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Uttlesford.

Residents for Uttlesford-controlled district. £13m net revenue. 22 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.

Typedistrict
Seats41 councillors · 22 wards
Last election4 May 2023
Net revenue · 2025-26
£13m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,237
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
24/41
Residents for Uttlesford 59%
Westminster
3
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Residents for Uttlesford chamber, opposed area.

Uttlesford is a district controlled by Residents for Uttlesford (24 of 41 seats). Net revenue is £13m for 2025-26. It covers 22 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.41 seats · last contested 4 May 2023

Who sits in the chamber.

Residents for Uttlesford 24Con 11LD 4Independent Berwick Hills Resident 2

Residents for Uttlesford 59% · last contested 4 May 2023

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
John Michael MoranConAshdon2023
Geof DriscollIndBroad Oak The Hallingburys2023
Neil ReeveIndBroad Oak The Hallingburys2023
Edward OliverConClavering2023
Stewart Charles LuckIndDebden Wimbish2023
Bianca DonaldIndElsenham Henham2023
Petrina Michelle LeesIndElsenham Henham2023
John EvansIndFelsted Stebbing2023
Richard SilcockLDFelsted Stebbing2023
Chris CriscioneConFlitch Green Little Dunmow2023
Alex ArmstrongIndGreat Dunmow North2023
John Edward Norris DaveyConGreat Dunmow North2023
Showing 12 of 41·All 41 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

57%
Council tax
£7.4m · median 61%
36%
Central grants
£4.6m · median 26%
7%
Business rates
£0.9m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 57% council tax, 36% 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£182
County / upper-tier£1,580
Police£260
Fire & rescue£88
GLA precept£0
Parish average£128
Total Band-D£2,237

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 Uttlesford 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.

Corporate & Central59.9% of net spend · cohort median 27%
5 of 158+123% vs median
Waste & Recycling18.0% of net spend · cohort median 32%
153 of 158-44% vs median
Planning & Economic Development14.6% of net spend · cohort median 14%
76 of 158+2% vs median
Culture & Leisure8.5% of net spend · cohort median 13%
117 of 158-37% vs median
Housing & Homelessness4.7% of net spend · cohort median 14%
150 of 158-67% vs median
Public Health0.4% of net spend · cohort median 0%
20 of 38-2% vs median
Highways & Transport-6.1% of net spend · cohort median -2%
112 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.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.22 wards split across 3 parliamentary seats
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
North West Essex1882% Kemi BadenochCon
Braintree29% James CleverlyCon
Harlow29% Chris VinceInd
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
Not yet ingested for Uttlesford
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level