Vale of White Horse.
Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £17m net revenue. 24 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, Liberal Democrats MPs.
Vale of White Horse is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (35 of 40 seats). Net revenue is £17m for 2025-26. It covers 24 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 88% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheryl Karen Briggs | Grn | Abingdon Abbey Northcourt | 2023 |
| Helen Pighills | LD | Abingdon Abbey Northcourt | 2023 |
| Andrew John Skinner | LD | Abingdon Caldecott | 2023 |
| Neil Fawcett | LD | Abingdon Caldecott | 2023 |
| Andrew Foulsham | LD | Abingdon Dunmore | 2023 |
| Oliver Forder | LD | Abingdon Dunmore | 2023 |
| Eric de la Harpe | LD | Abingdon Fitzharris | 2023 |
| Rob Maddison | LD | Abingdon Fitzharris | 2023 |
| Max Thompson | LD | Abingdon Peachcroft | 2023 |
| Mike Pighills | LD | Abingdon Peachcroft | 2023 |
| Debra Dewhurst | LD | Blewbury Harwell | 2023 |
| Hayleigh Gascoigne | LD | Blewbury Harwell | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 57% council tax, 35% 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 | £162 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,911 |
| Police | £283 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £100 |
| Total Band-D | £2,457 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Vale of White Horse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE DIST COUNCIL | £2.53m | 42.9% | 6 |
| BIFFA MUNICIPAL LTD V17052 | £1.22m | 20.7% | 15 |
| CAPITA BUSINESS SERVICE LTD | £0.52m | 8.8% | 3 |
| OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL PENSION FUND | £0.22m | 3.8% | 6 |
| BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LTD | £0.13m | 2.2% | 5 |
| OXFORD DIRECT SERVICES TRADING LTD | £0.11m | 1.8% | 13 |
| INNOVATION CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LTD | £0.08m | 1.4% | 8 |
| OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL | £0.08m | 1.4% | 3 |
| ASHE CONSTRUCTION LTD | £0.07m | 1.3% | 2 |
| NHS BUCKINGHAMSHIRE OXFORDSHIRE AND BERKSHIRE WEST INTEGRATED CARE BOARD | £0.07m | 1.2% | 1 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didcot and Wantage | 10 | 42% | Olly Glover | LD |
| Oxford West and Abingdon | 10 | 42% | Layla Moran | LD |
| Witney | 4 | 17% | Charlie Maynard | LD |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
598 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level