Photo: Gordon Griffiths · CC BY-SA 2.0The Conservatives hold a majority on South Staffordshire Council
Himley is run by South Staffordshire Council and Staffordshire County Council, with Himley parish council for local matters. The Conservatives have a majority on South Staffordshire Council. Reform UK has a majority on Staffordshire County Council. Its MP is Mike Wood (Conservative), member for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire.
£2,260
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Himley’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on South Staffordshire Council
The Conservatives hold a majority on South Staffordshire Council: 29 of its 42 seats as elected. Independents hold 5, the Liberal Democrats 4, the Greens 2 and Labour 2. Who’s in charge ↓
Staffordshire changed hands in 2025
Staffordshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (56 of 62 seats in 2021) to a Reform UK majority at the May 2025 election: Reform UK won 48 of 62 seats. Staffordshire ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Himley is £2,260 for 2026–27; South Staffordshire Council keeps 7% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 55% in ten years, in line with 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 Himley’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 22 of South Staffordshire’s 42 or 32 of Staffordshire’s 62 seats to run the council alone.
- Conservative29
- Independent5
- Liberal Democrat4
- Green2
- Labour2
Latest election: May 2023.
- Reform UK48+48
- Conservative11−45
- Green1+1
- Labour1−4
- Stafford Borough Independents1+1
- Independent0−1
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
Himley 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 Himley’s residents · Band D precept £24
Bins and recycling, planning, housing, environmental health, leisure, and collecting council tax.
Website ↗Schools, social care, roads and transport, libraries and waste disposal.
Website ↗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 Himley, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parishParish tierHimley parish council
- 2South Staffordshire Council1 ward · 1 councillorSean Massey
- 3Staffordshire County Council1 division · 1 councillorVictoria Wilson
- 4Police and crime commissionerStaffordshire Police · elected May 2024Ben Adams
- 5House of CommonsKingswinford and South Staffordshire
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.
- Sean MasseyConservative · July 2026 · by-election
Show as a table, with Staffordshire County Council’s 1 division (1 councillor)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Himley & Swindon16% in Himley · 400 residents1 seat · July 2026 | 1 | Sean Masseyby-election | July 2026 |
Staffordshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinver ED4% in Himley · 400 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Victoria Wilson | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. South Staffordshire 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).
South Staffordshire council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Himley, 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 Himley’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗592 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Himley is in Kingswinford and South Staffordshire constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Himley).
45,180 votes for candidates · majority 6,303
Conservative, MP since 7 May 2015.
turnout in July 2024: 45,180 votes from 71,645 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 6,303 of 45,180 votes (14%): wider than in 50% 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.
Himley’s Band D council tax is £2,260 a year
Where a Band D bill goes, what it has cost over the years, and what the councils plan to spend per resident.
South Staffordshire Council keeps £150.34 of a Band D bill (7%); the rest goes to the Himley parish council, Staffordshire County Council, the Staffordshire police and crime commissioner and the Staffordshire PCC-FRA.
Band D since 1993
South Staffordshire’s Band D bill has risen 55% in ten years, from £1,488.85 in 2016–17, in line with England’s average (56%). It was £486.00 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Himley, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Staffordshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,000.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Staffordshire
| South Staffordshire + Staffordshire | Himley’s councils | Staffordshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £414 | £427 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £272 | £322 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £84 | £75 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £18 | £24 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £101 | £106 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £36 | £37 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £9 | £22 | £26 |
| Public health | £57 | £71 | £78 |
| Running the council | £48 | £48 | £59 |
| Other | £69 | £10 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,109 | £1,142 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: South Staffordshire per its residents plus Staffordshire 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. Staffordshire 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 Himley 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.
sstaffs.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
sstaffs.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Himley is run
Which council runs Himley?
Himley is run by South Staffordshire Council and Staffordshire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Himley have a town council?
Yes: Himley has its own parish-tier council (Himley parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £24 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Himley?
Mike Wood (Conservative) is the MP for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire, which covers Himley.
How many councillors does Himley have?
1 ward councillors represent Himley’s 1 ward, and 1 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Himley?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Himley’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Himley?
Band D council tax in Himley is £2,260 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls South Staffordshire Council?
The Conservatives have a majority: 29 of 42 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Staffordshire County Council?
Reform UK has a majority: 48 of 62 seats as elected.
Who won the 2023 council election in Himley?
In Himley’s wards on 4 May 2023, Conservative 1 of the 1 seats up. The Conservatives had the largest share of votes, 64.2%.
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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