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Councils covered382

Official finance profiles317

Published expenditure£2,234.93m

Transactions196,244

Normalised suppliers8,360

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NATIONAL FINANCE COMPARISON

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Official 2024/25 Revenue Outturn figures, separated by authority type.

2024/25 outturn

Councils compared 33 London borough

Median spend per resident £2,073 Service expenditure

Highest total expenditure Tower Hamlets £901.12m Highest reserves per resident City of London £1,324 per resident

Council Total service expenditure Per resident Council Tax requirement Unallocated reserves

1 City of London London £353.54m £23,396 £9.02m £20.00m 2 Camden London £688.47m £3,173 £141.13m £18.36m 3 Hackney London £763.53m £2,862 £109.34m £19.00m 4 Islington London £610.30m £2,736 £118.22m £36.66m 5 Tower Hamlets London £901.12m £2,715 £138.17m £21.23m

LIKE-FOR-LIKE COMPARISON

Latest published expenditure

2026/27 Q1 figures shared by 3 covered councils.

2026/27 Q1

CouncilPopulationTransactionsExpenditurePer resident

1ManchesterNorth West 589,670 30,427 £260.05m £441 2Tameside CouncilNorth West 239,643 6,467 £99.84m £417 3Oldham CouncilNorth West 251,560 5,256 £91.21m £363

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Largest populationBirmingham1,183,618 residents Strongest five-year growthCity of London↑ 72.4% Highest expenditure per residentManchester£441 · 2026/27 Q1 Highest economic inactivityOldham Council31.2%

COUNCIL DIRECTORY

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· Council area

Aberdeen City

ONS S120000332/6 datasets

Population231,7802026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

FinanceSpendingContractsPeoplePoliticsHMOs

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· Council area

Aberdeenshire

ONS S120000342/6 datasets

Population265,0802026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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South East · Non-metropolitan district

Adur

ONS E070002232/6 datasets

Population64,8892026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

FinanceSpendingContractsPeoplePoliticsHMOs

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East Midlands · Non-metropolitan district

Amber Valley

ONS E070000322/6 datasets

Population130,4512026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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· Council area

Angus

ONS S120000412/6 datasets

Population114,8102026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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· Local government district

Antrim and Newtownabbey

ONS N090000012/6 datasets

Population148,1002026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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· Local government district

Ards and North Down

ONS N090000112/6 datasets

Population165,4152026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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· Council area

Argyll and Bute

ONS S120000352/6 datasets

Population87,6902026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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· Local government district

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon

ONS N090000022/6 datasets

Population222,5112026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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South East · Non-metropolitan district

Arun

ONS E070002242/6 datasets

Population170,0642026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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East Midlands · Non-metropolitan district

Ashfield

ONS E070001702/6 datasets

Population129,5722026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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South East · Non-metropolitan district

Ashford

ONS E070001052/6 datasets

Population140,9362026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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East of England · Non-metropolitan district

Babergh

ONS E070002002/6 datasets

Population97,0332026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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London · London borough

Barking and Dagenham

ONS E090000022/6 datasets

Population232,7472026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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London · London borough

Barnet

ONS E090000032/6 datasets

Population405,0502026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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Yorkshire and The Humber · Metropolitan district

Barnsley

ONS E080000382/6 datasets

Population251,7702026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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East of England · Non-metropolitan district

Basildon

ONS E070000662/6 datasets

Population193,6322026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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South East · Non-metropolitan district

Basingstoke and Deane

ONS E070000842/6 datasets

Population193,1102026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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East Midlands · Non-metropolitan district

Bassetlaw

ONS E070001712/6 datasets

Population124,9372026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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South West · Unitary authority

Bath and North East Somerset

ONS E060000222/6 datasets

Population200,0282026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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East of England · Unitary authority

Bedford

ONS E060000552/6 datasets

Population194,9762026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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· Local government district

Belfast

ONS N090000032/6 datasets

Population352,3902026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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London · London borough

Bexley

ONS E090000042/6 datasets

Population256,4342026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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West Midlands · Metropolitan district

Birmingham

ONS E080000252/6 datasets

Population1,183,6182026/27 Q1 spend—Contracts0

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