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Where your council tax goes in Bexley

A Band D home pays £2,366.36 this year, up 4.8%. Council tax covers about 35% of what the council spends on day-to-day services; government grants pay 54%, including the money passed straight to schools, and business rates 10%.

Band D bill£2,366up 4.8% on last year
Council budget£454mday-to-day, including schools
Paid by council tax35%of the budget
Council controlConservative28 of 45 seats

Your bill

Pick your band. The council keeps 78% of it; the rest goes to the Mayor of London.

Band D, 2026/27
£2,366.36
£236.64 a month over 10 instalments, or £197.20 over 12
Bexley Council£1,855.85Mayor of London (GLA)£510.51
Police£334.13
Fire brigade£76.85
Transport£77.09
City Hall and the London Assembly£22.44
At Band D the Mayor’s share went up £20.13 this year: £15.00 more for police and £5.13 more for the fire brigade.
sourcedBand D bill for 2026/27approxMayor's share by body (MD3472)

Your £1,855.85 to the council pays for

Care for older and disabled adults£610
Children's services£450
Streets, waste and transport£243
Schools and education£170
Running the council£108
Housing and homelessness£86
Debt costs and levies£71
Parks, libraries and leisure£69
Community safety and regulation£31
Planning and the local economy£17
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Band D, 2026/27: where your council tax goes
Your billShare
Care for older and disabled adults£609.8825.8%
Children's services£450.0019.0%
Streets, waste and transport£243.3910.3%
Schools and education£170.337.2%
Running the council£107.924.6%
Housing and homelessness£86.233.6%
Debt costs and levies£71.203.0%
Parks, libraries and leisure£69.092.9%
Community safety and regulation£30.921.3%
Planning and the local economy£16.910.7%
Bexley Council, all services£1,855.8578.4%
Mayor of London: police£334.1314.1%
Mayor of London: the fire brigade£76.853.2%
Mayor of London: transport£77.093.3%
Mayor of London: City Hall and the London Assembly£22.440.9%
Mayor of London (GLA), all£510.5121.6%
Your bill£2,366.36100%

Split in proportion to the £281m the council pays for itself, after schools and public health, which have their own ring-fenced grants. Council tax pays about 57p of every £1 of that; government grants and business rates pay the rest.

sourcedSplit by service, 2026/27 budget return

The council’s budget

What the council spends on day-to-day services after fees and charges, and where the money comes from, including grants that can only be spent on schools or public health. It must balance by law.

FundingReserves (one-off)Services
Council tax to Net budgetRevenue Support Grant to Net budgetBusiness rates kept locally to Net budgetSchools grants (ring-fenced) to Net budgetPublic health grant (ring-fenced) to Net budgetOther government grants to Net budgetDrawn from council reserves to Net budgetNet budget to Schools and educationNet budget to Care for older and disabled adultsNet budget to Children's servicesNet budget to Streets, waste and transportNet budget to Running the councilNet budget to Housing and homelessnessNet budget to Public healthNet budget to Debt costs and leviesNet budget to Parks, libraries and leisureNet budget to Community safety and regulationNet budget to Planning and the local economySourced from a published documentCouncil tax£160.4m, 35%Sourced from a published documentRevenue Support Grant£46.7m, 10%Sourced from a published documentBusiness rates kept locally£43.3m, 10%Sourced from a published documentSchools grants (ring-fenced)£160.3m, 35%Sourced from a published documentPublic health grant (ring-fenced)£12.8mSourced from a published documentOther government grants£26.9mSourced from a published documentDrawn from council reserves£3.8mSourced from a published documentSchools and education£186.1m, 41%Sourced from a published documentCare for older and disabled adults£92.4m, 20%Sourced from a published documentChildren's services£68.2m, 15%Sourced from a published documentStreets, waste and transport£36.9m, 8%Sourced from a published documentRunning the council£16.3mSourced from a published documentHousing and homelessness£13.1mSourced from a published documentPublic health£12.8mSourced from a published documentDebt costs and levies£10.8mSourced from a published documentParks, libraries and leisure£10.5mSourced from a published documentCommunity safety and regulation£4.7mSourced from a published documentPlanning and the local economy£2.6m£454m
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Where the money comes from, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Council tax£160.4m35.3%
Revenue Support Grant£46.7m10.3%
Business rates kept locally£43.3m9.5%
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£160.3m35.3%
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£12.8m2.8%
Other government grants£26.9m5.9%
Drawn from council reserves (one-off)£3.8m0.8%
Net budget£454.2m100%
What it pays for, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Schools and education£186.1m41.0%
Care for older and disabled adults£92.4m20.3%
Children's services£68.2m15.0%
Streets, waste and transport£36.9m8.1%
Running the council£16.3m3.6%
Housing and homelessness£13.1m2.9%
Public health£12.8m2.8%
Debt costs and levies£10.8m2.4%
Parks, libraries and leisure£10.5m2.3%
Community safety and regulation£4.7m1.0%
Planning and the local economy£2.6m0.6%
Net budget£454.2m100%

Where the money comes from

Council tax£160.4m
Revenue Support Grant£46.7m
Business rates kept locally£43.3m
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£160.3m
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£12.8m
Other government grants£26.9m
Drawn from council reserves£3.8m
Net budget£454.2m

What it pays for

Schools and education£186.1m
Care for older and disabled adults£92.4m
Children's services£68.2m
Streets, waste and transport£36.9m
Running the council£16.3m
Housing and homelessness£13.1m
Public health£12.8m
Debt costs and levies£10.8m
Parks, libraries and leisure£10.5m
Community safety and regulation£4.7m
Planning and the local economy£2.6m
sourcedAll lines

The council’s two returns to government do not agree on its council tax for 2026/27: £160,358,000 in its budget return and £160,596,000 in its council tax return, £238,000 apart. The budget here uses the budget return’s figure, so it adds up; your bill uses the council tax return’s. There is probably an explanation; we have not found it yet.

Council tax over the years

The council’s own share of a Band D bill went from £1,527.40 in 2022/23 to £1,855.85 in 2026/27, up 22%.

Band D council tax in Bexley each year
YearThe council’s shareWhole bill, with the Mayor of London
2022/23£1,527.40£1,922.99
2023/24£1,603.62£2,037.76
2024/25£1,683.64£2,155.04
2025/26£1,767.65£2,258.03
2026/27£1,855.85£2,366.36

Councillors and how each ward voted

Conservative 28, Labour 9, Reform UK 7 and Independent 1 of the 45 councillors on the council’s list. Conservative has more than half the seats, so runs the council. Only the councillors elected are named here; everyone else stood as their party’s candidate.

Barnehurst

How Barnehurst voted
Votes for each candidate in Barnehurst ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,578Michael Gillespie
Conservative and Unionist Party1,404Howard Jackson
Reform UK1,303
Reform UK1,236
Labour Party737
Labour Party586
Green Party456
Liberal Democrats186

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Belvedere

How Belvedere voted
Votes for each candidate in Belvedere ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,461Sally Hinkley
Labour Party1,451Jeremy Fosten
Reform UK1,343Christopher Calvert
Reform UK1,272
Labour Party1,256
Reform UK1,226
Green Party884
Conservative and Unionist Party867
Conservative and Unionist Party751
Green Party679
Conservative and Unionist Party637
Liberal Democrats278
Liberal Democrats209
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition116

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Bexleyheath

How Bexleyheath voted
Votes for each candidate in Bexleyheath ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party2,378Hannah Gillespie
Conservative and Unionist Party2,347Bola Carew
Conservative and Unionist Party2,243Rags Sandhu
Reform UK1,934
Reform UK1,887
Reform UK1,821
Labour Party957
Labour Party941
Labour Party803
Green Party732
Green Party643
Liberal Democrats334
Liberal Democrats293

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Blackfen & Lamorbey

How Blackfen & Lamorbey voted
Votes for each candidate in Blackfen & Lamorbey ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party2,417Brian Bishop
Conservative and Unionist Party2,254Peter Craske
Conservative and Unionist Party2,242Frazer Brooks
Reform UK2,240
Reform UK2,142
Reform UK2,066
Green Party813
Labour Party694
Labour Party691
Independent626
Labour Party603
Liberal Democrats392
Liberal Democrats355

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Blendon & Penhill

How Blendon & Penhill voted
Votes for each candidate in Blendon & Penhill ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party2,676David Leaf
Conservative and Unionist Party2,575Cafer Munur
Conservative and Unionist Party2,555Nick O'Hare
Reform UK2,086
Reform UK1,988
Reform UK1,975
Labour Party731
Green Party729
Labour Party697
Labour Party505
Liberal Democrats380
Liberal Democrats326

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Crayford

How Crayford voted
Votes for each candidate in Crayford ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK1,756Sandra Cerisola
Reform UK1,734Debbie Ryan
Reform UK1,599Oke Ene
Conservative and Unionist Party1,544
Conservative and Unionist Party1,493
Conservative and Unionist Party1,453
Labour Party1,050
Labour Party1,005
Labour Party949
Green Party728
Liberal Democrats439

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Crook Log

How Crook Log voted
Votes for each candidate in Crook Log ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party2,212Chris Taylor
Conservative and Unionist Party2,183Graham D'Amiral
Conservative and Unionist Party2,177Janice Ward-Wilson
Reform UK1,875
Reform UK1,823
Reform UK1,794
Labour Party1,006
Labour Party997
Labour Party880
Green Party805
Liberal Democrats362
Liberal Democrats350
Liberal Democrats285
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition72

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

East Wickham

How East Wickham voted
Votes for each candidate in East Wickham ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party2,268Steven Hall
Conservative and Unionist Party2,049Caroline Newton
Conservative and Unionist Party1,987David Li
Reform UK1,801
Reform UK1,689
Reform UK1,520
Labour Party1,007
Labour Party943
Labour Party842
Green Party744
Liberal Democrats374

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Erith

  • Chris BallLabourShadow Cabinet Member for Housing, Neighbourhoods & Climate Change
  • Nicola TaylorLabourShadow Cabinet Member for Finance and Corporate Services
How Erith voted
Votes for each candidate in Erith ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,143Nicola Taylor
Labour Party1,089Chris Ball
Reform UK816
Reform UK766
Green Party581
Conservative and Unionist Party409
Conservative and Unionist Party405
Liberal Democrats212

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Falconwood & Welling

How Falconwood & Welling voted
Votes for each candidate in Falconwood & Welling ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party2,191Christine Catterall
Conservative and Unionist Party2,149Dave Curtois
Conservative and Unionist Party1,928Barry Saunders
Reform UK1,862
Reform UK1,837
Reform UK1,713
Labour Party828
Labour Party788
Labour Party754
Green Party743
Green Party673
Liberal Democrats316
Liberal Democrats275

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Longlands

How Longlands voted
Votes for each candidate in Longlands ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party1,853Oscar Harrison
Conservative and Unionist Party1,848Lisa Moore
Reform UK1,037
Reform UK999
Labour Party537
Green Party453
Labour Party438
Green Party354
Liberal Democrats176
Liberal Democrats168

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Northumberland Heath

How Northumberland Heath voted
Votes for each candidate in Northumberland Heath ward
PartyVotesElected
Reform UK1,302Sean Brackstone
Reform UK1,207Chris Purfield
Labour Party1,038
Labour Party885
Conservative and Unionist Party702
Conservative and Unionist Party614
Green Party404
Liberal Democrats187
Liberal Democrats174

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Sidcup

How Sidcup voted
Votes for each candidate in Sidcup ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party2,318Terry Barcock
Conservative and Unionist Party2,267Mrs June Slaughter MBE
Conservative and Unionist Party2,052Andrew Curtois
Reform UK1,404
Reform UK1,312
Reform UK1,293
Green Party687
Green Party663
Labour Party632
Labour Party628
Labour Party628
Green Party601
Independent464
Liberal Democrats238
Liberal Democrats222
Working for Sidcup191

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Slade Green & Northend

How Slade Green & Northend voted
Votes for each candidate in Slade Green & Northend ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,106Stefano Borella
Labour Party1,033Donna Briant
Reform UK1,032
Reform UK976
Conservative and Unionist Party566
Green Party553
Conservative and Unionist Party442
Liberal Democrats186

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

St Mary's & St James

How St Mary's & St James voted
Votes for each candidate in St Mary's & St James ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party2,363Kurtis Christoforides
Conservative and Unionist Party2,293Cameron Smith
Reform UK943
Reform UK872
Green Party447
Labour Party390
Green Party351
Labour Party334
Liberal Democrats176
Liberal Democrats119

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Thamesmead East

How Thamesmead East voted
Votes for each candidate in Thamesmead East ward
PartyVotesElected
Labour Party1,460Zainab Asunramu
Labour Party1,361Larry Ferguson
Labour Party1,346Abi Johnson
Green Party745
Reform UK700
Reform UK658
Reform UK643
Conservative and Unionist Party396
Conservative and Unionist Party347
Conservative and Unionist Party325
Liberal Democrats274

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

West Heath

How West Heath voted
Votes for each candidate in West Heath ward
PartyVotesElected
Conservative and Unionist Party2,329Thomas Clapperton
Conservative and Unionist Party2,198Eliot Smith
Reform UK2,130Sue Ford
Conservative and Unionist Party2,121
Reform UK2,010
Reform UK2,006
Labour Party1,207
Labour Party1,176
Labour Party1,076
Green Party795
Liberal Democrats412

The declaration gave no turnout. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Still to come for Bexley

For Hammersmith & Fulham, Borough Book also tracks every party’s manifesto pledges, every council payment over £500, Cabinet and Full Council decisions, how this year’s budget gap was closed and a tool to balance next year. Those need the council’s own papers, read by hand, and come here next. See Hammersmith & Fulham.

sourcedBill, budget and history: government returns, checked against their own totals (11 Jun 2026)
Where every figure on this page comes from