South Staffordshire.
Conservative and Unionist Party-controlled district. £10m net revenue. 20 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Conservative and Unionist Party chamber, Conservative and Unionist Party MPs.
South Staffordshire is a district controlled by Conservative and Unionist Party (30 of 44 seats). Net revenue is £10m for 2025-26. It covers 20 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Conservative and Unionist Party 68% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiona Hopkins | Grn | Bilbrook | 2023 |
| Gary Burnett | Grn | Bilbrook | 2023 |
| Anne Holmes | Con | Brewood Coven Blymhill | 2023 |
| Sue Szalapski | Con | Brewood Coven Blymhill | 2023 |
| Wendy Jacqueline Sutton | Con | Brewood Coven Blymhill | 2023 |
| Bernard Williams | Con | Cheslyn Hay Village | 2023 |
| Rob Duncan | Con | Cheslyn Hay Village | 2023 |
| Sue Duncan | Con | Cheslyn Hay Village | 2023 |
| John Kirkland Michell | Con | Codsall | 2023 |
| Meg Barrow | Con | Codsall | 2023 |
| Val Chapman | Con | Codsall | 2023 |
| Chris Steel | Ind | Essington | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 59% council tax, 27% 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 | £145 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,622 |
| Police | £288 |
| Fire & rescue | £92 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £73 |
| Total Band-D | £2,220 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does South Staffordshire 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingswinford and South Staffordshire | 10 | 50% | Mike Wood | Con |
| Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge | 10 | 50% | Gavin Williamson | Con |
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 Staffordshire
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level