Photo: Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0No party holds a majority on Buckinghamshire Council
Marlow is run by Buckinghamshire Council, with Marlow parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on Buckinghamshire Council. Most of Marlow is in Beaconsfield (MP Joy Morrissey, Conservative); 1% of residents are in Maidenhead (MP Mr Joshua Reynolds, Liberal Democrat).
£2,486
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Marlow’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 ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
No party has a majority
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 49 of Buckinghamshire’s 97 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative48
- Liberal Democrat27
- Independent11
- Labour4
- Reform UK3
- Green2
- Wycombe Independents2
Latest election: May 2025.
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.
The councils that run Marlow
One council runs every main service here.
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.
99% of Marlow’s residents · Band D precept £66
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
99% of Marlow’s residents
Website ↗Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
Who runs Marlow: same source as Who runs Marlow, above.
Website ↗Who to ask
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.
From the parish to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Marlow, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierMarlow parish council
- 2Council wards1 ward · 3 councillorsAnna CrabtreeAlex CollingwoodCarol Heap
- 3Police and crime commissionerThames Valley Police · elected May 2024Matthew Barber
- 4House of CommonsSplit between 2 constituencies
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.
3 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.
- Anna CrabtreeLiberal Democrat · May 2025
- Alex CollingwoodConservative · May 2025
- Carol HeapConservative · May 2025
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| MarlowBuckinghamshire · mostly in Marlow · 14,478 residents3 seats · May 2025 | 3 | Anna CrabtreeAlex CollingwoodCarol Heap | 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).
Buckinghamshire council election, May 2025
Results in the wards that make up Marlow, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
1 ward voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Marlow’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗14,512 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Marlow is split between 2 constituencies
The constituencies’ MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result.
Conservative, MP since 12 December 2019
99% of Marlow’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 66% (England 60%).
Majority 5,455 of 47,726 votes (11.4%): the 220th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024
1% of Marlow’s residents live in this constituency.
Turnout 66% (England 60%).
Majority 2,963 of 50,329 votes (5.9%): the 114th-narrowest of 543 in England.
47,726 votes for candidates · majority 5,455
Conservative, MP since 12 December 2019.
turnout in July 2024: 47,726 votes from 72,751 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 5,455 of 47,726 votes (11.4%): the 220th-narrowest of 543 in England.
Maidenhead
50,329 votes for candidates · majority 2,963
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 50,329 votes from 75,687 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 2,963 of 50,329 votes (5.9%): the 114th-narrowest of 543 in England.
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.
Marlow’s Band D council tax is £2,491 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Buckinghamshire Council keeps £2,037.50 of a Band D bill (82%); the rest goes to the Marlow parish council, the Thames Valley police and crime commissioner and the Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,486 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Marlow, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Buckinghamshire
| Buckinghamshire | Marlow’s councils | Buckinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Having a say in how Marlow is run
It takes about five minutes online; the deadline is 12 working days before a poll.
gov.uk ↗Type a postcode to write to each of its councillors and its MP.
WriteToThem ↗GOV.UK sends the report to the council that looks after the road.
gov.uk ↗Council and committee meetings are open to the public, with agendas and minutes online.
buckinghamshire.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
buckinghamshire.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Marlow is run
Which council runs Marlow?
Marlow is run by Buckinghamshire Council.
Does Marlow have a town council?
Yes: Marlow has its own parish-tier council (Marlow parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £66 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Marlow?
Marlow is split between 2 constituencies: Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey, Conservative) and Maidenhead (Mr Joshua Reynolds, Liberal Democrat). Parliament’s Find your MP service matches a postcode to its MP.
How many councillors does Marlow have?
3 ward councillors represent Marlow’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Marlow?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Marlow’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Marlow?
Band D council tax in Marlow is £2,486 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 Marlow?
In Marlow’s wards on 1 May 2025, Conservative 2 · Liberal Democrat 1 of the 3 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 33.5%.
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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