Torridge.
Independent Berwick Hills Resident-controlled district. £10m net revenue. 16 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
31 May 2026
Independent Berwick Hills Resident chamber, opposed area.
Torridge is a district controlled by Independent Berwick Hills Resident (16 of 37 seats). Net revenue is £10m for 2025-26. It covers 16 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Independent Berwick Hills Resident 43% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Spencer Ford | Ind | Appledore | 2023 |
| Peter Graham Hames | Grn | Appledore | 2023 |
| Huw Thomas | Grn | Bideford East | 2023 |
| James Andrew Craigie | Ind | Bideford East | 2023 |
| Jude Gubb | Ind | Bideford East | 2023 |
| Doug Bushby | Ind | Bideford North | 2023 |
| Peter Stuart Christie | Grn | Bideford North | 2023 |
| Trevor Johns | LD | Bideford North | 2023 |
| David George Brenton | Lab | Bideford South | 2023 |
| Simon George Inch | Ind | Bideford South | 2023 |
| Shirley Langford | Lab | Bideford South | 2019 |
| Anne Brenton | Lab | Bideford West | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a grant-heavy councils (district): 51% 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 | £195 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,801 |
| Police | £288 |
| Fire & rescue | £105 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £90 |
| Total Band-D | £2,479 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Torridge 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.
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
| Supplier | Paid | Share | Pmts |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAM CONSTRUCTION LTD | £1.89m | 26.1% | 4 |
| DEVON CONTRACTORS LTD | £0.81m | 11.2% | 2 |
| ACTIVE TORRIDGE LTD | £0.28m | 3.9% | 8 |
| KENT COUNTY COUNCIL | £0.26m | 3.6% | 14 |
| AHR ARCHITECTS LTD | £0.23m | 3.2% | 7 |
| MRI COMMUNITY SOFTWARE LTD | £0.14m | 1.9% | 14 |
| COMENSURA LTD | £0.13m | 1.8% | 70 |
| IDOX SOFTWARE LTD | £0.12m | 1.7% | 2 |
| ***DP*** TDC DEVON HOUSEHOLD SUPPORT FUND | £0.09m | 1.3% | 133 |
| BISHOP FLEMING AUDIT LIMITED | £0.08m | 1.2% | 3 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torridge and Tavistock | 16 | 100% | Geoffrey Cox | 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
2,036 payments · 4 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level