Windsor and Maidenhead.
Liberal Democrats-controlled unitary. £130m net revenue. 19 wards across 2 parliamentary constituencies.
31 May 2026
Liberal Democrats chamber, 2-party MP geography.
Windsor and Maidenhead is a unitary controlled by Liberal Democrats (26 of 50 seats). Net revenue is £130m for 2025-26. It covers 19 wards spanning 2 parliamentary constituencies. The MP geography crosses 2 parties — a heterogeneous setup.
Who sits in the chamber.
Liberal Democrats 52% · last contested 4 May 2023
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asghar Mahmood Majeed | Con | Ascot Sunninghill | 2023 |
| John Story | Con | Ascot Sunninghill | 2023 |
| Julian Sharpe | Con | Ascot Sunninghill | 2023 |
| Sian Elizabeth Martin | LD | Belmont | 2023 |
| Simon Lehenner Bond | LD | Belmont | 2023 |
| Simon Lehenner Bond | LD | Belmont | 2019 |
| Mandy Kaur Brar | LD | Bisham Cookham | 2023 |
| Mark Jonathan David Howard | LD | Bisham Cookham | 2023 |
| Mandy Kaur Brar | LD | Bisham Cookham | 2019 |
| Adam Lewis Bermange | LD | Boyn Hill | 2023 |
| George Elless Shaw | LD | Boyn Hill | 2023 |
| Stuart Michael Carroll | Con | Boyn Hill | 2019 |
Where revenue comes from.
This is a high-council-tax unitary authoritie: 74% of revenue from council tax, above the cohort median (59%).
Source · MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table · derived (CT exact; grants/rates split from SFA baseline)
Band-D bill.
| Council slice | £1,420 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £283 |
| Fire & rescue | £86 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Parish average | £34 |
| Total Band-D | £1,824 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Windsor and Maidenhead split its revenue across services, compared with peer unitary authoritie-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST CO | £37.37m | 30.7% | 143 |
| LEISURE FOCUS TRUST | £7.54m | 6.2% | 26 |
| OPTALIS (MAIN CONTRACT ONLY) | £5.47m | 4.5% | 6 |
| DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT | £5.16m | 4.2% | 6 |
| ASCENDANCY PARTNERSHIP TRUST | £3.99m | 3.3% | 9 |
| CARE UK COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS LTD | £3.33m | 2.7% | 73 |
| OPTALIS LTD | £3.12m | 2.6% | 4 |
| SERCO LIMITED | £2.84m | 2.3% | 11 |
| VOLKERHIGHWAYS LIMITED | £2.47m | 2.0% | 136 |
| HEALTHCARE HOMES (LSC) LTD T/A SANDOWN PARK | £1.85m | 1.5% | 191 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Childrens Services | ACHIEVING FOR CHILDREN COMMUNITY INTEREST CO | £23.74m |
| Planning And Economic | LEISURE FOCUS TRUST | £7.48m |
| Corporate And Central | DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES & LOCAL GOVERNMENT | £5.16m |
| Adult Social Care | OPTALIS LTD | £3.12m |
Windsor and Maidenhead’s territory crosses 2 Westminster constituencies, with 2 MP parties represented. The middle column shows how much of the council each seat carries.
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maidenhead | 11 | 58% | Joshua Reynolds | LD |
| Windsor | 8 | 42% | Jack Rankin | Con |
This council holds 1 Ind and 1 Ind MPs. That’s an unusually heterogeneous geography for a Liberal Democrats-controlled unitary — 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 62 other unitary authorities
Police, Fire, Parish on top
13,490 payments · 3 Dec 2025 – 30 Apr 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level