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Councillor's allowances

Councillors get certain allowances for the work they do in the community. Allowances can only be paid to members of local authorities in accordance with law.  

The law requires us to make a formal scheme of allowances for our members and to establish and maintain an independent remuneration panel to make recommendations to councils about their schemes. 

We are required to have regard to recommendations that have been made by our Independent Remuneration Panel.  

Each member receives a basic allowance. Those members who hold a special responsibility receive an additional allowance, for example leaders of political parties and members who chair certain Committees.  

Here you can find information about the allowances the council pays to its members.

The scheme can be accessed in Part 6 (scroll down to Page 222 of 226) of the Council Constitution

The allowances for the financial year 2023/24

Member's Allowance Scheme (as of April 2023)

The existing scheme can be summarised as follows: 

Member's allowance
Annual allowance£
Basic4,911.01
Travel and subsistence407.57

 

Annual special responsibility allowances

The following are specified as the special responsibilities in respect of which special responsibility allowances are payable, and the amounts of these allowances:

Special responsibility allowances
BodyOffice*Allowance (£)
CouncilLeader15,368.83
CouncilDeputy Leader4,948.75

Cabinet (6 Members)

Member6,412.27
Scrutiny CommitteeChairman3,753.72
Planning CommitteeChairman5,495.76
Standards CommitteeChairman572.55
Licensing CommitteeChairman3,491.85
My Neighbourhood Area Forum (5)Chairman3,753.72
Governance CommitteeChairman3,753.72
Minority GroupLeader of largest Opposition Party4,948.74

 

(*When a member holds more than one of the offices under the existing scheme, he or she is entitled to receive the allowance for each of the offices held.)

Notice of Scheme for Payment of Members' Allowances

Individual breakdowns per financial year


 2022/2023 Member's allowances
 

First NameLast nameBasic AllowanceSpecial Responsibility AllowancesTravel AllowanceTotal Allowances
WillAdams£4911.00£3269.37£407.52£8587.89
JackyAlty£4911.00£5038.34£407.52£10,356.86
JaneBell£4911.00£1074.17£407.52£6392.69
ReneeBlow£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
DamianBretherton£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
JulieButtery£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
AnielaBylinkski Gelder£4911.00£6412.32£407.52£11,730.84
MattCampbell£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
CarolChisholm£4911.00£21,781.20£407.52£5318.52
ColinCoulton£4911.00 £407.52£9072.24
MalocolmDonoghue£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
JamesFlannery£4,911.00 £407.52£11,730.84
DerekForrest£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
PaulFoster£4911.00 £407.52£27,099.72
MichealGreen£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
Mary Green£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
HaroldHancock£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
JonHesketh£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
MichealHiggins£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
DavidHowarth£4911.00£7883.64£407.52£13,202.16
CliffHughes£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
PatriciaHunter£4911.00  £4911.00
LouJackson£4911.00  £4435.74
SusanJones£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
ChrisLomax£4911.00£5648.07£407.52£10,966.59
JimMarsh£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
KeithMartin£4911.00£1306.45£407.52£6624.97
CarolineMoon£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
JacquiMort£4,911.00 £407.52£5318.52
PeterMullineaux£4,911.00£3753.72£407.52£9072.24
AlanOgilvie£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
JohnRainsbury£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
ColinSharples£4911.00£5060.17£407.52£10,378.69
DavidShaw£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
MargaretSmith£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
PhilSmith£4911.00£1306.45£407.52£6624.97
DavidSuthers£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
StephenThurlbourn£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
MichealTitherington£4911.00£11,361.12£407.52£16,679.64
CalebTomlinson£4911.00£5495.76£407.52£10,814.28
MatthewTomlinson£4911.00£6412.32£407.52£11,730.84
MatthewTrafford£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
AngelaTurner£4911.00£4624.65£407.52£9943.17
KathUnsworth£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
KarenWalton£4911.00£4948.80£407.52£10,267.32
IanWatkinson£4911.00£5060.17£407.52£10,378.69
GarethWatson£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
PaulWharton£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
CarolWooldridge£4911.00£572.52£407.52£5981.04
BarrieYates£4911.00 £407.52£5318.52
Total allowances paid2022/23£245,074.74£111,175.28£19,560.96£375,810.98


 

2021/2022 Member's allowances
First NameLast NameBasic AllowanceSpecial Responsibility AllowancesTravel and Subsistence AllowanceTotal allowances
WillAdams£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
JackyAlty£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
JaneBell£4826.52£8014.68£374.76£13215.96
ReneeBlow£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
DamianBretherton£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
JulieButtery£4346.46  £4346.46
AnielaBylinski Gelder£4826.52£6302.04£374.76£11503.32
MatthewCampbell£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
CarolChisolm£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
ColinCoulton£4826.52£3689.16£374.76£8890.44
MalcolmDonoghue£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
WilliamEvans£4155.91£6014.04£374.76£10544.71
JamesFlannery£4826.52£3431.76£374.76£8633.04
DerekForrest£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
PaulFoster£4826.52£21406.44£374.76£26607.72
MichaelGreen£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
MaryGreen£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
HaroldHancock£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
JonHesketh£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
MichaelHiggins£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
DavidHowarth£4826.52£5826.72£374.76£11028.00
CliffHughes£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
Clare Hunter£1783.13  £1783.13
SusanJones£4476.40 £374.76£14851.16
ChrisLomax£4826.52£3689.16£374.76£8890.44
JimMarsh£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
KeithMartin£4826.52 £374.76£5021.28
ChristineMelia£2131.71 £187.38£2319.09
CarolineMoon£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
JacquiMort£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
PeterMullineaux£4826.52£3689.16£374.76£8890.44
AlanOgilvie£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
JohnRainsbury£139 £374.76£513.76
ColinSharples£4826.52£3689.16£374.76£8890.44
DavidShaw£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
MargaretSmith£4826.52£509.89£374.76£5711.17
PhilSmith£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
DavidSuthers£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
StephenThurlbourn£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
MichaelTitherington£4826.52£11165.64£374.76£16366.92
Caleb Tomlinson£4826.52£5401.20£374.76£10602.48
MatthewTomlinson£4826.52£6302.04£374.76£11503.32
MatthewTrafford£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
AngelaTurner£4826.52£3689.16£374.76£8890.44
Kath Unsworth£4346.46  £4346.46
IanWatkinson£4826.52£3689.16£374.76£8890.44
CarolWooldridge£4826.52£562.68£374.76£5763.96
GarethWatson£4826.52 £437.22£5263.74
PaulWharton-Hardman£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
Karen Walton£4826.52£4366.78£374.76£9568.06
BarrieYates£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
 D Haley (Independent Person)   (Travel/Subsistence expenses only) £0
 B Parsonage (Independent Person)   (Travel/Subsistence expenses only) £0
Total allowances paid 2021/22£234,120.71£8014.68£93424.13£17426.34£325985.92

 

2020/2021 Member's allowances

First NameLast NameBasic AllowanceSpecial Responsibility AllowancesTravel and Subsistence AllowanceTotal allowances
WillAdams£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
JackyAlty£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
JaneBell£4826.52£6920.70£374.76£12121.98
ReneeBlow£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
DamianBretherton£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
AnielaBylinski Gelder£4826.52£6302.04£374.76£11503.32
MatthewCampbell£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
CarolChisolm£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
ColinClark£4393.08 £374.76£4767.84
ColinCoulton£4826.52£3689.16£374.76£8890.44
MalcolmDonoghue£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
WilliamEvans£4826.52£6302.04£374.76£11503.32
JamesFlannery£4799.58£3431.76£374.76£8606.10
DerekForrest£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
PaulFoster£4826.52£21406.44£374.76£26607.72
MichaelGreen£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
MaryGreen£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
HaroldHancock£4846.52£3615.89£374.76£8817.17
JonHesketh£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
MichaelHiggins£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
DavidHowarth£4826.52£4757.94£374.76£9959.22
CliffHughes£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
SusanJones£4826.52£5976.58£374.76£10803.10
ChrisLomax£4826.52£3689.16£374.76£8890.44
JimMarsh£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
KeithMartin£4826.52£1844.58£374.76£7045.86
ChristineMelia£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
CarolineMoon£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
JacquiMort£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
PeterMullineaux£4826.52£3689.16£374.76£8890.44
AlanOgilvie£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
JohnRainsbury0 £374.76£374.76
ColinSharples£4826.52£1844.58£374.76£7045.86
DavidShaw£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
MargaretSmith£4826.52£9024.41£374.76£14225.69
PhilSmith£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
DavidSuthers£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
StephenThurlbourn£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
MichaelTitherington£4826.52£11165.64£374.76£16366.92
Caleb Tomlinson£4826.52£5401.20£374.76£10602.48
MatthewTomlinson£4826.52£6302.04£374.76£11503.32
MatthewTrafford£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
AngelaTurner£4826.52£1844.58£374.76£7045.86
IanWatkinson£4826.52£3689.16£374.76£8890.44
CarolWooldridge£4826.52£562.68£374.76£5763.96
GarethWatson£4826.52 £437.22£5263.74
PaulWharton-Hardman£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
Karen Walton£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
BarrieYates£4826.52 £374.76£5201.28
 Overpayments   £12233.46
   Less recoveredExpenses-£6209.50
   Outstanding £6398.72
 D Haley (Independent Person)   (Travel/Subsistence expenses only) £0
 B Parsonage (Independent Person)   (Travel/Subsistence expenses only) £0
    Total allowances paid 2020/21£366747.22

 

 

2018/2019 Member's allowances
Sum of Amount Members Allowance     
Member NoMemberWard1. Members Allowance2. Travel Allowance3. Special Allowance4. Mayoral Allowance5. Deputy Mayoral AllowanceGrand Total
MM01Higgins JBAMBER BRIDGE EAST£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM02Watts DJBAMBER BRIDGE EAST£2,891.07£245.44   £3,136.51
MM03Foster PABAMBER BRIDGE WEST£4,605.24£368.16£5,361.97  £10,335.37
MM04Tomlinson CBAMBER BRIDGE WEST£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM05Hancock HGBroad Oak£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM06Woolard LRBroad Oak£4,605.24£368.16£469.05  £5,442.45
MM07Titherington MJBroadfield£4,605.24£368.16£486.86£976.97 £6,437.23
MM08Tomlinson MVBroadfield£4,605.24£368.16£3,634.01  £8,607.41
MM09Moon CBuckshaw & Worden£4,605.24£368.16£8,820.83  £13,794.23
MM10Ogilvie ABuckshaw & Worden£4,605.24£368.16£3,520.08  £8,493.48
MM11Mawson EJCharnock£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM12Watkinson IDCharnock£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM13Bennett WCoupe Green & Gregson Lane£4,605.24£368.16£2,473.12  £7,446.52
MM14Marsh JDCoupe Green & Gregson Lane£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM15Evans WEarnshaw Bridge£4,605.24£368.16£2,279.15  £7,252.55
MM16Snape SCEarnshaw Bridge£4,605.24£368.16£5,738.29  £10,711.69
MM17Wharton PJHFarington East£4,605.24£368.16£444.74  £5,418.14
MM18Woodcock JLFarington East£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM19Walton GFarington West£4,605.24£368.16£744.81  £5,718.21
MM20Walton KFarington West£4,605.24£368.16£4,385.35  £9,358.75
MM21Rainsbury JHoole£4,605.24£368.16£3,274.44£6,614.90£255.13£15,117.87
MM22Suthers DHHoole£4,605.24£368.16£1,496.38  £6,469.78
MM23Bird DHowick & Priory£4,605.24£368.16£536.88  £5,510.28
MM24Howarth DHowick & Priory£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM25Noblet RJHowick & Priory£4,605.24£368.16£593.22  £5,566.62
MM26Forrest DLeyland Central£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM27Hamilton CDLeyland Central£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM28Clark CJLongton & Hutton West£4,605.24£368.16£3,851.48  £8,824.88
MM29Coulton CLongton & Hutton West£4,605.24£368.16£3,520.08  £8,493.48
MM30Hesketh JLongton & Hutton West£4,605.24£368.16£5,153.64  £10,127.04
MM31Blow RNLostock Hall£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM32Hughes JCLostock Hall£4,605.24£368.16£5,723.38  £10,696.78
MM33Mort JALostock Hall£4,605.24£368.16£3,835.06  £8,808.46
MM34Martin KJMiddleforth£4,605.24£368.16£3,520.08  £8,493.48
MM35Patten JMiddleforth£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM36Wooldridge D Middleforth£2,653.11£248.04   £2,901.15
MM37Green MAMoss Side£4,605.24£368.16£1,697.24  £6,670.64
MM38Green MA (Mrs)Moss Side£4,605.24£368.16£8,400.64  £13,374.04
MM39Smith MRNew Longton & Hutton East£4,605.24£368.16£8,510.45  £13,483.85
MM40Smith PJNew Longton & Hutton East£4,605.24£368.16£3,250.26  £8,223.66
MM41Mullineaux PSamlesbury & Walton£4,605.24£368.16£2,580.59  £7,553.99
MM42Yates BSamlesbury & Walton£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM43Bell JSeven Stars£4,605.24£368.16£3,634.01  £8,607.41
MM44DonaghueSeven Stars£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM45Jones KSt Ambrose£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM46Jones SSt Ambrose£4,605.24£368.16£274.79  £5,248.19
MM47Chisholm CWalton Le Dale East£4,605.24£368.16  £1,764.23£6,737.63
MM48Nathan BABWalton Le Dale East£4,605.24£368.16£1,364.35  £6,337.75
MM49Nathan MWalton Le Dale West£4,605.24£368.16   £4,973.40
MM50Nelson MRWalton Le Dale West£4,605.24£368.16£3,520.08  £8,493.48
Grand Total  £226,595.70£18,165.16£103,095.31£7,591.87£2,019.36£357,467.40

 

2017/2018 Member's allowances
Sum of Amount  Members Allowance    
Member NoMemberWard1. Members Allowance2. Travel Allowance3. Special Allowance4. Deputy Mayoral Allowance5. Mayoral AllowanceGrand Total
MM01Higgins JBAMBER BRIDGE EAST£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM02Watts DJBAMBER BRIDGE EAST£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM03Foster PABAMBER BRIDGE WEST£4,514.88£359.16£4,549.68  £9,423.72
MM04Tomlinson CBAMBER BRIDGE WEST£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM05Hancock HGBroad Oak£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM06Woolard LRBroad Oak£4,514.88£359.16  £709.01£5,583.05
MM07Titherington MJBroadfield£4,514.88£359.16£519.50£252.63£6,552.48£12,198.65
MM08Tomlinson MVBroadfield£4,514.88£359.16£2,950.01  £7,824.05
MM09Moon CBuckshaw & Worden£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM10Ogilvie ABuckshaw & Worden£4,514.88£359.16£3,450.96  £8,325.00
MM11Mawson EJCharnock£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM12Watkinson IDCharnock£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM13Bennett WCoupe Green & Gregson Lane£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM14Marsh JDCoupe Green & Gregson Lane£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM15Evans WEarnshaw Bridge£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM16Snape SCEarnshaw Bridge£4,514.88£359.16£5,895.12  £10,769.16
MM17Wharton PJHFarington East£4,514.88£359.16£2,950.01  £7,824.05
MM18Woodcock JLFarington East£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM19Walton GFarington West£4,514.88£359.16£6,409.43  £11,283.47
MM20Walton KFarington West£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM21Rainsbury JHoole£4,514.88£359.16£3,210.24£1,746.93 £9,831.21
MM22Suthers DHHoole£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM23Bird DHowick & Priory£4,514.88£359.16£450.02  £5,324.06
MM24Howarth DHowick & Priory£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM25Noblet RJHowick & Priory£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM26Forrest DLeyland Central£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM27Hamilton CDLeyland Central£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM28Clark CJLongton & Hutton West£4,514.88£359.16£10,444.80  £15,318.84
MM29Coulton CLongton & Hutton West£4,514.88£359.16£3,450.96  £8,325.00
MM30Hesketh JLongton & Hutton West£4,514.88£359.16£4,362.17  £9,236.21
MM31Blow RNLostock Hall£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM32Hughes JCLostock Hall£4,514.88£359.16£5,895.12  £10,769.16
MM33Mort JALostock Hall£4,514.88£359.16£5,895.12  £10,769.16
MM34Martin KJMiddleforth£4,514.88£359.16£3,450.96  £8,325.00
MM35Patten JMiddleforth£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM36Wooldridge D Middleforth£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM37Green MAMoss Side£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM38Green MA (Mrs)Moss Side£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM39Smith MRNew Longton & Hutton East£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM40Smith PJNew Longton & Hutton East£4,514.88£359.16£5,895.12  £10,769.16
MM41Mullineaux PSamlesbury & Walton£4,514.88£359.16£20,024.52  £24,898.56
MM42Yates BSamlesbury & Walton£4,514.88£359.16£752.31  £5,626.35
MM43Bell JSeven Stars£4,514.88£359.16£3,450.96  £8,325.00
MM44DonaghueSeven Stars£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM45Jones KSt Ambrose£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM46Jones SSt Ambrose£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM47Chisholm CWalton Le Dale East£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM48Nathan BABWalton Le Dale East£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM49Nathan MWalton Le Dale West£4,514.88£359.16   £4,874.04
MM50Nelson MRWalton Le Dale West£4,514.88£359.16£3,450.96  £8,325.00
Grand Total  £225,744.00£17,958.00£97,457.97£1,999.56£7,261.49£350,421.02

 

Previous years

2016/2017 Allowances (Excel doc) [13KB]

2015/2016 allowances (Excel doc) [13KB]

2014/2015 allowances (Excel doc) [12KB]

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