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March 12, 2026
All 153 top-tier local authorities in England – county councils, London boroughs, metropolitan boroughs and unitary authorities – have confirmed the percentage by which they are raising council tax from next month.
Here is the full list of confirmed council tax rises for 2026/27 by top-tier local authorities in England, compiled by the Press Association. It does not include lower-tier district councils.
The political control of each authority is also listed, with details of whether the ruling party runs a majority or minority administration, or if there is a multi-party agreement.
| County council | Political control/ % council tax increase |
|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire (Eastern England) | Lib Dem majority: 4.99% |
| Derbyshire (East Midlands) | Ref maj: 4.90% |
| Devon (SW England) | Lib Dem minority: 4.99% |
| East Sussex (SE England) | Con min: 4.99% |
| Essex (Eastern England) | Con maj: 3.95% |
| Gloucestershire (SW England) | Lib Dem min: 4.99% |
| Hampshire (SE England) | Con maj: 4.99% |
| Hertfordshire (Eastern England) | Lib Dem min: 4.99% |
| Kent (SE England) | Ref maj: 3.99% |
| Lancashire (NW England) | Ref maj: 3.80% |
| Leicestershire (East Midlands) | Ref min: 2.99% |
| Lincolnshire (East Midlands) | Ref maj: 2.90% |
| Norfolk (Eastern England) | Con maj: 4.99% |
| Nottinghamshire (East Midlands) | Ref maj: 3.99% |
| Oxfordshire (SE England) | Lib Dem maj: 4.99% |
| Staffordshire (West Midlands) | Ref maj: 3.99% |
| Suffolk (Eastern England) | Con maj: 4.99% |
| Surrey (SE England) | Con min: 4.99% |
| Warwickshire (West Midlands) | Ref min: 4.40% |
| West Sussex (SE England) | Con maj: 4.99% |
| Worcestershire (West Midlands) | Ref min: 8.98% |
| London borough | Political control/ % council tax increase |
|---|---|
| Barking & Dagenham | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Barnet | Lab maj: 4.98% |
| Bexley | Con maj: 4.99% |
| Brent | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Bromley | Con maj: 4.99% |
| Camden | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| City of London | Ind maj: 4.99% |
| Croydon | Con min: 4.99% |
| Ealing | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Enfield | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Greenwich | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Hackney | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Hammersmith & Fulham | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Haringey | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Harrow | Con maj: 4.99% |
| Havering | Residents min: 4.99% |
| Hillingdon | Con maj: 4.99% |
| Hounslow | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Islington | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Kensington & Chelsea | Con maj: 4.99% |
| Kingston-upon-Thames | Lib Dem maj: 4.99% |
| Lambeth | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Lewisham | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Merton | Lab maj: 2.00% |
| Newham | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Redbridge | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Richmond-upon-Thames | Lib Dem maj: 4.99% |
| Southwark | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Sutton | Lib Dem maj: 4.99% |
| Tower Hamlets | Aspire maj: 4.99% |
| Waltham Forest | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Wandsworth | Lab maj: 2.00% |
| Westminster | Lab maj: 2.00% |
| Metropolitan borough | Political control/ % council tax increase |
|---|---|
| Barnsley (Yorkshire & Humber) | Lab maj: 3.40% |
| Birmingham (West Midlands) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Bolton (NW England) | Lab min: 4.99% |
| Bradford (Yorkshire & Humber) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Bury (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Calderdale (Yorkshire & Humber) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Coventry (West Midlands) | Lab maj: 3.95% |
| Doncaster (Yorkshire & Humber) | Ref maj: 2.00% |
| Dudley (West Midlands) | Con min: 4.99% |
| Gateshead (NE England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Kirklees (Yorkshire & Humber) | Lab min: 4.99% |
| Knowsley (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Leeds (Yorkshire & Humber) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Liverpool (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Manchester (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne (NE England) | Lab min: 4.99% |
| North Tyneside (NE England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Oldham (NW England) | Lab min: 4.99% |
| Rochdale (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Rotherham (Yorkshire & Humber) | Lab maj: 3.95% |
| Salford (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Sandwell (West Midlands) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Sefton (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Sheffield (Yorkshire & Humber) | Lab-Lib Dem-Green: 4.99% |
| Solihull (West Midlands) | Con maj: 4.99% |
| South Tyneside (NE England) | Lab min: 4.95% |
| St Helens (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Stockport (NW England) | Lib Dem min: 4.99% |
| Sunderland (NE England) | Lab maj: 4.50% |
| Tameside (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Trafford (NW England) | Lab maj: 7.49% |
| Wakefield (Yorkshire & Humber) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Walsall (West Midlands) | Con maj: 4.99% |
| Wigan (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Wirral (NW England) | Lab min: 4.99% |
| Wolverhampton (West Midlands) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Unitary authority | Political control/ % council tax increase |
|---|---|
| Bath & North East Somerset (SW England) | Lib Dem maj: 4.99% |
| Bedford (Eastern England) | Con min: 4.99% |
| Blackburn with Darwen (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Blackpool (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (SW England) | Lib Dem-Ind: 6.74% |
| Bracknell Forest (SE England) | Lab min: 4.99% |
| Brighton & Hove (SE England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Bristol (SW England) | Green-Lib Dem: 4.99% |
| Buckinghamshire (SE England) | Con min: 4.99% |
| Central Bedfordshire (Eastern England) | Ind min: 4.99% |
| Cheshire East (NW England) | Lab-Ind: 4.99% |
| Cheshire West & Chester (NW England) | Lab min: 4.99% |
| Cornwall (SW England) | Lib Dem-Ind: 4.99% |
| Cumberland (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Darlington (NE England) | Lab-Lib Dem: 4.99% |
| Derby (East Midlands) | Lab min: 4.99% |
| Dorset (SW England) | Lib Dem-Green: 4.99% |
| Durham (NE England) | Ref maj: 1.99% |
| East Riding of Yorkshire (Yorkshire & Humber) | Con min: 4.99% |
| Halton (NW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Hartlepool (NE England) | Lab maj: 1.98% |
| Herefordshire (West Midlands) | Con min: 4.99% |
| Hull (Yorkshire & Humber) | Lib Dem maj: 4.99% |
| Isle of Wight (SE England) | Ind-Green: 4.99% |
| Isles of Scilly (SW England) | Ind: 4.99% |
| Leicester (East Midlands) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Luton (Eastern England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Medway (SE England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Middlesbrough (NE England) | Lab maj: 2.00% |
| Milton Keynes (SE England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| North East Lincolnshire (Yorkshire & Humber) | Con min: 4.50% |
| North Lincolnshire (Yorkshire & Humber) | Con maj: 4.70% |
| North Northamptonshire (East Midlands) | Ref maj: 4.99% |
| North Somerset (SW England) | Lab-Lib Dem-Green-Ind: 8.99% |
| North Yorkshire (Yorkshire & Humber) | Con min: 4.99% |
| Northumberland (NE England) | Con min: 4.99% |
| Nottingham (East Midlands) | Lab maj: 3.50% |
| Peterborough (Eastern England) | Lab min: 4.99% |
| Plymouth (SW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Portsmouth (SE England) | Lib Dem min: 4.99% |
| Reading (SE England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Redcar & Cleveland (NE England) | Lab min: 4.99% |
| Rutland (East Midlands) | Lib Dem min: 2.00% |
| Shropshire (West Midlands) | Lib Dem maj: 8.99% |
| Slough (SE England) | Con min: 4.99% |
| Somerset (SW England) | Lib Dem maj: 4.99% |
| South Gloucestershire (SW England) | Lib Dem-Lab: 4.99% |
| Southampton (SE England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Southend-on-Sea (Eastern England) | Lab-Lib Dem-Ind: 4.99% |
| Stockton-on-Tees (NE England) | Lab min: 4.95% |
| Stoke-on-Trent (West Midlands) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Swindon (SW England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Telford & Wrekin (West Midlands) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Thurrock (Eastern England) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
| Torbay (SW England) | Con min: 4.99% |
| Warrington (NW England) | Lab maj: 7.48% |
| West Berkshire (SE England) | Lib Dem maj: 4.99% |
| West Northamptonshire (East Midlands) | Ref maj: 4.95% |
| Westmorland & Furness (NW England) | Lib Dem maj: 4.99% |
| Wiltshire (SW England) | Lib Dem-Ind: 4.99% |
| Windsor & Maidenhead (SE England) | Lib Dem maj: 7.49% |
| Wokingham (SE England) | Lib Dem maj: 4.99% |
| York (Yorkshire & Humber) | Lab maj: 4.99% |
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