Councillors allowances aug 2012

Research Note 1161 | 29 August 2012

Councillors’ Allowances While many councillors receive modest allowances entirely appropriate for a role representing their local community, in some local authorities rising pay and pensions suggest councillors are increasingly being treated as professional politicians. Earlier TaxPayers’ Alliance research revealed that there are 4,529 councillors enrolled on Local Government Pension Schemes.2 This latest research reveals huge disparities in the basic allowance paid by councils across the country. All councillors in the UK are entitled to a basic allowance. In addition, those with cabinet positions are entitled to receive a special responsibility allowance. All councillors are able to claim for mileage and subsistence on top of this.

The key findings of this research are:  The councils paying the highest basic allowance (by type of authority) are: - English County Council: Nottinghamshire - £12,906 - English Unitary Authority: Durham - £13,300 - English Metropolitan District: Birmingham - £16,267 - English Non-Metropolitan District: Bolsover - £9,902 - London Borough: Croydon - £11,239 - Welsh Council: Seven councils pay £13,868, namely Bridgend, Carmarthenshire, Conwy, Monmouthshire, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Torfaen, and Vale of Glamorgan - Scottish Council: Scottish Borders - £16,932  The councils paying the lowest basic allowance (by type of authority) are: - English County Council: Northamptonshire - £7,086 - English Unitary Authority: Rutland - £3,860 - English Metropolitan District: Trafford - £6,352 - English Non-Metropolitan District: South Ribble - £1,500 - London Borough: Kingston - £7,528 - Welsh Council: Cardiff - £11,342 - Scottish Council: Clackmannanshire - £16,100 1

Financial support for this research paper was provided by the Politics and Economics Research Trust (charity number 1121849). Any views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not those of the research trust or of its trustees. 2 Daniel, C. Public Sector Pensions 2, the TaxPayers’ Alliance. January 2012 55 Tufton Street, London, SW1P 3QL  www.taxpayersalliance.com  0845 330 9554 (office hours)  07795 084 113 (24 hours)

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 The five biggest percentage increases in the basic allowance between 2010-11 and 2011-12 were: -

Boston Borough Council: £2,378 to £3,052 - a 28 per cent increase Mid Devon District Council: £3,654 to £4,500 - a 23 per cent increase Slough Borough Council: £5,973 to £7,100 - a 19 per cent increase North Hertfordshire District Council: £3,798 to £4,500 - a 18 per cent increase Tunbridge Wells Borough Council: £4,730 to £5,279 - a 12 per cent increase

 The five biggest percentage decreases in the basic allowance between 2010-11 and 2011-12 were: -

Tewkesbury Borough Council: £8,850 to £7,200 - a decrease of 19 per cent Gedling Borough Council: £3,685 to £3,299 - a decrease of 10 per cent North Lincolnshire Council: £7,638 to £6,874 - a decrease of 10 per cent Three Rivers District Council: £5,090 to £4,581 - a decrease of 10 per cent Castle Point Borough Council: £3,550 to £3,195 - a decrease of 10 per cent

Sources and Methodology All information was obtained from councils’ websites. In the cases where no information was available online or in official document, data was confirmed by telephone. All sources can be viewed through the postcode reference tool: http://www.taxpayersalliance.com/councillors-allowances

To arrange broadcast interviews, please contact: Jonathan Isaby Political Director, TaxPayers' Alliance jonathan.isaby@taxpayersalliance.com 07795 084 113 To discuss the research, please contact:

Chris Daniel Policy Analyst, TaxPayers' Alliance chris.daniel@taxpayersalliance.com 07538 706 434

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Table 1: Full list of all UK council’s basic councillor allowance in 2010-11 and 2011-12 Council

Basic Allowance (£) 2010-11

Aberdeen City Council Aberdeenshire Council

Change

2011-12

16,234.00 16,233.96

0.0% 0.0%

Adur District Council

3,270.00

0.0%

Allerdale Borough Council

2,966.64

0.0%

Amber Valley Borough Council

3,722.04

3,721.92

0.0%

16,234.00

0.0%

Antrim Borough Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Ards Borough Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Argyll and Bute Council

16,233.96

0.0%

Armagh District Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Arun District Council

4,869.96

0.0%

Ashfield District Council

6,588.00

0.0%

Ashford Borough Council

4,270.93

4,292.28

0.5%

Aylesbury Vale District Council

5,304.00

0.0%

Babergh District Council

3,648.96

3,649.00

0.0%

Ballymena Borough Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Ballymoney Borough Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Banbridge District Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Barking and Dagenham Borough Council

10,006.00

0.0%

Barnet Borough Council

10,597.00

0.0%

Barnsley Borough Council

Angus Council

10,975.00

10,426.00

-5.0%

Barrow-in-Furness Borough Council

2,348.04

2,348.00

0.0%

Basildon Borough Council

5,694.00

0.0%

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council

6,602.76

6,603.00

0.0%

Bassetlaw District Council

4,628.00

0.0%

Bath and North East Somerset Council*

7,109.00

0.0%

10,000.08

10,000.00

0.0%

9,738.00

0.0%

Bedford Borough Council Belfast City Council Bexley Borough Council

9,418.00

0.0%

Birmingham City Council

16,267.00

16,267.08

0.0%

Blaby District Council

3,965.64

0.0%

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

5,392.80

0.0%

Blackpool Borough Council

5,998.98

0.0%

Blaenau Gwent Council

13,029.96

13,030.00

0.0%

Bolsover District Council

10,047.44

9,902.44

-1.4%

Bolton Borough Council

11,082.00

0.0%

Boston Borough Council

2,378.00

3,052.00

28.3%

Bournemouth Borough Council

9,290.00

0.0%

Bracknell Forest Council

8,687.04

8,687.00

0.0%

13,042.92

13,042.00

0.0%

4,446.00

0.0%

Bradford City Council Braintree District Council

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Council

Basic Allowance (£) 2010-11

Change

2011-12

Breckland District Council

5,200.00

0.0%

Brent Borough Council

7,974.00

0.0%

Brentwood Borough Council

6,612.00

5,950.80

-10.0%

Bridgend Council

13,868.00

0.0%

Brighton and Hove City Council

11,463.00

0.0%

Bristol City Council

11,415.97

11,416.00

0.0%

Broadland District Council

3,426.00

0.0%

Bromley Borough Council

10,872.00

0.0%

Bromsgrove District Council

3,675.96

3,676.00

0.0%

Broxbourne Borough Council

4,100.04

0.0%

Broxtowe Borough Council

3,704.00

0.0%

10,718.04

10,718.00

0.0%

Burnley Borough Council

2,700.00

0.0%

Bury Borough Council

7,949.01

0.0%

Caerphilly Council

13,380.47

13,030.00

-2.6%

Calderdale Borough Council

10,454.00

0.0%

Cambridge City Council

2,782.00

0.0%

Cambridgeshire County Council

7,610.04

7,610.00

0.0%

Camden Borough Council

9,654.00

0.0%

Cannock Chase District Council

5,339.04

5,339.00

0.0%

Canterbury City Council

4,710.00

0.0%

11,342.00

11,342.04

0.0%

Buckinghamshire County Council

Cardiff Council Carlisle City Council

4,733.04

4,733.00

0.0%

13,868.00

0.0%

Carrickfergus Borough Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Castle Point Borough Council

3,550.00

3,195.00

-10.0%

Carmarthenshire Council

Castlereagh Borough Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Central Bedfordshire Council

11,225.69

10,259.69

-8.6%

Ceredigion Council

12,736.00

0.0%

Charnwood Borough Council

4,770.00

0.0%

Chelmsford Borough Council

5,379.00

5,380.40

0.0%

Cheltenham Borough Council

5,066.00

0.0%

Cherwell District Council

4,155.00

0.0%

Cheshire East Council

11,200.00

0.0%

Cheshire West and Chester Council

11,458.00

0.0%

Chesterfield Borough Council

4,377.00

0.0%

Chichester District Council

3,900.00

0.0%

Chiltern District Council

4,500.00

0.0%

Chorley Borough Council

4,242.12

4,242.14

0.0%

Christchurch Borough Council

3,766.00

4,072.00

8.1%

16,233.96

0.0%

0

-

City of Edinburgh Council City of London Corporation City of York Council Clackmannanshire Council

7,192.50

7,192.56

0.0%

16,678.79

16,100.53

-3.5%

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Council

Basic Allowance (£) 2010-11

Change

2011-12

Colchester Borough Council

6,316.97

0.0%

Coleraine Borough Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

16,233.96

0.0%

Conwy Council

13,868.04

13,868.00

0.0%

Cookstown District Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Copeland Borough Council

3,063.25

0.0%

Corby Borough Council

4,424.04

0.0%

12,128.40

0.0%

3,999.96

0.0%

12,872.04

12,872.00

0.0%

Craigavon Borough Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Craven District Council

4,200.00

0.0%

Crawley Borough Council

5,949.00

0.0%

Croydon Borough Council

11,239.00

0.0%

Cumbria County Council

8,030.00

0.0%

Dacorum Borough Council

4,950.96

0.0%

Darlington Borough Council

8,027.00

0.0%

Dartford Borough Council

4,764.00

0.0%

Cornwall Council Cotswold District Council Coventry City Council

Daventry District Council

4,289.04

4,302.00

0.3%

13,029.96

0.0%

Derby City Council

9,976.44

9,976.43

0.0%

Derbyshire County Council

9,948.00

0.0%

Derbyshire Dales District Council

4,111.00

0.0%

Derry City Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Devon County Council

10,970.00

0.0%

Doncaster Borough Council

12,714.96

0.0%

Dorset County Council

10,185.00

0.0%

Dover District Council

4,224.00

4,103.92

-2.8%

Down District Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Dudley Borough Council

9,300.00

0.0%

Dumfries and Galloway Council

16,236.00

0.0%

Dundee City Council

16,233.96

0.0%

9,738.00

0.0%

13,300.00

0.0%

Denbighshire Council

Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council Durham County Council Ealing Borough Council

9,612.00

0.0%

16,189.55

0.0%

East Cambridgeshire District Council

4,521.00

4,069.00

-10.0%

East Devon District Council

4,360.00

4,359.96

0.0%

East Ayrshire Council

East Dorset District Council

3,873.96

0.0%

East Dunbartonshire Council

16,234.00

16,278.50

0.3%

East Hampshire District Council

4,500.00

0.0%

East Hertfordshire District Council

4,746.60

0.0%

4,149.00

0.0%

16,233.96

0.0%

East Lindsey District Council East Lothian Council

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Council

Basic Allowance (£) 2010-11

East Northamptonshire District Council

Change

2011-12 4,290.00

4,290.00

0.0%

East Renfrewshire Council

16,234.00

0.0%

East Riding of Yorkshire Council

10,711.00

0.0%

4,539.96

4,540.00

0.0%

East Sussex County Council

10,842.00

0.0%

Eastbourne Borough Council

2,559.00

0.0%

Eastleigh Borough Council

5,685.00

0.0%

Eden District Council

3,561.24

3,561.00

0.0%

Elmbridge Borough Council

4,245.00

0.0%

10,570.00

0.0%

Epping Forest District Council

3,150.00

0.0%

Epsom and Ewell Borough Council

3,308.28

3,308.31

0.0%

Erewash Borough Council

3,972.02

3,848.04

-3.1%

11,499.96

0.0%

East Staffordshire Borough Council

Enfield Borough Council

Essex County Council Exeter City Council

4,430.04

4,430.00

0.0%

16,233.96

0.0%

Fareham Borough Council

6,465.60

0.0%

Fenland District Council

4,173.96

4,531.00

8.6%

Falkirk Council

Fermanagh District Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Fife Council

16,189.42

0.0%

Flintshire Council

12,996.00

0.0%

Forest Heath District Council

4,878.60

0.0%

Forest of Dean District Council

4,100.00

4,250.00

3.7%

Fylde Borough Council

3,500.00

0.0%

10,120.00

0.0%

3,685.68

3,299.28

-10.5%

Gateshead Borough Council Gedling Borough Council Glasgow City Council

15,967.18

16,189.55

1.4%

Gloucester City Council

5,250.00

0.0%

Gloucestershire County Council

8,799.96

0.0%

Gosport Borough Council

5,220.00

5,630.00

7.9%

Gravesham Borough Council

3,411.00

0.0%

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

3,579.00

0.0%

Greater London Authority

53,439.00

0.0%

Greenwich Borough Council

10,210.00

0.0%

Guildford Borough Council

4,655.04

4,655.00

0.0%

12,747.00

0.0%

Hackney Borough Council

9,943.50

0.0%

Halton Borough Council

8,004.24

0.0%

Hambleton District Council

4,297.00

4,297.44

0.0%

Hammersmith and Fulham Borough Council

8,940.00

0.0%

12,003.00

0.0%

4,682.61

4,950.19

5.7%

10,500.00

0.0%

4,370.04

4,270.00

-2.3%

Gwynedd Council

Hampshire County Council Harborough District Council** Haringey Borough Council Harlow District Council

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Council

Basic Allowance (£) 2010-11

Change

2011-12

Harrogate Borough Council

4,151.00

4,192.68

1.0%

Harrow Borough Council

8,160.00

0.0%

Hart District Council

3,735.00

0.0%

Hartlepool Borough Council

5,766.84

5,767.00

0.0%

Hastings Borough Council

5,559.00

0.0%

Havant Borough Council

5,349.96

0.0%

Havering Borough Council

10,208.00

10,208.16

0.0%

Herefordshire Council

7,244.04

0.0%

Hertfordshire County Council

9,588.00

0.0%

Hertsmere Borough Council

5,385.00

0.0%

High Peak Borough Council

3,002.00

0.0%

Highland Council

16,233.96

0.0%

Hillingdon Borough Council

10,481.00

0.0%

Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council

3,275.04

0.0%

Horsham District Council

4,665.00

0.0%

Hounslow Borough Council

9,276.00

0.0%

11,643.00

0.0%

4,459.00

4,235.04

-5.0%

Hull City Council Huntingdonshire District Council Hyndburn Borough Council

4,497.96

4,709.00

4.7%

16,190.46

16,252.73

0.4%

Ipswich Borough Council

3,745.00

3,744.96

0.0%

Isle of Anglesey Council

12,960.00

11,664.00

-10.0%

Isle of Wight Council

7,903.08

7,903.00

0.0%

Isles of Scilly Council

3,347.00

0.0%

Islington Borough Council

9,698.00

0.0%

Kensington and Chelsea Borough Council

10,597.00

0.0%

Kent County Council

Inverclyde Council

12,999.96

12,827.00

-1.3%

Kettering Borough Council

4,716.96

4,856.00

2.9%

King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council

5,140.00

0.0%

Kingston upon Thames Borough Council

7,528.00

7,528.95

0.0%

Kirklees Borough Council

12,566.00

0.0%

Knowsley Borough Council

8,825.00

0.0%

Lambeth Borough Council

10,597.00

0.0%

Lancashire County Council

10,139.04

10,139.00

0.0%

Lancaster City Council

3,300.00

0.0%

Larne Borough Council

9,738.00

0.0%

14,781.07

0.0%

9,829.00

0.0%

Leeds City Council Leicester City Council Leicestershire County Council

10,152.00

0.0%

Lewes District Council

2,975.00

0.0%

Lewisham Borough Council

9,812.00

0.0%

Lichfield District Council

2,990.00

0.0%

Limavady Borough Council

9,500.00

0.0%

Lincoln City Council

4,479.96

4,480.00

0.0%

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Council

Basic Allowance (£) 2010-11

Change

2011-12

Lincolnshire County Council

8,184.00

0.0%

Lisburn City Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Liverpool City Council

10,077.00

0.0%

Luton Borough Council

7,500.00

0.0%

Magherafelt District Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Maidstone Borough Council

4,665.96

0.0%

Maldon District Council

3,472.56

0.0%

Malvern Hills District Council

4,200.00

0.0%

Manchester City Council

16,095.81

15,956.00

-0.9%

Mansfield District Council

6,187.00

0.0%

Medway Council

9,025.08

9,025.20

0.0%

Melton Borough Council

4,473.00

4,473.39

0.0%

Mendip District Council

3,605.00

0.0%

Merthyr Tydfil Council

13,356.00

0.0%

Merton Borough Council

8,694.00

0.0%

Mid Devon District Council

3,654.96

4,500.00

23.1%

Mid Suffolk District Council

3,684.00

0.0%

Mid Sussex District Council

4,738.00

4,501.00

-5.0%

Middlesbrough Council

6,129.96

6,130.00

0.0%

16,233.96

0.0%

Milton Keynes Council

9,863.00

0.0%

Mole Valley District Council

4,098.00

0.0%

Monmouthshire Council

13,868.00

0.0%

Moray Council

16,234.00

0.0%

9,738.00

0.0%

Neath Port Talbot Council

13,356.00

13,089.00

-2.0%

New Forest District Council

5,316.00

0.0%

Newark and Sherwood District Council

3,600.00

0.0%

Newcastle upon Tyne City Council

9,210.00

0.0%

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council

3,365.00

3,365.04

0.0%

Newham Borough Council

10,829.00

0.0%

Newport Council

13,029.96

0.0%

Newry and Mourne District Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Newtownabbey Borough Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Midlothian Council

Moyle District Council

Norfolk County Council

8,928.00

0.0%

North Ayrshire Council

16,234.00

0.0%

North Devon Council

4,570.00

0.0%

North Dorset District Council

4,374.00

0.0%

North Down Borough Council

9,738.00

0.0%

North East Derbyshire District Council

5,010.00

0.0%

North East Lincolnshire Council

7,521.84

7,500.00

-0.3%

North Hertfordshire District Council

3,798.00

4,500.00

18.5%

4,052.04

4,052.00

0.0%

16,234.00

0.0%

North Kesteven District Council North Lanarkshire Council

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Council

Basic Allowance (£) 2010-11

Change

2011-12

North Lincolnshire Council

7,638.00

6,874.00

-10.0%

North Norfolk District Council

4,054.92

4,054.88

0.0%

North Somerset Council

8,112.00

0.0%

North Tyneside Borough Council

7,896.00

0.0%

North Warwickshire Borough Council

4,941.96

4,942.00

0.0%

North West Leicestershire District Council

3,662.04

0.0%

North Yorkshire County Council

8,994.00

0.0%

Northampton Borough Council

6,692.28

6,692.26

0.0%

Northamptonshire County Council

7,086.00

0.0%

12,624.96

12,625.00

0.0%

Northumberland County Council Norwich City Council

5,420.00

0.0%

Nottingham City Council

11,581.68

11,581.57

0.0%

Nottinghamshire County Council

12,906.00

0.0%

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council

4,734.00

0.0%

Oadby and Wigston Borough Council

3,957.00

0.0%

Oldham Borough Council

8,950.00

0.0%

Omagh District Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Orkney Islands Council

16,233.96

0.0%

Oxford City Council

4,713.96

0.0%

Oxfordshire County Council

8,294.88

8,295.00

0.0%

Pembrokeshire Council

12,973.00

0.0%

Pendle Borough Council

3,000.00

0.0%

Perth and Kinross Council

16,233.96

0.0%

Peterborough City Council

7,962.08

0.0%

Plymouth City Council

10,044.84

0.0%

Poole Borough Council

9,734.04

0.0%

Portsmouth City Council

10,200.00

0.0%

Powys Council

11,925.00

0.0%

Preston City Council

3,567.00

0.0%

Purbeck District Council

3,874.80

4,000.00

3.2%

Reading Borough Council

8,220.96

8,220.00

0.0%

10,138.00

0.0%

Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

9,550.00

9,549.96

0.0%

Redditch Borough Council

3,219.00

0.0%

Redbridge Borough Council

Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

5,072.04

5,072.00

0.0%

Renfrewshire Council

16,189.55

0.0%

Rhondda Cynon Taf Council

13,868.04

13,868.00

0.0%

Ribble Valley Borough Council

2,685.00

0.0%

Richmond upon Thames Borough Council

9,400.00

0.0%

Richmondshire District Council

2,900.00

0.0%

Rochdale Borough Council

7,644.00

0.0%

Rochford District Council

4,250.04

4,250.00

0.0%

Rossendale Borough Council

3,342.00

0.0%

Rother District Council

4,237.00

0.0%

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Council

Basic Allowance (£) 2010-11

Rotherham Borough Council

Change

2011-12

12,270.96

12,130.00

-1.1%

Rugby Borough Council

6,227.04

6,227.00

0.0%

Runnymede Borough Council

2,334.96

2,335.00

0.0%

Rushcliffe Borough Council

4,476.00

0.0%

Rushmoor Borough Council

4,950.00

0.0%

Rutland County Council

3,860.00

0.0%

Ryedale District Council

3,551.64

3,587.04

1.0%

Salford City Council

10,080.00

0.0%

Sandwell Borough Council

10,619.04

0.0%

3,837.96

3,800.00

-1.0%

Scarborough Borough Council Scottish Borders Council

16,233.96

16,932.16

4.3%

Sedgemoor District Council

4,177.00

0.0%

Sefton Borough Council

8,970.00

8,520.00

-5.0%

Selby District Council

4,115.38

0.0%

Sevenoaks District Council

3,698.16

0.0%

11,858.04

11,742.00

-1.0%

Shepway District Council

3,867.00

0.0%

Shetland Islands Council

16,234.00

16,233.96

0.0%

Shropshire Council

Sheffield City Council

12,120.00

11,514.00

-5.0%

Slough Borough Council

5,973.54

7,100.00

18.9%

Solihull Borough Council

7,688.04

0.0%

Somerset County Council

9,880.00

0.0%

South Ayrshire Council

16,234.00

0.0%

South Bucks District Council

4,100.00

0.0%

South Cambridgeshire District Council

4,627.00

0.0%

South Derbyshire District Council

5,965.87

5,982.00

0.3%

South Gloucestershire Council

10,189.00

10,835.00

6.3%

South Hams District Council

4,080.00

0.0%

South Holland District Council

5,796.00

0.0%

South Kesteven District Council

4,380.00

0.0%

South Lakeland District Council

3,800.00

3,880.00

2.1%

16,234.00

0.0%

South Norfolk District Council

4,329.49

4,333.00

0.1%

South Northamptonshire District Council

4,933.20

0.0%

South Oxfordshire District Council

2,900.00

0.0%

South Ribble Borough Council

1,500.00

0.0%

South Somerset District Council

6,162.96

6,163.00

0.0%

South Staffordshire District Council

5,000.00

0.0%

South Lanarkshire Council

South Tyneside Borough Council

7,226.04

7,226.00

0.0%

11,159.16

11,159.20

0.0%

8,402.20

8,402.00

0.0%

Southwark Borough Council

10,599.00

0.0%

Spelthorne Borough Council

3,938.00

0.0%

St Albans City Council

5,535.00

0.0%

Southampton City Council Southend-on-Sea Borough Council

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Council

Basic Allowance (£) 2010-11

Change

2011-12

St Edmundsbury Borough Council

5,184.00

0.0%

St Helens Borough Council

7,386.00

0.0%

Stafford Borough Council

3,451.00

3,450.96

0.0%

Staffordshire County Council

9,244.00

0.0%

Staffordshire Moorlands District Council

2,902.00

0.0%

Stevenage Borough Council

7,124.00

6,767.00

-5.0%

Stirling Council

16,233.96

0.0%

Stockport Borough Council

9,554.52

0.0%

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

9,300.00

0.0%

11,000.00

0.0%

Strabane District Council

9,738.00

0.0%

Stratford-on-Avon District Council

4,500.00

0.0%

Stroud District Council

4,568.23

4,616.00

1.0%

Suffolk Coastal District Council

4,040.04

4,000.00

-1.0%

Suffolk County Council

10,172.04

10,172.02

0.0%

Sunderland City Council

8,043.00

8,369.00

4.1%

11,791.00

0.0%

4,752.00

0.0%

Sutton Borough Council

10,191.00

0.0%

Swale Borough Council

3,342.96

3,343.00

0.0%

12,717.96

12,858.00

1.1%

Swindon Borough Council

7,710.00

0.0%

Tameside Borough Council

11,640.00

0.0%

Tamworth Borough Council

5,111.84

5,120.28

0.2%

Tandridge District Council

3,840.00

0.0%

Taunton Deane Borough Council

4,300.00

4,301.00

0.0%

Teignbridge District Council

5,231.04

4,969.44

-5.0%

Telford and Wrekin Council

7,870.00

0.0%

Tendring District Council

4,962.00

0.0%

Test Valley Borough Council

6,237.96

6,248.71

0.2%

Tewkesbury Borough Council

8,850.00

7,200.00

-18.6%

Thanet District Council

4,359.96

0.0%

Three Rivers District Council

5,090.04

4,581.00

-10.0%

Thurrock Borough Council

8,210.79

7,800.25

-5.0%

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council

5,076.00

0.0%

Torbay Borough Council

8,328.00

7,911.96

-5.0%

13,356.00

13,868.00

3.8%

4,568.64

0.0%

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Surrey County Council Surrey Heath Borough Council

Swansea Council

Torfaen Council Torridge District Council Tower Hamlets Borough Council

10,065.00

0.0%

Trafford Borough Council

6,352.00

0.0%

Tunbridge Wells Borough Council

4,730.04

5,279.00

11.6%

Uttlesford District Council

5,000.00

0.0%

Vale of Glamorgan Council

13,868.00

0.0%

3,828.96

0.0%

Vale of White Horse District Council

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Council

Basic Allowance (£) 2010-11

Change

2011-12

Wakefield City Council

10,985.16

0.0%

Walsall Borough Council

10,275.00

10,378.00

1.0%

Waltham Forest Borough Council

10,530.00

10,000.00

-5.0%

Wandsworth Borough Council

10,957.00

10,596.31

-3.3%

Warrington Borough Council

7,911.00

0.0%

Warwick District Council

4,631.04

0.0%

Warwickshire County Council

8,975.04

8,975.00

0.0%

Watford Borough Council

7,209.00

0.0%

Waveney District Council

3,534.96

0.0%

Waverley Borough Council

2,406.00

0.0%

Wealden District Council Wellingborough Borough Council

4,215.00 3,440.00

0.0% 0.0%

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

4,758.00

0.0%

West Berkshire Council West Devon Borough Council

6,148.95 4,092.48

6,149.00 4,092.48

0.0% 0.0%

West Dorset District Council West Dunbartonshire Council West Lancashire Borough Council West Lindsey District Council West Lothian Council West Oxfordshire District Council West Somerset District Council West Sussex County Council Westminster City Council Weymouth and Portland Borough Council

4,889.00 16,233.96 4,842.00 5,100.00 16,233.96 4,350.00 2,733.00 11,030.00 9,000.00 4,890.00

4,889.00 16,234.16 4,842.00 5,100.00 16,233.96 4,350.00 2,733.00 11,030.00 9,000.00 4,890.00

0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%

Wigan Borough Council

11,682.12

11,682.00

0.0%

Wiltshire Council

10,638.96

11,403.00

7.2%

Winchester City Council

5,580.00

0.0%

Windsor and Maidenhead Council

7,179.96

7,180.00

0.0%

Wirral Borough Council

9,171.00

0.0%

Woking Borough Council

7,115.00

0.0%

Wokingham Borough Council

7,360.00

0.0%

Wolverhampton City Council

8,979.96

8,980.00

0.0%

Worcester City Council

3,990.00

0.0%

Worcestershire County Council

9,019.80

0.0%

Worthing Borough Council

3,897.00

0.0%

12,681.00

0.0%

Wychavon District Council

4,200.00

0.0%

Wycombe District Council

4,514.52

4,350.00

-3.6%

Wyre Borough Council

4,020.00

0.0%

Wrexham Council

Wyre Forest District Council 4,992.00 4,911.83 -1.6% * Bath and North East Somerset Council has advised that the 2010-11 allowance remained unchanged. This has been amended accordingly. ** Harbourough Council has advised that in the 2010-11 financial year, their Councillors took a reduced allowance on a discretionary basis – the full entitlement was the same as in 2011-12.

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