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Surrey Heath.

Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £13m net revenue. 14 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.

Typedistrict
Seats38 councillors · 14 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Net revenue · 2025-26
£13m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,468
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
24/38
Liberal Democrats 63%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Liberal Democrats chamber, Liberal Democrats MPs.

Surrey Heath is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (24 of 38 seats). Net revenue is £13m for 2025-26. It covers 14 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.38 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

LD 24Con 9Independent Berwick Hills Resident 3Lab 2

Liberal Democrats 63% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Mark GordonConBagshot2023
Richard WilsonLDBagshot2023
Valerie WhiteConBagshot2023
Liz NobleLDBisley West End2023
Sarbie KangLDBisley West End2023
Ying Lisa Shayne PerrettLDBisley West End2023
Alan AshberyLDFrimley2023
David O'MahoneyLDFrimley2023
Sarah Jane CrokeConFrimley2019
Ben LeachLDFrimley Green2019
Cliff BettonLDFrimley Green2019
Sashi MylvaganamLDFrimley Green2019
Showing 12 of 38·All 38 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

78%
Council tax
£10.4m · median 61%
15%
Central grants
£2.0m · median 26%
7%
Business rates
£0.9m · median 11%

This is a high-council-tax councils (district): 78% 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£260
County / upper-tier£1,846
Police£338
Fire & rescue£0
GLA precept£0
Parish average£24
Total Band-D£2,468

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.7 buckets · vs 163 other councils (district)

How does Surrey Heath 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 & Recycling32.1% of net spend · cohort median 32%
78 of 1580% vs median
Corporate & Central20.3% of net spend · cohort median 27%
119 of 158-24% vs median
Housing & Homelessness16.5% of net spend · cohort median 14%
53 of 158+18% vs median
Planning & Economic Development14.7% of net spend · cohort median 14%
75 of 158+2% vs median
Culture & Leisure12.5% of net spend · cohort median 13%
88 of 158-7% vs median
Adult Social Care6.2% of net spend · cohort median 1%
4 of 24+684% vs median
Highways & Transport-2.3% of net spend · cohort median -2%
77 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.932 payments · £14.1m gross · 6 Jan 202629 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
AMEY LG LTD£4.30m30.6%32
SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL (PAYROLL)£1.17m8.3%14
H M REVENUE & CUSTOMS (PAYE)£1.13m8.0%16
WOKING BOROUGH COUNCIL£0.90m6.4%8
PRAXIS - NNDR/CTAX REFUNDS ONLY£0.77m5.5%3
ADDLESHAW GODDARD£0.63m4.5%12
SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL£0.58m4.1%11
R COLLARD LTD£0.46m3.3%6
WINDLESHAM PARISH COUNCIL£0.31m2.2%3
GLENDALE COUNTRYSIDE LIMITED£0.27m1.9%62

By service area · top supplier

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

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.14 wards split across 1 parliamentary seat
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Surrey Heath14100% Al PinkertonLD
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
932 payments · 6 Jan 202629 Apr 2026
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level