Photo: Jonathan Thacker · CC BY-SA 2.0The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on Stratford-on-Avon District Council
Alcester is run by Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Warwickshire County Council, with Alcester parish council for local matters. The Liberal Democrats have a majority on Stratford-on-Avon District Council. No party holds a majority on Warwickshire County Council. Its MP is Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat), member for Stratford-on-Avon.
£2,547
Band D, a year, the middle band every council sets its tax from.
Where it goes →How Alcester’s politics has changed since 2021
A majority on Stratford-on-Avon District Council
The Liberal Democrats hold a majority on Stratford-on-Avon District Council: 24 of its 41 seats as elected. The Conservatives hold 12, the Greens 3, independents 1 and Reform UK 1. Who’s in charge ↓
Warwickshire changed hands in 2025
Warwickshire County Council, which runs schools, social care and roads, went from a Conservative majority (42 of 57 seats in 2021) to no overall control at the May 2025 election: Reform UK won 23 of 57 seats. Warwickshire ↓
Council tax
A Band D bill in Alcester is £2,573 for 2026–27; Stratford-on-Avon District Council keeps 7% of it. The council area’s Band D has risen 52% 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 Alcester’s councils
Seats by party as elected. A party needs 21 of Stratford-on-Avon’s 41 or 29 of Warwickshire’s 57 seats to run the council alone.
- Liberal Democrat24
- Conservative12
- Green3
- Independent1
- Reform UK1
Latest election: May 2023.
- Reform UK23+23
- Liberal Democrat14+9
- Conservative9−33
- Green7+4
- Labour3−3
- Whitnash Residents Association1no change
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
Alcester 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.
79% of Alcester’s residents · Band D precept £176
The parish council for the part of Alcester inside Kinwarton parish.
Who runs Alcester: same source as Who runs Alcester, above.
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 Alcester, from the most recent elections.
- 1Town or parish2 parish councilsAlcester parish councilKinwarton parish council
- 2Stratford-on-Avon District Council3 wards · 3 councillorsSusan JunedTom BallingerJanine Ann Lee
- 3Warwickshire County Council2 divisions · 2 councillorsLuke Stephen CooperJames Michael Norris
- 4Police and crime commissionerWarwickshire Police · elected May 2024Philip Seccombe
- 5House of CommonsStratford-on-Avon
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 3 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.
- Susan JunedLiberal Democrat · May 2023
- Tom BallingerLiberal Democrat · May 2025 · by-election
- Janine Ann LeeConservative · July 2026 · by-election
Show as a table, with Warwickshire County Council’s 2 divisions (2 councillors)
| Ward | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcester Eastmostly in Alcester · 2,681 residents1 seat · May 2023 | 1 | Susan Juned | May 2023 |
| Alcester Westmostly in Alcester · 2,386 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Tom Ballingerby-election | May 2025 |
| Kinwarton37% in Alcester · 1,358 residents1 seat · July 2026 | 1 | Janine Ann Leeby-election | July 2026 |
Warwickshire County Council: county divisions
| Division | Seats | Elected | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studley ED30% in Alcester · 4,039 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | Luke Stephen Cooper | May 2025 |
| Alcester EDmostly in Alcester · 2,386 residents1 seat · May 2025 | 1 | James Michael Norris | May 2025 |
Councillors can resign, change party or sit as independents between elections; a by-election winner replaces someone not named here. Stratford-on-Avon 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).
Stratford-on-Avon council election, May 2023
Results in the wards that make up Alcester, as declared. Percentages are of votes cast for candidates in each ward; where a ward elects several councillors, each voter has that many votes.
3 wards voted. Every seat in the town’s wards was up.
No election is scheduled yet for Alcester’s wards in Democracy Club’s list. Councils publish a notice of election about five weeks before polling day.
Who can I vote for? ↗822 votes for candidates
1,174 votes for candidates
1,305 votes for candidates
Candidates and results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), from councils’ declared results; polling dates from Democracy Club’s EveryElection.
Alcester is in Stratford-on-Avon constituency
The constituency’s MP and the 4 July 2024 general election, the whole constituency’s result (it reaches beyond Alcester).
52,959 votes for candidates · majority 7,122
Liberal Democrat, MP since 4 July 2024.
turnout in July 2024: 52,959 votes from 75,714 registered voters. England: 60%.
Majority 7,122 of 52,959 votes (13.4%): the 263rd-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.
Alcester’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.
Stratford-on-Avon District Council keeps £174.18 of a Band D bill (7%); the rest goes to the Alcester parish council, Warwickshire County Council and the Warwickshire police and crime commissioner.
Across the whole town the average Band D is £2,547 (parishes differ; weighted by residents).
Band D since 1993
Stratford-on-Avon’s Band D bill has risen 52% in ten years, from £1,630.18 in 2016–17, against England’s average (56%). It was £577.13 in 1993–94.
Your bill by band
A Band D home in Alcester, 2026–27, before discounts. The Valuation Office Agency’s band search gives any home’s band.
Warwickshire’s councils
Average Band D in each council area, 2026–27, parish precepts included. Bars start at £2,300.
Council budgets per resident, 2026–27
Show as a table, with Warwickshire
| Stratford-on-Avon + Warwickshire | Alcester’s councils | Warwickshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult social care | £434 | £434 | £487 |
| Children’s social care | £257 | £257 | £290 |
| Roads and transport | £50 | £56 | £41 |
| Housing (not council homes’ rents) | £34 | £22 | £61 |
| Bins, street cleaning, environment | £103 | £99 | £119 |
| Libraries, leisure, culture | £22 | £35 | £44 |
| Planning and development | £54 | £43 | £26 |
| Public health | £47 | £47 | £78 |
| Running the council | £57 | £69 | £59 |
| Other | £5 | £19 | £19 |
| Total, schools apart | £1,114 | £1,132 | £1,234 |
Net budgeted service spending, MHCLG Revenue Account budget 2026–27, per resident (ONS mid-2025 estimates). Both tiers added: Stratford-on-Avon per its residents plus Warwickshire 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. Warwickshire 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 Alcester 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.
stratford.gov.uk ↗Anyone can comment while an application is open for consultation.
stratford.gov.uk ↗The rules, nomination papers and guidance for council candidates.
Electoral Commission ↗Questions about how Alcester is run
Which council runs Alcester?
Alcester is run by Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Warwickshire County Council. The county council runs schools, social care and roads; the district runs bins, planning and housing.
Does Alcester have a town council?
Yes: Alcester has its own parish-tier council (Alcester parish council; town councils are parish councils by another name), which adds £176 to a Band D bill in 2026–27.
Who is the MP for Alcester?
Manuela Perteghella (Liberal Democrat) is the MP for Stratford-on-Avon, which covers Alcester.
How many councillors does Alcester have?
3 ward councillors represent Alcester’s 3 wards, and 2 county councillors its county divisions.
When are the next elections in Alcester?
No election is scheduled yet in Democracy Club’s list for Alcester’s wards. The next UK general election must be held by August 2029.
How much is council tax in Alcester?
Band D council tax in Alcester is £2,547 for 2026–27. Your bill depends on your home’s band, from A (6/9 of Band D) to H (18/9).
Who controls Stratford-on-Avon District Council?
The Liberal Democrats have a majority: 24 of 41 seats as elected. The council’s website lists who leads it now.
Who controls Warwickshire County Council?
No party has a majority. As elected, Reform UK 23 · Liberal Democrat 14 · Conservative 9 · Green 7 · Labour 3 · Whitnash Residents Association 1 of 57 seats; a majority needs 29.
Who won the 2023 council election in Alcester?
In Alcester’s wards on 4 May 2023, Liberal Democrat 3 of the 3 seats up. The Liberal Democrats had the largest share of votes, 53.5%.
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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