Watford.
Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £16m net revenue. 12 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, opposed area.
Watford is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (32 of 36 seats). Net revenue is £16m for 2025-26. It covers 12 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 89% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Alexander Eric Stotesbury | LD | Callowland | 2026 |
| Richard Peter Short | LD | Callowland | 2024 |
| Dawn Allen-Williamson | LD | Callowland | 2023 |
| Aga Dychton | LD | Central | 2026 |
| Sam Summer | LD | Central | 2024 |
| Rabi Martins | LD | Central | 2023 |
| Emil Anwar Rowe | LD | Holywell | 2026 |
| Nigel Bell | Lab | Holywell | 2024 |
| Favour Ezeifedi | Lab | Holywell | 2023 |
| Monjuma Rahman | LD | Leggatts | 2026 |
| Sham Begum | LD | Leggatts | 2024 |
| Asif Khan | Lab | Leggatts | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a high-council-tax councils (district): 69% 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 | £309 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,770 |
| Police | £265 |
| Fire & rescue | £0 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Total Band-D | £2,343 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Watford 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES (UK) LTD | £5.06m | 16.6% | 36 |
| MORGAN SINDALL CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE | £3.71m | 12.2% | 5 |
| WORKMAN LLP | £1.57m | 5.2% | 12 |
| SLM LTD | £1.30m | 4.3% | 3 |
| MURRILL CONSTRUCTION LTD | £1.17m | 3.9% | 62 |
| ORION PROPERTY GROUP LIMITED | £1.04m | 3.4% | 7 |
| THREE RIVERS DISTRICT COUNCIL | £0.98m | 3.2% | 8 |
| HEALTH SERVICES LABORATORIES (HSL) | £0.78m | 2.5% | 1 |
| SPORTS & LEISURE MANAGEMENT LTD (SLM) | £0.67m | 2.2% | 5 |
| NSL LIMITED | £0.63m | 2.1% | 11 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 12 | 100% | Matt Turmaine | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
1,477 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level