Three Rivers.
Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £12m net revenue. 13 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, opposed area.
Three Rivers is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (21 of 39 seats). Net revenue is £12m for 2025-26. It covers 13 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 54% · last contested 2 May 2024
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Bedford | LD | Abbots Langley Bedmond | 2024 |
| David Major | LD | Abbots Langley Bedmond | 2023 |
| Sara Bedford | LD | Abbots Langley Bedmond | 2022 |
| Christopher Alley | Con | Carpenders Park | 2024 |
| Ian Morris | Con | Carpenders Park | 2023 |
| Rue Grewal | Con | Carpenders Park | 2022 |
| Ciaran Reed | Con | Chorleywood North Sarratt | 2024 |
| Oliver Cooper | Con | Chorleywood North Sarratt | 2023 |
| Philip Hearn | Con | Chorleywood North Sarratt | 2022 |
| Harry Davies | LD | Chorleywood South Maple Cross | 2024 |
| Louise Price | LD | Chorleywood South Maple Cross | 2023 |
| Raj Khiroya | LD | Chorleywood South Maple Cross | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a high-council-tax councils (district): 71% 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 | £206 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,770 |
| Police | £265 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £65 |
| Total Band-D | £2,306 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Three Rivers 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South West Hertfordshire | 13 | 100% | Gagan Mohindra | 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 Three Rivers
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level