Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0Independents hold a majority on the Council of the Isles of Scilly
Hugh Town is run by the Council of the Isles of Scilly. Independents have a majority on the Council of the Isles of Scilly. Its MP is Andrew George (Liberal Democrat), member for St Ives.
£2,048
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Hugh Town’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on the Council of the Isles of Scilly
Independents hold a majority on the Council of the Isles of Scilly: 1 of its 1 seats as elected. Who’s in charge ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Hugh Town is £2,048 for 2026–27; the Council of the Isles of Scilly keeps 85% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 59% 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
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 1 of Isles of Scilly’s 1 seats to run the council alone.
- Independent1
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 Hugh Town
One council runs every main service here.
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 council to Westminster
Every elected tier that speaks for Hugh Town, from the most recent elections.
- 1Council of the Isles of Scilly1 ward · 12 councillorsIndependent 13 · all 13
- 2Police and crime commissionerDevon & Cornwall Police · elected May 2024Alison Hernandez
- 3House of CommonsSt Ives
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.
12 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.
- John PeacockIndependent · May 2023 · by-election
- Avril Washington MumfordIndependent · May 2021
- Robert FrancisIndependent · May 2021
- Tim DeanIndependent · May 2021
- Joel WilliamsIndependent · May 2021
- Anita Heather BedfordIndependent · May 2021
- Fran GrottickIndependent · May 2021
- Euan RodgerIndependent · May 2021
- Steve SimsIndependent · May 2021
- Daniel Michael MarcusIndependent · May 2021
- Steve WattIndependent · May 2021
- Andy GuyIndependent · May 2021
- Michael Anthony NelhamsIndependent · May 2021
Show as a table
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary'smostly in Hugh Town · 950 residents12 seats · May 2023, May 2021 | 12 | John Peacockby-electionAvril Washington MumfordRobert FrancisTim DeanJoel WilliamsAnita Heather BedfordFran GrottickEuan RodgerSteve SimsDaniel Michael MarcusSteve WattAndy GuyMichael Anthony Nelhams | May 2023, May 2021 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Council of the Isles of Scilly’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).
Isles of Scilly council election, May 2025
Results in the wards that make up Hugh Town, 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 Hugh Town’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗Votes not recorded
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Hugh Town is in St Ives constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Hugh Town).
48,106 votes for candidates · majority 13,786
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 48,106 votes from 69,978 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 13,786 of 48,106 votes (28.7%): wider than in 83% 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.
Hugh Town’s Band D council tax is £2,048 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 of the Isles of Scilly keeps £1,744.76 of a Band D bill (85%); the rest goes to the Devon & Cornwall police and crime commissioner.
Band D since 1993
Isles of Scilly’s Band D bill has risen 59% in ten years, from £1,290.87 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £375.75 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in St Mary's, 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 Cornwall
| Isles of Scilly | Hugh Town’s councils | Cornwall | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £696 | £583 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £296 | £266 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £-117 | £55 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £-85 | £62 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £608 | £198 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £167 | £21 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £72 | £30 | £26 |
| Public health | £68 | £71 | £78 |
| Running the council | £1,355 | £34 | £59 |
| Other | £0 | £0 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £3,417 | £1,381 | £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. Cornwall 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 Hugh Town 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.
scilly.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
scilly.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Hugh Town is run
Does Hugh Town have a town council?
No. Hugh Town is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Hugh Town?
Andrew George (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for St Ives, which covers Hugh Town.
How many councillors does Hugh Town have?
12 ward councillors represent Hugh Town’s 1 ward.
When are the next elections in Hugh Town?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Hugh Town’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Hugh Town?
Band D council tax in Hugh Town is £2,048 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls the Council of the Isles of Scilly?
Independents have a majority: 1 of 1 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who won the 2021 council election in Hugh Town?
In Hugh Town’s wards on 6 May 2021, Independent 12 of the 12 seats up. Independents had the largest share of votes, 100%.
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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