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Stroud.

Green Party of England and Wales-controlled district. £17m net revenue. 25 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats46 councillors · 25 wards
Last election2 May 2024
Net revenue · 2025-26
£17m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,369
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
22/46
Green Party of England and Wales 48%
Westminster
3
constituencies overlap · 3 MP parties
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Green Party of England and Wales chamber, 3-party MP geography.

Stroud is a district controlled by Green Party of England and Wales (22 of 46 seats). Net revenue is £17m for 2025-26. It covers 25 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 3 parties — a heterogeneous setup.

§ 01Composition.46 seats · last contested 2 May 2024

Who sits in the chamber.

Green 22Lab 19Con 3LD 2

Green Party of England and Wales 48% · last contested 2 May 2024

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Sarah CanningGrnAmberley Woodchester2024
Charles James TuffinConBerkeley Vale2024
Lindsey Jane GreenConBerkeley Vale2024
Paul TurnerConBerkeley Vale2024
Martin Andrew BrownGrnBisley2024
Dave MathewsLabCainscross2024
Elizabeth Ross StanleyLabCainscross2024
Fraser DahdouhLabCainscross2024
Ian HamiltonLabCam East2024
Milly HillLabCam East2024
Chris HaynesLabCam West2024
Terri KinnisonLabCam West2024
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.

69%
Council tax
£11.6m · median 61%
22%
Central grants
£3.7m · median 26%
9%
Business rates
£1.5m · median 11%

This is a high-council-tax councils (district): 69% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (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£243
County / upper-tier£1,680
Police£322
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Parish average£125
Total Band-D£2,369

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 Stroud 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 & Recycling36.7% of net spend · cohort median 32%
46 of 158+15% vs median
Corporate & Central21.5% of net spend · cohort median 27%
108 of 158-20% vs median
Planning & Economic Development18.0% of net spend · cohort median 14%
49 of 158+25% vs median
Culture & Leisure12.7% of net spend · cohort median 13%
82 of 158-5% vs median
Housing & Homelessness12.3% of net spend · cohort median 14%
94 of 158-12% vs median
Highways & Transport-1.2% of net spend · cohort median -2%
66 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.1,135 payments · £7.3m gross · 4 Dec 202530 Apr 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
UBICO LIMITED£2.37m32.4%4
REDACTED£0.59m8.2%61
PERSIMMON HOMES LTD - SEVERN VALLEY£0.58m7.9%4
CIVICA UK LIMITED£0.38m5.2%12
TEWKESBURY BOROUGH COUNCIL£0.26m3.6%20
BYTES SOFTWARE SERVICES LTD£0.21m2.8%1
COMENSURA LTD£0.19m2.5%61
SEVERN WYE ENERGY AGENCY LTD£0.18m2.5%3
WAIN HOMES (SEVERN VALLEY) LTD£0.14m1.9%1
IDOX SOFTWARE LTD£0.13m1.8%3

By service area · top supplier

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

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.25 wards split across 3 parliamentary seats

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

ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Stroud2184% Simon OpherLab
North Cotswolds520% Geoffrey Clifton-BrownCon
South Cotswolds14% Roz SavageLD
Of note · the mixed-MP geography

This council holds 1 Ind, 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Green Party of England and Wales-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
1,135 payments · 4 Dec 202530 Apr 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level