Photo: Jonathan Billinger · CC BY-SA 2.0The Conservatives hold a majority on Fenland District Council
Murrow is run by Fenland District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council, with Wisbech St. Mary parish council for local matters. The Conservatives have a majority on Fenland District Council. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on Cambridgeshire County Council. Its MP is Steve Barclay (Conservative), member for North East Cambridgeshire.
£2,573
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Murrow’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Fenland District Council
The Conservatives hold a majority on Fenland District Council: 36 of its 43 seats as elected. Independents hold 5, the Liberal Democrats 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Cambridgeshire changed hands in 2025
Cambridgeshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from no overall control to a Liberal Democrat majority at the May 2025 election: the Liberal Democrats won 31 of 61 seats. Cambridgeshire ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Murrow is £2,573 for 2026–27; Fenland District Council keeps 10% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 48% in ten years, against England’s 56%. Council money ↓
Written from the data on this page: Democracy Club results since May 2021, the UK Parliament Members API and MHCLG council tax.
Who holds the seats on Murrow’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 22 of Fenland’s 43 or 31 of Cambridgeshire’s 61 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative36
- Independent5
- Liberal Democrat2
Latest election: May 2023.
- Liberal Democrat31+9
- Conservative10−17
- Reform UK10+10
- Labour5−4
- Green3+3
- Independent2no change
- St. Neots Independent Group0−1
Change against the council before the 1 May 2025 election.
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.
Two tiers of council, and a parish tier
Murrow has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
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 Murrow’s residents · Band D precept £92
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗Transport, skills and regeneration across several council areas. It is led by an elected mayor.
Mayor: Paul Bristow (Conservative), elected May 2025
Who to ask
From GOV.UK’s “Understand how your council works”: in two-tier areas the district or borough runs local services and the county the big ones.
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 Murrow, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierWisbech St. Mary parish council
- 2Fenland District Council1 ward · 3 councillorsGavin George Rodney BoothMichael John HumphreyDiane Priscilla Cutler
- 3Cambridgeshire County Council1 division · 1 councillorChris Tirrell
- 4Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined AuthorityCambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority · elected May 2025Paul Bristow
- 5Police and crime commissionerCambridgeshire Constabulary · elected May 2024Darryl Preston
- 6House of CommonsNorth East Cambridgeshire
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.
- Gavin George Rodney BoothLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Michael John HumphreyConservative · May 2023
- Diane Priscilla CutlerLiberal Democrat · May 2023
Show as a table, with Cambridgeshire County Council’s 1 division (1 councillor)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parson Drove & Wisbech St Mary14% in Murrow · 935 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Gavin George Rodney BoothMichael John HumphreyDiane Priscilla Cutler | May 2023 |
Cambridgeshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Bank & Peckover ED7% in Murrow · 935 residents1 seat · June 2026 | 1 | Chris Tirrellby-election | June 2026 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Fenland District 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).
Fenland council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Murrow, 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 Murrow’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗3,594 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.
Murrow is in North East Cambridgeshire constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Murrow).
39,176 votes for candidates · majority 7,189
Conservative, MP since 6 May 2010.
turnout in July 2024: 39,176 votes from 71,511 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 7,189 of 39,176 votes (18.4%): wider than in 63% of England’s 543 constituencies.
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.
Murrow’s Band D council tax is £2,573 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Fenland District Council keeps £253.35 of a Band D bill (10%); the rest goes to the Wisbech St. Mary parish council, Cambridgeshire County Council, the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority, the Cambridgeshire police and crime commissioner and the Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Fenland’s Band D bill has risen 48% in ten years, from £1,708.98 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £511.88 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Wisbech St. Mary, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Cambridgeshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,100.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Cambridgeshire
| Fenland + Cambridgeshire | Murrow’s councils | Cambridgeshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £421 | £417 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £170 | £224 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £48 | £28 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £27 | £39 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £153 | £135 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £15 | £27 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £25 | £38 | £26 |
| Public health | £51 | £56 | £78 |
| Running the council | £49 | £40 | £59 |
| Other | £1 | £7 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £959 | £1,013 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Fenland per its residents plus Cambridgeshire per the county’s. Schools are left out: academies are paid for directly by government, so council school budgets depend on how many schools have converted. Cambridgeshire 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 Murrow 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.
fenland.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
fenland.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Murrow is run
Which council runs Murrow?
Murrow is run by Fenland District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Murrow have a town council?
Yes: Murrow has its own parish-tier council (Wisbech St. Mary parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £92 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Murrow?
Steve Barclay (Conservative) is the MP for North East Cambridgeshire, which covers Murrow.
How many councillors does Murrow have?
3 ward councillors represent Murrow’s 1 ward, and 1 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Murrow?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Murrow’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Murrow?
Band D council tax in Murrow is £2,573 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Fenland District Council?
The Conservatives have a majority: 36 of 43 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Cambridgeshire County Council?
The Liberal Democrats have a majority: 31 of 61 seats as elected.
Who won the 2023 council election in Murrow?
In Murrow’s wards on 4 May 2023, Liberal Democrat 2 · Conservative 1 of the 3 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 48.3%.
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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