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Worcester.

Labour Party-controlled district. £12m net revenue. 7 wards across 1 parliamentary constituency.

Typedistrict
Seats15 councillors · 7 wards
Last election2 May 2024
Net revenue · 2025-26
£12m
Core spending power (MHCLG)
Band-D bill
£2,234
For the council slice (incl. precepts)
Composition
10/15
Labour Party 67%
Westminster
1
constituencies overlap · 1 MP party
Dispatch
31 May 2026

Labour Party chamber, Labour Party MPs.

Worcester is a district controlled by Labour Party (10 of 15 seats). Net revenue is £12m for 2025-26. It covers 7 wards spanning 1 parliamentary constituencies.

§ 01Composition.15 seats · last contested 2 May 2024

Who sits in the chamber.

Lab 10Green 2LD 2Con 1

Labour Party 67% · last contested 2 May 2024

Councillors — the people.

CouncillorWardElected
Matt LambLabDines Green Grove Farm2024
Robyn Diane NorfolkLabDines Green Grove Farm2024
Atif SadiqLabFort Royal2024
Jabba RiazLabFort Royal2024
Andrew CrossGrnLeopard Hill2024
Katie CollierGrnLeopard Hill2024
Alan AmosConLower Wick Pitmaston2024
Sue SmithLabLower Wick Pitmaston2024
Jenny BarnesLabSt Johns2024
Richard UdallLabSt Johns2024
John RudgeLDSt Nicholas2024
Sarah Philippa Jane MurrayLDSt Nicholas2024
Showing 12 of 15·All 15 councillors
§ 02Revenue mix & Band-D bill.MHCLG — Final LGFS 2025-26 Core Spending Power table

Where revenue comes from.

60%
Council tax
£7.3m · median 61%
27%
Central grants
£3.3m · median 26%
13%
Business rates
£1.5m · median 11%

Revenue mix is close to the councils (district) median: 60% council tax, 27% 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£219
County / upper-tier£1,616
Police£292
Fire & rescue£102
GLA precept£0
Parish average£5
Total Band-D£2,234

Parish precepts apply on top, vary by parish

For household tax breakdown

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§ 03Service spend, ranked against peers.6 buckets · vs 163 other councils (district)

How does Worcester 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.

Planning & Economic Development31.2% of net spend · cohort median 14%
3 of 158+117% vs median
Waste & Recycling28.0% of net spend · cohort median 32%
111 of 158-13% vs median
Corporate & Central19.4% of net spend · cohort median 27%
123 of 158-28% vs median
Housing & Homelessness18.8% of net spend · cohort median 14%
37 of 158+34% vs median
Culture & Leisure16.8% of net spend · cohort median 13%
44 of 158+25% vs median
Highways & Transport-14.2% of net spend · cohort median -2%
143 of 158
How to read these bars

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.

§ 05Westminster constituencies — the overlap.7 wards split across 1 parliamentary seat
ConstituencyWards% of councilCurrent MP
Worcester16229% Tom CollinsLab
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
CompositionDemocracy Club (live)
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (historic)
Net revenueMHCLG Final LGFS
Core Spending Power table · 2025-26
Service spendDerived from MHCLG CSP shares
vs 163 other councils (district)
Band-DMHCLG CSP · precept schedules
Police, Fire, Parish on top
SuppliersCouncil publication under LGTC
Not yet ingested for Worcester
Westminster overlapONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundaries
PopulationONS mid-year estimates
Pending ingest at LAD level