Wolverhampton.
Labour Party-controlled metropolitan_borough. £353m net revenue. 20 wards across 3 parliamentary constituencies.
29 Jun 2026
Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.
Wolverhampton is a metropolitan_borough controlled by Labour Party (35 of 58 seats). Net revenue is £353m for 2025-26. It covers 20 wards spanning 3 parliamentary constituencies.
Who sits in the chamber.
Labour Party 60% · last contested 7 May 2026
Councillors — the people.
| Councillor | Ward | Elected | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anita Stanley | Ref | Bilston North | 2026 |
| Leigh Lisa Jayne New | Lab | Bilston North | 2024 |
| Linda Mary Leach | Lab | Bilston North | 2023 |
| Micky Thomas | Ref | Bilston South | 2026 |
| Rashpal Kaur | Lab | Bilston South | 2024 |
| Stephen Simkins | Lab | Bilston South | 2023 |
| Tersaim Singh | Lab | Blakenhall | 2026 |
| Sally Green | Lab | Blakenhall | 2024 |
| Bhupinder Singh Gakhal | Lab | Blakenhall | 2023 |
| Susan Lawrence | Ref | Bushbury North | 2026 |
| Simon Bennett | Con | Bushbury North | 2024 |
| Paul Appleby | Con | Bushbury North | 2023 |
Where revenue comes from.
Revenue mix is close to the councils (metropolitan_borough) median: 40% council tax, 44% 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 | £2,104 |
| County / upper-tier | £0 |
| Police | £230 |
| Fire & rescue | £80 |
| GLA precept | £0 |
| Total Band-D | £2,414 |
Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish
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How does Wolverhampton split its revenue across services, compared with peer councils (metropolitan_borough)-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOLVERHAMPTON HOMES LIMITED | £21.66m | 14.0% | 60 |
| UNITED LIVING | £14.00m | 9.1% | 36 |
| WATES PROPERTY SERVICES LIMITED | £5.57m | 3.6% | 27 |
| ADECCO UK LTD | £4.88m | 3.2% | 9,712 |
| ROYAL WOLVERHAMPTON HOSPITALS NHS TRUST | £4.59m | 3.0% | 62 |
| SPELLER METCALFE MALVERN LIMITED | £3.97m | 2.6% | 10 |
| NACRO | £3.30m | 2.1% | 9 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON | £3.25m | 2.1% | 9 |
| KEON HOMES | £3.25m | 2.1% | 13 |
| MORRO PARTNERSHIPS LIMITED | £2.71m | 1.8% | 13 |
By service area · top supplier
| Service | Top supplier | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Housing And Homelessness | WOLVERHAMPTON HOMES LIMITED | £12.99m |
| Corporate And Central | ADECCO UK LTD | £1.66m |
| Education | BEECHKEYS LTD T/A AURORA CEDARS SCHOOL | £0.96m |
| Culture And Leisure | DC PROJECTS (WOLVERHAMPTON) LIMITED | £0.71m |
| Childrens Services | ADECCO UK LTD | £0.51m |
| Adult Social Care | ADECCO UK LTD | £0.46m |
| Highways And Transport | DAYS RENTAL | £0.33m |
| Waste And Recycling | WYRE FOREST AQUACULTURE | £0.10m |
| Constituency | Wards | % of council | Current MP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton West | 9 | 45% | Warinder Juss | Lab |
| Wolverhampton North East | 6 | 30% | Sureena Brackenridge | Lab |
| Wolverhampton South East | 5 | 25% | Pat McFadden | Lab |
Sources, methods & last update
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
vs 35 other councils (metropolitan_borough)
Police, Fire, Parish on top
32,714 payments · 5 Jan 2026 – 29 May 2026
2023 boundaries
Pending ingest at LAD level