Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0Labour holds a majority on Broxtowe Borough Council
Beeston is run by Broxtowe Borough Council and Nottinghamshire County Council. Labour has a majority on Broxtowe Borough Council. Reform UK has a majority on Nottinghamshire County Council. Its MP is Juliet Campbell (Labour), member for Broxtowe.
£2,583
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Beeston’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Broxtowe Borough Council
Labour holds a majority on Broxtowe Borough Council: 25 of its 44 seats as elected. The Conservatives hold 10, the Liberal Democrats 5, independents 3 and Broxtowe Alliance 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Nottinghamshire changed hands in 2025
Nottinghamshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (36 of 66 seats in 2021) to a Reform UK majority at the May 2025 election: Reform UK won 41 of 66 seats. Nottinghamshire ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Beeston is £2,583 for 2026–27; Broxtowe Borough Council keeps 8% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 51% 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 Beeston’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 23 of Broxtowe’s 44 or 34 of Nottinghamshire’s 66 seats to run the council alone.
- Labour25
- Conservative10
- Liberal Democrat5
- Independent3
- Broxtowe Alliance1
Latest election: May 2023.
- Reform UK41+41
- Conservative18−18
- Labour4−11
- Ashfield Independents1−9
- Broxtowe Alliance1+1
- Broxtowe Independent Group1+1
- Independent0−4
- Liberal Democrat0−1
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, no parish tier
Beeston has two tiers of council: the county runs the big services, the district the local ones.
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: Claire Ward (Labour and Co-operative), elected May 2024
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.
99% of Beeston is unparished: there is no parish or town council, so the council runs local matters itself and no parish precept is added to the bill.
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 Beeston, from the most recent elections.
- 1Broxtowe Borough Council8 wards · 20 councillorsLabour 14 · Liberal Democrat 5 · Conservative 2 · all 21
- 2Nottinghamshire County Council4 divisions · 6 councillorsRichard Gordon LoweHelen Jane FaccioSteve CarrTeresa Ann CullenDoctor John DoddyJan Goold
- 3Mayor of East Midlands Combined County AuthorityEast Midlands Combined County Authority · elected May 2024Claire Ward
- 4Police and crime commissionerNottinghamshire Police · elected May 2024Gary Godden
- 5House of CommonsBroxtowe
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.
20 councillors for 8 wards
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.
- Teresa Ann CullenLabour · May 2023
- Stephanie Dawn KerryConservative · May 2023
- Halimah Gulzar KhaledConservative · May 2023
- Helen Elsa SkinnerLabour · May 2023
- Stephen JeremiahLabour · May 2023
- Colin Michael TideswellLabour · May 2023
- Tyler Jai MarshLabour · May 2024 · by-election
- Helen Jane FaccioLabour · May 2023
- Pauline Ann SmithLabour · May 2023
- Richard Stephen FalveyLabour · May 2023
- Hannah May LandLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Andy KingdonLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- David WattsLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Vanessa Claire SmithLabour · May 2023
- Gabrielle BunnLabour · May 2023
- Steve CarrLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Barbara CarrLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Greg MarshallLabour · May 2023
- Ellie WinfieldLabour · May 2023
- Sarah WebbLabour · May 2023
- Shaun DannheimerLabour · May 2023
Show as a table, with Nottinghamshire County Council’s 4 divisions (6 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toton & Chilwell Meadowsall in Beeston · 8,059 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Teresa Ann CullenStephanie Dawn KerryHalimah Gulzar Khaled | May 2023 |
| Chilwell Westall in Beeston · 7,592 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Helen Elsa SkinnerStephen JeremiahColin Michael Tideswell | May 2023 |
| Attenborough & Chilwell Eastall in Beeston · 7,120 residents3 seats · May 2024, May 2023 | 3 | Tyler Jai Marshby-electionHelen Jane FaccioPauline Ann SmithRichard Stephen Falvey | May 2024, May 2023 |
| Bramcotemostly in Beeston · 6,557 residents3 seats · May 2023 | 3 | Hannah May LandAndy KingdonDavid Watts | May 2023 |
| Beeston Centralall in Beeston · 6,192 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Vanessa Claire SmithGabrielle Bunn | May 2023 |
| Beeston Northall in Beeston · 6,099 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Steve CarrBarbara Carr | May 2023 |
| Beeston Westall in Beeston · 5,551 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Greg MarshallEllie Winfield | May 2023 |
| Beeston Rylandsall in Beeston · 4,779 residents2 seats · May 2023 | 2 | Sarah WebbShaun Dannheimer | May 2023 |
Nottinghamshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toton, Chilwell & Attenborough EDall in Beeston · 22,771 residents2 seats · May 2025 | 2 | Richard Gordon LoweHelen Jane Faccio | May 2025 |
| Bramcote & Beeston North EDall in Beeston · 11,650 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Steve Carr | May 2025 |
| Beeston Central & Rylands EDall in Beeston · 10,971 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Teresa Ann Cullen | May 2025 |
| Stapleford & Broxtowe Central ED25% in Beeston · 6,967 residents2 seats · May 2025 | 2 | Doctor John DoddyJan Goold | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Broxtowe Borough 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).
Broxtowe council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Beeston, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
8 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Beeston’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗7,053 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
5,679 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
8,152 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
Every ward’s result (5 more)
8,349 votes for candidates · 3 seats, so 3 votes each
2,757 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
3,452 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
4,024 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
2,881 votes for candidates · 2 seats, so 2 votes each
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Beeston is in Broxtowe constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Beeston).
47,838 votes for candidates · majority 8,403
Labour, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 47,838 votes from 70,440 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 8,403 of 47,838 votes (17.6%): wider than in 61% 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.
Beeston’s Band D council tax is £2,583 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
Broxtowe Borough Council keeps £199.34 of a Band D bill (8%); the rest goes to Nottinghamshire County Council, the Nottinghamshire police and crime commissioner and the Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Authority.
Band D since 1993
Broxtowe’s Band D bill has risen 51% in ten years, from £1,729.43 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £576.00 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in the unparished part of Broxtowe, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Nottinghamshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,500.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Nottinghamshire
| Broxtowe + Nottinghamshire | Beeston’s councils | Nottinghamshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £505 | £510 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £275 | £310 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £28 | £65 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £16 | £39 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £89 | £116 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £35 | £38 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £32 | £32 | £26 |
| Public health | £68 | £90 | £78 |
| Running the council | £34 | £49 | £59 |
| Other | £29 | £38 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,110 | £1,287 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Broxtowe per its residents plus Nottinghamshire 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. Nottinghamshire 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 Beeston 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.
broxtowe.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
broxtowe.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Beeston is run
Which council runs Beeston?
The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Beeston have a town council?
No. Beeston is unparished, so there is no town or parish council and no parish precept.
Who is the MP for Beeston?
Juliet Campbell (Labour) is the MP for Broxtowe, which covers Beeston.
How many councillors does Beeston have?
20 ward councillors represent Beeston’s 8 wards, and 6 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Beeston?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Beeston’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Beeston?
Band D council tax in Beeston is £2,583 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Broxtowe Borough Council?
Labour has a majority: 25 of 44 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Nottinghamshire County Council?
Reform UK has a majority: 41 of 66 seats as elected.
Who won the 2023 council election in Beeston?
In Beeston’s wards on 4 May 2023, Labour 13 · Liberal Democrat 5 · Conservative 2 of the 20 seats up. Labour had the largest share of votes, 43.8%.
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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