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Town Hall & politics · Buckinghamshire Council

Aylesbury was decided by 630 votes in 2024

Broughton is run by Buckinghamshire Council, with Kingsbrook parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on Buckinghamshire Council. Its MP is Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour), member for Aylesbury.

Council tax 2026–27

£2,666

Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.

Where it goes →
Band D council tax
£2,666
2026–27, a year
Ward councillors
2
1 ward · Buckinghamshire
MP
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Labour · Aylesbury
Turnout, July 2024
63%
Aylesbury · England 60%
What stands out · In brief

How Broughton’s politics has changed since 2021

No majority on Buckinghamshire Council

The Conservatives, the largest group, hold 48 of its 97 seats as elected, one short of the 49 needed. The Liberal Democrats hold 27, independents 11, Labour 4, Reform UK 3, the Greens 2 and Wycombe Independents 2. Who’s in charge ↓

A close seat

Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour) won Aylesbury by 630 votes in July 2024, 1.3% of votes cast: the 23rd-narrowest result of 543 in England. Parliament ↓

Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.

Who’s in charge

No party has a majority

Seats by party as elected. A party needs 49 of Buckinghamshire’s 97 seats to run the council alone.

Unitary council · 97 councillorsBuckinghamshire CouncilNo overall control
GreenGreenLabourLabourLabourLabourLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratLiberal DemocratIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentIndependentConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeReform UKReform UKReform UKWycombe IndependentsWycombe Independents97seats
  • Conservative48
  • Liberal Democrat27
  • Independent11
  • Labour4
  • Reform UK3
  • Green2
  • Wycombe Independents2

Latest election: May 2025.

GreenLabourLiberal DemocratIndependentConservativeReform UKOther parties

Seats are counted from election results: each ward’s most recent winners until its seats are filled. Councillors who have since changed party or resigned aren’t reflected, and which parties lead the council, and who is leader, comes from the council itself.

Results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), elections since May 2021; seats per ward from its EveryElection.

Who runs Broughton

The councils that run Broughton

One council runs every main service here.

Town or parish councilKingsbrook parish council

Local matters: allotments, play areas, halls, footpaths and benches; it is consulted on planning and adds a precept to the council tax bill. A town council is a parish council by another name.

100% of Broughton’s residents · Band D precept £241

Unitary councilBuckinghamshire Council

Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.

Website ↗

Who to ask

Bins and recyclingBuckinghamshire Council
Planning applicationsBuckinghamshire Council
Council housing and homelessnessBuckinghamshire Council
Council tax billsBuckinghamshire Council
Parks and leisure centresBuckinghamshire Council
Allotments, play areas, benchesKingsbrook parish council
Potholes, roads and streetlightsBuckinghamshire Council
Schools and school placesBuckinghamshire Council
Adult and children’s social careBuckinghamshire Council
LibrariesBuckinghamshire Council
Tips and recycling centresBuckinghamshire Council
Police priorities and budgetThames Valley Police police and crime commissioner
Fire safety visitsBuckinghamshire Fire and Rescue

From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: here one council runs every main service.

Councils from ONS lookups (wards and councils May 2026, parishes 2025), names and websites from GOV.UK’s local council finder; parish councils from MHCLG’s 2026–27 list of precepting parishes.

Who represents Broughton

From the parish to Westminster

Every elected tier that speaks for Broughton, from the most recent elections.

  1. 1
    Town or parishParish tier
    Kingsbrook parish council
  2. 2
    Buckinghamshire Council1 ward · 2 councillors
    Julie Elizabeth WardKathy Gibbon
  3. 3
    Police and crime commissionerThames Valley Police · elected May 2024
    Matthew Barber
  4. 4
    House of CommonsAylesbury
LabourConservativeReform UK

Party colours are neutral on purpose: they tell parties apart and aren’t the parties’ own. Tap an MP’s name for their contact page on parliament.uk.

Councillors

2 councillors for 1 ward

Wards with at least 2% of the town’s residents, or half their own inside it. Each shows who won its most recent elections, newest first, until its seats are filled.

Bierton, Kingsbrook & Wing
2,168 residents · 23% in Broughton
  • Julie Elizabeth WardConservative · May 2025
  • Kathy GibbonReform UK · May 2025
ConservativeReform UK
Show as a table
WardSeatsElectedWhen
Bierton, Kingsbrook & Wing23% in Broughton · 2,168 residents2 seats · May 20252
Julie Elizabeth WardKathy Gibbon
May 2025

Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Buckinghamshire Council’s website lists who sits now.

Results from Democracy Club’s candidates database (CC BY 4.0; elections since May 2021) and ward seats from its EveryElection, matched to ONS wards (May 2026) and county divisions (May 2025).

Local elections

Buckinghamshire council election, May 2025

Results in the wards that make up Broughton, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.

Seats won in Broughton’s wards2 seats · 1 May 2025
Conservative1
Reform UK1

1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.

Next elections

No election is scheduled yet for Broughton’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.

Who can I vote for? ↗
Bierton, Kingsbrook & Wing1 May 2025
Julie Elizabeth Ward ElectedConservative15.4%
Kathy Gibbon ElectedReform UK11.9%
Luke McGuffieReform UK10.8%
Khalid KhanConservative9.6%
Helen Rebecca SundayIndependent8.7%
Alison Frances MorrisLabour8.5%
Sanchia DavidsonIndependent8.1%
Eris Reynold RobertsonLabour8.0%
Phanindar KoyaLiberal Democrat7.8%
Ian DavidsonGreen6.0%
Sam Mitchell-WadhwaLiberal Democrat5.3%

5,380 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each

LabourConservativeLiberal DemocratReform UKGreenIndependent

Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.

Parliament

Broughton is in Aylesbury constituency

The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Broughton).

Aylesbury · general election4 July 2024
Laura Kyrke-Smith ElectedLabour30.2%
Rob ButlerConservative28.9%
Steve LambertLiberal Democrat20.9%
Lesley TaylorReform UK13.5%
Julie AtkinsGreen5.2%
Jan GajdosWorkers Party of Britain1.0%
Richard WildingSocial Democratic Party0.2%

49,940 votes for candidates · majority 630

MP for Aylesbury

Laura Kyrke-Smith

Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.

63%

turnout in July 2024: 49,940 votes from 79,169 registered voters. England: 60%.

Majority 630 of 49,940 votes (1.3%): the 23rd-narrowest of 543 in England.

LabourConservativeLiberal DemocratReform UKGreenOther parties

MPs and results: UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0); constituencies from ONS (2024 boundaries). Percentages are of valid votes; turnout is votes cast over the electorate.

Council money

Broughton’s Band D council tax is £2,666 a year

Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.

COUNCIL TAXBand D · 2026–27 · a Band D home in Kingsbrook
Kingsbrook parish councilparish precept£240.93
Buckinghamshire Councilcouncil£2,037.50
Thames Valley police and crime commissionerpolice and crime£298.28
Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Authorityfire and rescue£89.46
A year£2,666.17
Bills by band run from 6/9 of Band D (Band A) to 18/9 (Band H). Discounts and support reduce many bills.

Buckinghamshire Council keeps £2,037.50 of a Band D bill (76%); the rest goes to the Kingsbrook parish council, the Thames Valley police and crime commissioner and the Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

Your bill by band

Band A 6/9£1,777
Band B 7/9£2,074
Band C 8/9£2,370
Band D 9/9£2,666
Band E 11/9£3,259
Band F 13/9£3,851
Band G 15/9£4,444
Band H 18/9£5,332

A Band D home in Kingsbrook, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.

Council budgets per resident, 2026–27

ServiceBuckinghamshirevs England
Adult social care£466−£21
Children’s social care£272−£18
Roads and transport£68+£27
Housing (not council homes’ rents)£26−£35
Bins, street cleaning, environment£88−£31
Libraries, leisure, culture£11−£33
Planning and development£23−£3
Public health£50−£28
Running the council£37−£22
Other£0−£19
Broughton’s councils, per residentEngland, all councils
Show as a table, with Buckinghamshire
BuckinghamshireBroughton’s councilsBuckinghamshireEngland
Adult social care£466£452£487
Children’s social care£272£280£290
Roads and transport£68£46£41
Housing (not council homes’ rents)£26£45£61
Bins, street cleaning, environment£88£102£119
Libraries, leisure, culture£11£18£44
Planning and development£23£17£26
Public health£50£50£78
Running the council£37£41£59
Other£0£0£19
Total, schools apart£1,039£1,051£1,234

Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Buckinghamshire and England: all their councils together. Police, fire and transport authorities aren’t included.

Band D: MHCLG Band D council tax 2026–27 (each authority’s own figure, excluding parish precepts) and Council Tax statistics for town and parish councils 2026–27; since 1993–94, MHCLG’s area averages including parishes.

Get involved

Having a say in how Broughton is run

Register to vote

It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.

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Contact your councillors or MP

Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.

WriteToThem ↗
Report a pothole or a broken streetlight

GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.

gov.uk ↗
Watch or speak at a council meeting

Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.

buckinghamshire.gov.uk ↗
Comment on a planning application

Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.

buckinghamshire.gov.uk ↗
Stand for election

The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.

Electoral Commission ↗

Questions about how Broughton is run

Which council runs Broughton?

Broughton is run by Buckinghamshire Council.

Does Broughton have a town council?

Yes: Broughton has its own parish-tier council (Kingsbrook parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £241 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.

Who is the MP for Broughton?

Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour) is the MP for Aylesbury, which covers Broughton.

How many councillors does Broughton have?

2 ward councillors represent Broughton’s 1 ward.

When are the next elections in Broughton?

No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Broughton’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.

How much is council tax in Broughton?

Band D council tax in Broughton is £2,666 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).

Who controls Buckinghamshire Council?

No party has a majority. As elected, Conservative 48 · Liberal Democrat 27 · Independent 11 · Labour 4 · Reform UK 3 · Green 2 · Wycombe Independents 2 of 97 seats; a majority needs 49. The council’s website lists who leads it now.

Who won the 2025 council election in Broughton?

In Broughton’s wards on 1 May 2025, Conservative 1 · Reform UK 1 of the 2 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 25%.

Is Aylesbury a marginal seat?

Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour) won it by 630 votes in July 2024, 1.3% of votes cast: the 23rd-narrowest result of 543 in England.

Sources: ONS ward, county division, parish, constituency lookups (Census 2021 output areas; Open Government Licence v3.0) · GOV.UK local council finder · Democracy Club candidates (CC BY 4.0) and EveryElection · UK Parliament Members API (Open Parliament Licence v3.0) · MHCLG Band D council tax, parish precepts and Revenue Account budgets 2026–27 (OGL v3.0) · ONS mid-2025 population estimates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.

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