Borough BookAlphaRichmond upon Thames, 2026/27
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Where your council tax goes in Richmond upon Thames

A Band D home pays £2,486.10 this year, up 4.8%. Council tax covers about 42% of what the council spends on day-to-day services; government grants pay 52%, including the money passed straight to schools, and business rates 0%.

Band D bill£2,486up 4.8% on last year
Council budget£425mday-to-day, including schools
Paid by council tax42%of the budget
Council controlLiberal Democrats54 of 54 seats

Your bill

Pick your band. The council keeps 79% of it; the rest goes to the Mayor of London.

Band D, 2026/27
£2,486.10
£248.61 a month over 10 instalments, or £207.17 over 12
Richmond upon Thames Council£1,975.59Mayor 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 £1,975.59 to the council pays for

Care for older and disabled adults£740
Children's services£427
Debt costs and levies£154
Housing and homelessness£153
Streets, waste and transport£152
Schools and education£114
Parks, libraries and leisure£91
Running the council£77
Planning and the local economy£44
Community safety and regulation£24
Public health£1
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Band D, 2026/27: where your council tax goes
Your billShare
Care for older and disabled adults£739.5429.7%
Children's services£426.8817.2%
Debt costs and levies£154.436.2%
Housing and homelessness£152.596.1%
Streets, waste and transport£151.956.1%
Schools and education£114.284.6%
Parks, libraries and leisure£90.583.6%
Running the council£76.823.1%
Planning and the local economy£43.921.8%
Community safety and regulation£23.811.0%
Public health£0.810.0%
Richmond upon Thames Council, all services£1,975.5979.5%
Mayor of London: police£334.1313.4%
Mayor of London: the fire brigade£76.853.1%
Mayor of London: transport£77.093.1%
Mayor of London: City Hall and the London Assembly£22.440.9%
Mayor of London, all£510.5120.5%
Your bill£2,486.10100%

Split in proportion to the £261m the council pays for itself, after schools and public health, which have their own ring-fenced grants. Council tax pays about 68p 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 budgetCouncil tax surplus and other 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 Debt costs and leviesNet budget to Housing and homelessnessNet budget to Streets, waste and transportNet budget to Public healthNet budget to Parks, libraries and leisureNet budget to Running the councilNet budget to Planning and the local economyNet budget to Community safety and regulationSourced from a published documentCouncil tax£178.5m, 42%Sourced from a published documentRevenue Support Grant£38.5m, 9%Sourced from a published documentBusiness rates kept locally£1.5mSourced from a published documentSchools grants (ring-fenced)£152.1m, 36%Sourced from a published documentPublic health grant (ring-fenced)£12.3mSourced from a published documentOther government grants£19.9mSourced from a published documentCouncil tax surplus and other£0.7mSourced from a published documentDrawn from council reserves£21.6mSourced from a published documentSchools and education£167.2m, 39%Sourced from a published documentCare for older and disabled adults£97.6m, 23%Sourced from a published documentChildren's services£56.3m, 13%Sourced from a published documentDebt costs and levies£20.4mSourced from a published documentHousing and homelessness£20.1mSourced from a published documentStreets, waste and transport£20.1mSourced from a published documentPublic health£12.4mSourced from a published documentParks, libraries and leisure£12.0mSourced from a published documentRunning the council£10.1mSourced from a published documentPlanning and the local economy£5.8mSourced from a published documentCommunity safety and regulation£3.1m£425m
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Where the money comes from, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Council tax£178.5m42.0%
Revenue Support Grant£38.5m9.1%
Business rates kept locally£1.5m0.4%
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£152.1m35.8%
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£12.3m2.9%
Other government grants£19.9m4.7%
Council tax surplus and other£0.7m0.2%
Drawn from council reserves (one-off)£21.6m5.1%
Net budget£425.1m100%
What it pays for, 2026/27
£mShare of the net budget
Schools and education£167.2m39.3%
Care for older and disabled adults£97.6m23.0%
Children's services£56.3m13.3%
Debt costs and levies£20.4m4.8%
Housing and homelessness£20.1m4.7%
Streets, waste and transport£20.1m4.7%
Public health£12.4m2.9%
Parks, libraries and leisure£12.0m2.8%
Running the council£10.1m2.4%
Planning and the local economy£5.8m1.4%
Community safety and regulation£3.1m0.7%
Net budget£425.1m100%

Where the money comes from

Council tax£178.5m
Revenue Support Grant£38.5m
Business rates kept locally£1.5m
Schools grants (ring-fenced)£152.1m
Public health grant (ring-fenced)£12.3m
Other government grants£19.9m
Council tax surplus and other£0.7m
Drawn from council reserves£21.6m
Net budget£425.1m

What it pays for

Schools and education£167.2m
Care for older and disabled adults£97.6m
Children's services£56.3m
Debt costs and levies£20.4m
Housing and homelessness£20.1m
Streets, waste and transport£20.1m
Public health£12.4m
Parks, libraries and leisure£12.0m
Running the council£10.1m
Planning and the local economy£5.8m
Community safety and regulation£3.1m
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Council tax over the years

The council’s own share of a Band D bill went from £1,625.94 in 2022/23 to £1,975.59 in 2026/27, up 22%.

Band D council tax in Richmond upon Thames each year
YearThe council’s shareWhole bill, with the Mayor of London
2022/23£1,625.94£2,021.53
2023/24£1,707.07£2,141.21
2024/25£1,792.26£2,263.66
2025/26£1,881.69£2,372.07
2026/27£1,975.59£2,486.10

Councillors and how each ward voted

Liberal Democrats 54 of the 54 councillors on the council’s list. Liberal Democrats 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.

Barnes

How Barnes voted: turnout 51.6%
Votes for each candidate in Barnes ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats1,800Fiona Sacks
Liberal Democrats1,728Andy Hale
Liberal Democrats1,586Duncan Rasor
Conservative and Unionist Party1,365
Conservative and Unionist Party1,216
Conservative and Unionist Party1,212
Green Party397
Green Party382
Reform UK380
Green Party367
Reform UK346
Reform UK328
Labour Party151
Labour Party126
Independent105
Labour Party103

3,974 people voted. 7 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

East Sheen

How East Sheen voted: turnout 52.0%
Votes for each candidate in East Sheen ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,198Julia Cambridge
Liberal Democrats1,951Margaret Dane
Liberal Democrats1,775Dr Mohsin Khan
Conservative and Unionist Party1,069
Conservative and Unionist Party972
Conservative and Unionist Party962
Green Party546
Green Party393
Green Party382
Reform UK360
Reform UK347
Labour Party177
Labour Party125
Labour Party120

3,944 people voted. 8 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Fulwell and Hampton Hill

How Fulwell and Hampton Hill voted: turnout 51.3%
Votes for each candidate in Fulwell and Hampton Hill ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,289Jonathan Cardy
Liberal Democrats2,092Matthew Wherry
Liberal Democrats1,876Matthew Hull
Green Party1,188
Green Party850
Green Party746
Conservative and Unionist Party589
Conservative and Unionist Party504
Conservative and Unionist Party449
Reform UK420
Reform UK396
Labour Party199
Labour Party180
Labour Party146

4,123 people voted. 5 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside

  • Penelope FrostLiberal DemocratsJoint vice-chair of the Planning committee and Young People’s Champion
  • Seamus JoyceLiberal DemocratsVice-chair of the Regulatory committee
  • Dermot KellyLiberal Democrats
How Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside voted: turnout 52.2%
Votes for each candidate in Ham, Petersham and Richmond Riverside ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,097Penelope Frost
Liberal Democrats1,735Seamus Joyce
Liberal Democrats1,654Dermot Kelly
Green Party1,154
Green Party1,043
Green Party1,033
Reform UK480
Conservative and Unionist Party470
Reform UK440
Reform UK439
Conservative and Unionist Party374
Conservative and Unionist Party344
Labour Party113
Labour Party87
Labour Party85

3,909 people voted. 14 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Hampton

How Hampton voted: turnout 53.5%
Votes for each candidate in Hampton ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,117Gareth Roberts
Liberal Democrats2,087Sam Dalton
Liberal Democrats1,967Nick Kennerley
Conservative and Unionist Party946
Conservative and Unionist Party915
Conservative and Unionist Party704
Green Party544
Reform UK468
Reform UK447
Green Party436
Green Party410
Labour Party144
Labour Party131
Labour Party109

3,990 people voted. 5 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Hampton North

  • Carey BishopLiberal Democrats
  • Jeremy DavisLiberal Democrats
  • Elizabeth GantLiberal DemocratsVice-chair of Environment, Sustainability, Culture and Sport committee and the Policy and Performance Review Board
How Hampton North voted: turnout 45.0%
Votes for each candidate in Hampton North ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats1,767Carey Bishop
Liberal Democrats1,694Elizabeth Gant
Liberal Democrats1,625Jeremy Davis
Reform UK565
Reform UK548
Conservative and Unionist Party535
Conservative and Unionist Party495
Reform UK486
Conservative and Unionist Party463
Green Party431
Green Party359
Green Party343
Labour Party174
Labour Party109
Labour Party98

3,308 people voted. 6 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Hampton Wick and South Teddington

How Hampton Wick and South Teddington voted: turnout 50.7%
Votes for each candidate in Hampton Wick and South Teddington ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,436Jim Millard
Liberal Democrats2,267Liz Tidhar
Liberal Democrats2,104Helen Baxter
Conservative and Unionist Party818
Green Party609
Green Party576
Conservative and Unionist Party552
Conservative and Unionist Party494
Green Party460
Reform UK440
Reform UK422
Labour Party229
Labour Party195
Labour Party182

4,118 people voted. 2 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Heathfield

  • John CoombsLiberal DemocratsSpokesperson for Arts and Culture
  • Lesley PollescheLiberal DemocratsChair of the Regulatory committee
  • Michael WilsonLiberal DemocratsVice-chair of the Education and Children's Services committee
How Heathfield voted: turnout 44.5%
Votes for each candidate in Heathfield ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats1,572Lesley Pollesche
Liberal Democrats1,568John Coombs
Liberal Democrats1,488Michael Wilson
Reform UK620
Reform UK615
Reform UK589
Conservative and Unionist Party481
Green Party422
Conservative and Unionist Party421
Green Party398
Conservative and Unionist Party391
Green Party347
Labour Party233
Labour Party192
Labour Party181

3,266 people voted. 7 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Kew

How Kew voted: turnout 51.3%
Votes for each candidate in Kew ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,212Clare Vollum
Liberal Democrats2,112Maureen Goldthorpe
Liberal Democrats2,108Kelvin Cheatle
Conservative and Unionist Party1,157
Conservative and Unionist Party1,109
Conservative and Unionist Party890
Green Party717
Green Party636
Green Party604
Reform UK416
Labour Party195
Labour Party180
Labour Party174

4,365 people voted. 6 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Mortlake and Barnes Common

How Mortlake and Barnes Common voted: turnout 52.0%
Votes for each candidate in Mortlake and Barnes Common ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats1,637Geri Cox
Liberal Democrats1,464Michael Dingemans
Liberal Democrats1,443Anton McNulty-Howard
Conservative and Unionist Party1,065
Conservative and Unionist Party959
Conservative and Unionist Party890
Green Party767
Green Party656
Green Party642
Reform UK444
Reform UK408
Reform UK402
Labour Party341
Labour Party291
Labour Party218

4,365 people voted. 6 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

North Richmond

  • Nancy BaldwinLiberal DemocratsMayor of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
  • Richard PyneLiberal DemocratsJoint Vice-chair of the Planning committee
  • Richard WarrenLiberal DemocratsChair of Policy and Performance Review Board
How North Richmond voted: turnout 47.9%
Votes for each candidate in North Richmond ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,191Nancy Baldwin
Liberal Democrats1,978Richard Pyne
Liberal Democrats1,901Richard Warren
Conservative and Unionist Party584
Green Party575
Conservative and Unionist Party549
Green Party474
Green Party451
Reform UK438
Conservative and Unionist Party436
Independent376
Independent361
Labour Party176
Labour Party155
Labour Party116

3,685 people voted. 12 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

South Richmond

How South Richmond voted: turnout 50.1%
Votes for each candidate in South Richmond ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats1,758Chris Varley
Liberal Democrats1,727Massimo Chiesa
Liberal Democrats1,677Paulina Vassileva
Conservative and Unionist Party962
Conservative and Unionist Party904
Conservative and Unionist Party857
Green Party801
Green Party583
Green Party479
Reform UK417
Reform UK410
Reform UK390
Labour Party168
Labour Party160
Labour Party152

3,907 people voted. 1 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

South Twickenham

How South Twickenham voted: turnout 57.0%
Votes for each candidate in South Twickenham ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,121Michael Butlin
Liberal Democrats1,995Rhi Lee
Liberal Democrats1,974Jack Clothier Jones
Green Party1,333
Green Party1,054
Green Party912
Conservative and Unionist Party630
Conservative and Unionist Party551
Conservative and Unionist Party504
Reform UK395
Reform UK375
Reform UK339
Labour Party183
Labour Party154
Labour Party127

4,294 people voted. 7 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

St Margarets and North Twickenham

  • Alexander EhmannLiberal DemocratsJoint Deputy Leader and Chair of the Transport and Air Quality Committee
  • Katie MansfieldLiberal DemocratsVice-chair of the Finance, Policy and Resources committee and Richmond Town Centre Project Lead Member
  • Maria MargiottaLiberal Democrats
How St Margarets and North Twickenham voted: turnout 50.3%
Votes for each candidate in St Margarets and North Twickenham ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,480Katie Mansfield
Liberal Democrats2,311Maria Margiotta
Liberal Democrats2,264Alexander Ehmann
Green Party667
Green Party663
Conservative and Unionist Party630
Green Party617
Conservative and Unionist Party532
Conservative and Unionist Party508
Reform UK374
Reform UK358
Reform UK352
Labour Party234
Labour Party229
Labour Party182

4,228 people voted. 4 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Teddington

How Teddington voted: turnout 54.1%
Votes for each candidate in Teddington ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,613Richard Baker
Liberal Democrats2,539Charlie Engel
Liberal Democrats2,435Phil Giesler
Green Party683
Conservative and Unionist Party625
Conservative and Unionist Party568
Green Party558
Green Party515
Conservative and Unionist Party496
Reform UK442
Reform UK407
Reform UK387
Labour Party208
Labour Party192
Labour Party187

4,397 people voted. 4 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Twickenham Riverside

How Twickenham Riverside voted: turnout 50.4%
Votes for each candidate in Twickenham Riverside ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,299Dr James Chard
Liberal Democrats2,221Julia Neden-Watts
Liberal Democrats2,051Andrew Duncan
Green Party833
Conservative and Unionist Party698
Conservative and Unionist Party680
Conservative and Unionist Party602
Green Party574
Green Party542
Reform UK363
Reform UK340
Labour Party226
Labour Party192
Labour Party155

4,082 people voted. 6 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

West Twickenham

  • Piers AllenLiberal DemocratsChair of the Adult Social Services, Health and Housing Services Committee and Chair of the Health and Wellbeing Board
  • Alan JurianszLiberal Democrats
  • Rachel RobertsonLiberal Democrats
How West Twickenham voted: turnout 49.2%
Votes for each candidate in West Twickenham ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats2,210Piers Allen
Liberal Democrats2,123Rachel Robertson
Liberal Democrats2,026Alan Juriansz
Green Party711
Green Party567
Conservative and Unionist Party521
Green Party493
Reform UK492
Reform UK484
Reform UK483
Conservative and Unionist Party446
Conservative and Unionist Party418
Labour Party175
Labour Party145
Labour Party135

3,895 people voted. 6 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Whitton

How Whitton voted: turnout 50.0%
Votes for each candidate in Whitton ward
PartyVotesElected
Liberal Democrats1,933Jo Humphreys
Liberal Democrats1,756Nathanael MacDonald
Liberal Democrats1,742Kuldev Sehra
Reform UK666
Reform UK640
Conservative and Unionist Party580
Reform UK558
Conservative and Unionist Party547
Green Party534
Conservative and Unionist Party525
Green Party492
Green Party465
Labour Party254
Labour Party252
Labour Party216

3,838 people voted. 6 ballot papers were rejected. From the council’s declaration, via Democracy Club (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Still to come for Richmond upon Thames

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