All 153 top-tier local authorities in England have confirmed their council tax rises (Image: Getty)
All 153 top-tier local authorities in England have confirmed the amount by which they are raising council tax for the financial year 2026/27. Local authorities can increase council tax by as much as 4.99% year on year without the need for a referendum of residents.
Seven authorities were this year granted permission by the Government to raise council tax by more than 4.99%. These are: Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole (by as much as 6.74%); North Somerset (8.99%); Shropshire (8.99%); Trafford (7.49%); Warrington (7.49%); Windsor & Maidenhead (7.49%); and Worcestershire (8.99%).
Some 28 of the 153 top-tier authorities – nearly one in five – have decided not to raise council tax by 4.99% and voted for a smaller figure. These range from 4.98% in the London borough of Barnet to 1.98% in Hartlepool.
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The list below, compiled by the Press Association, covers county councils, London boroughs, metropolitan boroughs and unitary authorities. It does not include lower-tier district councils.
It is divided into four sections, corresponding to the types of top-tier authority, with each section arranged alphabetically.
The political control of each authority is also listed, along with details on whether the ruling party runs a majority or minority administration, or whether there is a multi-party agreement.
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County councils
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 boroughs
Barking & Dagenham, Lab maj: 4.99%
City of London, Ind maj: 4.99%
Greenwich, Lab maj: 4.99%
Hammersmith & Fulham, Lab maj: 4.99%
Havering, Residents min: 4.99%
Hillingdon, Con maj: 4.99%
Islington, Lab maj: 4.99%
Kensington & Chelsea, Con maj: 4.99%
Kingston-upon-Thames, Lib Dem 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 boroughs
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 authorities
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%