham2023
Robert James SavageConCentral Wymondham2023
Daniel Edward ElmerConCringleford2023
Deborah SacksLabCringleford2023
Graham MinshullConDiss Roydon2023
Keith Walter KiddieConDiss Roydon2023
Kieran Francis MurphyConDiss Roydon2023
Showing 12 of 46·All 46 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

54%
Council tax
£9.5m · median 61%
36%
Central grants
£6.3m · median 26%
11%
Business rates
£1.8m · median 11%

This is a grant-heavy councils (district): 54% 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£175
County / upper-tier£1,756
Police£330
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Parish average£107
Total Band-D£2,368

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.6 buckets · vs 163 other councils (district)

How does South Norfolk 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 & Central53.5% of net spend · cohort median 27%
7 of 158+99% vs median
Waste & Recycling21.1% of net spend · cohort median 32%
148 of 158-34% vs median
Housing & Homelessness12.1% of net spend · cohort median 14%
101 of 158-14% vs median
Planning & Economic Development8.9% of net spend · cohort median 14%
129 of 158-38% vs median
Culture & Leisure5.2% of net spend · cohort median 13%
134 of 158-61% vs median
Highways & Transport-0.8% of net spend · cohort median -2%
52 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.

§ 04Top suppliers.1,751 payments · £16.5m gross · 3 Dec 202525 Feb 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
BROADLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL£4.72m28.6%9
SOUTH NORFOLK COUNCIL - HB PAYMENTS£3.16m19.1%50
NORFOLK COUNTY COUNCIL£2.43m14.7%25
*REDACTED - PERSONAL DATA*£1.73m10.5%437
DENNIS EAGLE LIMITED£0.53m3.2%47
VERTICAL PROPERTY SERVICES LTD£0.40m2.4%7
NORSE (NEWS)£0.32m2.0%5
BIRKETTS LLP£0.19m1.2%66
NEW ERA FUELS LTD T/A NEW ERA ENERGY£0.16m1.0%11
EDF ENERGY CUSTOMERS LTD£0.14m0.9%53

By service area · top supplier

Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.26 wards split across 4 parliamentary seats

South Norfolk’s territory crosses 4 Westminster constituencies, with 3 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.

ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
South Norfolk1765% Ben GoldsboroughLab
Waveney Valley623% Adrian RamsayGrn
Mid Norfolk28% George FreemanCon
Norwich South14% Clive LewisLab
Of note · the mixed-MP geography

This council holds 2 Ind, 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled district — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.

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
1,751 payments · 3 Dec 202525 Feb 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level