Winchester.
Liberal Democrats-controlled district. £16m net revenue. 15 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, 3-party MP geography.
Winchester is a district controlled by Liberal Democrats (31 of 42 seats). Net revenue is £16m for 2025-26. It covers 15 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 3 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 74% · last contested 2 May 2024
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clare Pinniger | LD | Alresford Itchen Valley | 2024 |
| Russell Digby Gordon-Smith | LD | Alresford Itchen Valley | 2023 |
| Margot Julia Power | LD | Alresford Itchen Valley | 2022 |
| Jan Warwick | Con | Badger Farm Olivers Battery | 2024 |
| Adrian Devindran Brophy | LD | Badger Farm Olivers Battery | 2023 |
| Brian Leslie Laming | LD | Badger Farm Olivers Battery | 2022 |
| Suzanne Emma White | Grn | Central Meon Valley | 2024 |
| Danny Lee | Grn | Central Meon Valley | 2023 |
| Malcolm Wallace | Grn | Central Meon Valley | 2022 |
| Hannah Jane Greenberg | LD | Colden Common Twyford | 2023 |
| Sue Cook | Con | Colden Common Twyford | 2022 |
| Michael Bennett | LD | Denmead | 2024 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 64% council tax, 28% 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 | £189 |
| County / upper-tier | £1,610 |
| Police | £275 |
| Fire & rescue | £88 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £90 |
| Total Band-D | £2,251 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Winchester 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARDO (SOUTH) LIMITED | £0.91m | 8.4% | 25 |
| BIFFA MUNICIPAL LIMITED | £0.62m | 5.7% | 23 |
| PREMIER FIRE SECURITY LTD | £0.58m | 5.4% | 11 |
| BUSINESS STREAM | £0.54m | 5.0% | 2 |
| CALA HOMES THAMES LTD | £0.52m | 4.8% | 1 |
| THE OYSTER PARTNERSHIP LTD | £0.49m | 4.5% | 24 |
| HAMPSHIRE PENSION FUND | £0.39m | 3.6% | 7 |
| BASEPOINT BUSINESS CENTRE | £0.38m | 3.5% | 2 |
| CORRECT CONTRACT SERVICES LTD | £0.32m | 3.0% | 117 |
| HOARE (FAREHAM) LTD | £0.27m | 2.5% | 32 |
By service area · top supplier
Service-classified supplier data not yet ingested for this council.
Winchester’s territory crosses 3 Westminster constituencies, with 3 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester | 13 | 87% | Danny Chambers | LD |
| Fareham and Waterlooville | 2 | 13% | Suella Braverman | Ref |
| Hamble Valley | 1 | 7% | Paul Holmes | Con |
This council holds 1 Ind, 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Liberal Democrats-controlled district — most weeks one MP is asking the council for something and another is praising it.
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 163 other councils (district)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
1,212 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 23 Dec 2025
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level