Allowances paid to West Midlands councillors Table ordered by size of population Council Birmingham Leeds Manchester Liverpool Coventry Dudley Sandwell Walsall* Solihull
*2001 figure
Population 1,073,000 751,500 503,000 466,400 318,600 312,900 308,100 253,499 206,700
Allowance £16,267.08 £14,781.07 £15,956.00 £10,620.00 £12,872.00 £9,300.00 £10,620.00 £10,378.00 £7,688.04
Payment per person £0.0152 £0.0197 £0.0317 £0.0228 £0.0404 £0.0297 £0.0345 £0.0409 £0.0372
Wards 40 33 32 30 18 24 24 20 17
Payment per ward £406.68 £447.91 £498.63 £354.00 £715.11 £387.50 £442.50 £518.90 £452.24