Photo: David Howard · CC BY-SA 2.0Aylesbury was decided by 630 votes in 2024
Whitchurch is run by Buckinghamshire Council, with Whitchurch parish council for local matters. No party holds a majority on Buckinghamshire Council. Its MP is Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour), member for Aylesbury.
£2,495
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Whitchurch’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.
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 Whitchurch
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.
100% of Whitchurch’s residents · Band D precept £70
Every main council service: schools, social care, roads, bins, planning, housing and libraries.
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 Whitchurch, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierWhitchurch parish council
- 2Buckinghamshire Council1 ward · 1 councillorPhil Gomm
- 3Police and crime commissionerThames Valley Police · elected May 2024Matthew Barber
- 4House of CommonsAylesbury
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.
1 councillor 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.
- Phil GommConservative · May 2025
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quainton20% in Whitchurch · 961 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Phil Gomm | 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 Whitchurch, 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 Whitchurch’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗1,811 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Whitchurch is in Aylesbury constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Whitchurch).
49,940 votes for candidates · majority 630
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
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.
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.
Whitchurch’s Band D council tax is £2,495 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 Whitchurch parish council, the Thames Valley police and crime commissioner and the Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Whitchurch, 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 | Whitchurch’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 Whitchurch 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 Whitchurch is run
Which council runs Whitchurch?
Whitchurch is run by Buckinghamshire Council.
Does Whitchurch have a town council?
Yes: Whitchurch has its own parish-tier council (Whitchurch parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £70 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Whitchurch?
Laura Kyrke-Smith (Labour) is the MP for Aylesbury, which covers Whitchurch.
How many councillors does Whitchurch have?
1 ward councillors represent Whitchurch’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Whitchurch?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Whitchurch’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Whitchurch?
Band D council tax in Whitchurch is £2,495 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 Whitchurch?
In Whitchurch’s wards on 1 May 2025, Conservative 1 of the 1 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 41.8%.
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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