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.

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%

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 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%